Injuries – Round 24

ADELAIDE

Taylor Walker is a chance to return from an eye injury.

“Tex has been able to train which is great and has done plenty of running and movement so he will see the eye specialist today to get clearance, but at this stage we think he will be available to play,” High Performance Manager Darren Burgess said.

Brayden Cook’s season is over after injuring his foot in the SANFL win over Port Adelaide on the weekend.

Izak Rankine is in the AFL’s concussion protocol and will miss this week’s game

“Izak is at home recovering, he’s still got some minor symptoms, he’s in the hands of the doctors here and we’ll continue to monitor him,” Burgess said.

“He’s in the concussion protocols but obviously will miss this weekend.”

Burgess said Himmelberg missed last weekend with a virus but is expected to train on Wednesday, and Schoenberg had been managing a foot issue but scans had cleared him of significant damage and it’s hoped he will train and be available for selection this weekend.

BRISBANE

Jarrod Berry remains a chance to line-up against Essendon on Saturday night after scans on his hamstring returned positive news.

CARLTON

Mitch McGovern (hamstring)
– Experienced some hamstring tightness during game against West Coast
– Availability: Test

Corey Durdin (shoulder)
– Has pulled up well from his shoulder incident on the weekend
– Availability: test

Adam Saad (hamstring)
– Availability: test

Charlie Curnow (ankle)
– Availability: test

Orazio Fantasia (calf)
– Availability: test

Harry McKay (quad)
– Availability: one week

Jack Martin (hamstring)
– Availability: one week

COLLINGWOOD

Aiden Begg

Aiden Begg continues to work through a rehab program for his knee injury. The 21-year-old has experienced swelling in the affected knee and will halt running sessions until it subsides.

Jordan De Goey

Jordan De Goey is progressing well in his hamstring recovery. The midfielder has started a rehab program, completing bike and pool sessions.

Next steps for the 28-year-old will be on field running work.

Harvey Harrison

Harvey Harrison is yet to have surgery on his knee after experiencing swelling in the area.

The 20-year-old will undergo another surgical review this week to determine next steps.

Ash Johnson

Ash Johnson continues to work through the AFL’s concussion protocols. He continues to be supported by the Club’s medical team.

Brody Mihocek

Brody Mihocek is progressing well with his pectoral muscle recovery.

The forward has successfully completed a few running sessions last week and has progressed to running outside, close to 100% speed.

The 31-year-old is also completing bench presses and lateral work, regaining strength and movement in his arms.

Mihocek will continue with his shoulder rehab to make strides in the off-season.

Tom Mitchell

Tom Mitchell continues to work through the rehab program for his foot.

The midfielder has started intrinsic foot rehab work to regain ankle mobility, as well as completing light bike sessions and strength work in the gym.

Oscar Steene

Oscar Steene is making positive steps with his toe recovery.

The 20-year-old has increased his running ability to 100% over the past week, as well as completing plyometric exercises.

The next steps for the ruckman is to start running sessions to be in shape for season 2025.

ESSENDON

Matt Guelfi will be a test

Jordan Ridley hasn’t fully recovered from a hip injury

Nik Cox has also been ruled out withs concussion suffered in round 22.

Todd Goldstein was taken off at half-time in Essendon’s VFL clash with Coburg on Sunday after landing on his hip in a contest, but has pulled up well from the knock and will be available for selection this week.

FREMANTLE

Josh Treacy and Alex Pearce will be unavailable

Sean Darcy completed some running in today’s training session and will likely be available for selection if he can complete Thursday’s main training.

Michael Walters will also be available for selection after successfully returning to the WAFL from his hamstring injury.

Oscar McDonald (knee) and Ollie Murphy (abdomen) both made their successful returns to football for Peel Thunder at the weekend after significant stints on the sidelines with injury.

GEELONG

Sam De Koning will miss the Round 24.

Tanner Bruhn and Ted Clohesy will both be a test to play this week as they continue to work through the AFL’s concussion protocols.

Oscar Murdoch has entered the AFL concussion protocols following a knock in the win against Sandringham.

GOLD COAST

Ethan Read set for another stint on the sidelines after sustaining a concussion.

Read was playing in his return match from a fracture in his leg when he was involved in a heavy collision in the second half against Casey, being ruled out for the remainder of the match.

No injuries to report from Round 23.

GWS

Adam Kennedy has suffered a small setback after suffering a minor hamstring strain in the final game of the VFL season last weekend.  

Isaac Cumming is progressing extremely well in his rehabilitation from his hamstring injury and will push for a return in the first week of finals. 

Jake Riccardi will also be pushing for a return in the qualifying final as he closes in on his return from finger surgery. 

HAWTHORN

Jack Scrimshaw (finger) – test

“He had an issue with his finger. He came off with the doc, and had a dislocation. The doc assessed it and he actually had a little bit more than just a dislocation, he had a bit of a flesh wound as well. He’s had to go and have some very minor surgery, a cleanout, and have it re-stitched up. It’s now really about comfort and function. He’s a test for this week and we’ll give him every single minute until this game to prove himself but we’ll know more later in the week.”

Ned Reeves (back) – test

“Ned’s really good. He did a pretty large training session last Friday. He’s done some training today and he’ll train with the main group on Thursday.”

Changkuoth Jiath (calf) – 1 week

“This one’s been a little bit more complex. Changkuoth’s had a number of sessions now where he has been able to run at about 70 per cent but hasn’t felt comfortable progressing beyond that. We had a session on the weekend and we just have not got the progression that we would have liked and what that means is that now with a short turnaround, it’s put us in a position where we haven’t had a symptom-free session so we’re going to have to take another week again and look to get some progression during this week. Hopefully, it feels more comfortable with a session. It’s just a little speed bump in the road for us but he’ll be back very soon.”

Will Day (SC Joint) – TBC

“He has an SC Joint issue. There’s been a little bit of a dislocation/ subluxation movement of the bones and the ligaments that support that. The advice we’ve been given, we’ve seen a number of specialists, our medical team here is very thorough and we’ve got all the information we need now. It’s really down to function and how he feels and pain and all those sorts of things but again, we’ve got to get beyond this week’s game first. He will start running later this week and start moving which will be great, we can get him going again. Beyond that, we’ll reassess the football participation but we need to complete this week’s game first.”

MELBOURNE

Tom Sparrow has been sidelined with an ankle injury.

“Unfortunately for Tom he sustained that ankle injury and scans have confirmed that he does have a syndesmosis there,” Griffith said.

“We’ve organised follow-up scans and imaging and then, in consultation with surgeons, we will determine whether or not we go with a surgical intervention or conservative management.

“As we’re progressing into the off-season, we want to give Tom the best possibility to maximise his off-season and be prepared for the start of the pre-season.”

Steven May has also been ruled out of Friday’s final match of the home-and-away season, with the club opting to give the defender further time to recover from a rib injury.

Clayton Oliver is recovering well from surgery on his hand, with Griffith hopeful that the midfielder would be ready to integrate into regular off-season conditioning.

Caleb Windsor, who sustained a syndesmosis injury in Round 20, is eyeing a return to running with the aim to have an uninterrupted off-season program

“He’s progressed into running at the end of this week or the start of next week, which will allow him to integrate into the off-season unrestricted, which is a great result for Caleb.”

NORTH MELBOURNE

Harry Sheezel, Zane Duursma, Charlie Comben and Miller Bergman will all be unavailable for Saturday

Charlie Comben and Miller Bergman both suffered concussions in Sunday

PORT ADELAIDE

Mitch Georgiades and Lachie Jones will be assessed later in the week and are expected to be available for selection, while Todd Marshall will need to continue progressing successfully through concussion protocols.

Injury list

Lachie Jones (achilles) – test
Todd Marshall (concussion) – test
Mitch Georgiades (quad) – test
Trent McKenzie (quad) – season
Kyle Marshall (shoulder) – season
Jeremy Finlayson (spleen) – season
Sam Powell-Pepper (knee) – season

RICHMOND

Liam Baker	Concussion	Test
Tom Brown	Ankle	Season
Judson Clarke	ACL	Season
Mate Colina	Back	TBC
Josh Gibcus	ACL	Season
Campbell Gray	Hamstring	2-3 weeks
Steely Green	Ankle	Season
Mykelti Lefau	ACL	Season
Tom Lynch	Hamstring	1-2 weeks
Sam Naismith	ACL	Season
Tylar Young	ACL	Season

ST KILDA

Anthony Caminiti	Shoulder	Season
Brad Crouch	Knee	Season
Liam Henry	Knee	Season
Max King	Knee	Season
Seb Ross	Calf	1-2 weeks
Mattaes Phillipou	Illness	Test
James Van Es	Ankle	Season
Marcus Windhager	Hamstring	Season

SYDNEY

Chad Warner
Chad was unavailable for the match against Essendon due to calf soreness. He will be a test to play this weekend against Adelaide.

Robbie Fox
Robbie did not play on the weekend due to a low grade abdominal injury sustained against Collingwood. He will be a test to return to play.

Tom Papley
Tom will be unavailable for this weekend’s match against Adelaide. He will recommence team training next week.

Justin McInerney
Justin has recommenced conditioning running and is building his speed and volume. He is expected to introduce team skills next week.

Will Edwards
Will had surgery last week on his broken leg. He will be on crutches for 4 weeks.

Jacob Konstanty
Jacob is progressing is speed and volume. He is aiming to recommence skills in 1 – 2 weeks.

Jack Buller
Jack is building his running speed and volume. He will build to conditioning running over the next 3 weeks.

WEST COAST EAGLES

Tom Barrass	Back/hamstring	Test
Tyler Brockman	Ankle	Season
Luke Edwards	Concussion	Season
Elijah Hewett	Foot	Season
Callum Jamieson	Ankle/knee	Season
Noah Long	Knee	Season
Josh Rotham	Abdominal	Season
Dom Sheed	Hamstring/foot	Season

WESTERN BULLDOGS

Tim English remains an outside chance to face the Giants in the final home-and-away game this season, recovering from an ankle injury.

“Tim continues to recover from his ankle injury in line with our expectation,” Bell said.

“He is being incredibly diligent and professional to do everything possible to put himself in the frame for selection.

Although he is still more unlikely than likely for this weekend, we will give him every opportunity to prove his fitness and decide on his availability following our main training session on Friday.

Jordan Croft	Thigh	3-4 weeks
Tim English	Ankle	Test
Jason Johannisen	Calf	1-2 weeks
Kelsey Rypstra	Hamstring	Season
Bailey Smith	Knee	Season
Rhylee West	Jaw	1-2 weeks

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