Injuries – Week 8

ADELAIDE

James Borlase (ankle) test

Darcy Fogarty (shoulder) test

Nick Murray (knee) 4-6 weeks

Toby Murray (ankle) 3-4 months

Riley Thilthorpe is available after dislocating his finger on Friday

“He showed a fair bit of courage to come back and still have an impact on the game, we’ll look after him this week in terms of contact work but he will be fine to play on Saturday,”

BRISBANE

Keidan Coleman is set to make his return to football more than 12 months after rupturing his ACL. Likely to play VFL.

Jack Payne is available for selection after being a late out of last week due to illness.

Kai Lohmann Test. Lohmann was subbed out against the Saints due to a shoulder injury, though scans on Monday cleared the forward who is a test to play. Decision to be made later in the week.

Henry Smith stress fracture right foot. 10 weeks.

Bruce Reville continues to increase his running as he recovers from a hamstring strain and is expected to return in approximately two to three weeks.

CARLTON

Jack Silvagni (hand)

– Recovery phase
– Availability: Rounds 9–10
– Scans have confirmed Silvagni experienced a broken hand in the first quarter of Sunday’s win over Geelong. He has undergone surgery this afternoon, with his availability for Round 9 to be determined next week.

Zac Williams (calf)

– Modified program
– Availability: Rounds 10-11
– Scans have confirmed Williams experienced a calf strain in the first quarter of Sunday’s win over Geelong.

Adam Cerra	Suspension	Round 9
Alex Cincotta	Hip	1-2 weeks
Orazio Fantasia	Calf	1-2 weeks
Brodie Kemp	Achilles	Season
Nic Newman	Knee	TBC
Jack Silvagni	Hand	1-2 weeks
Jagga Smith	Knee	Season
Zac Williams	Calf	2-3 weeks

COLLINGWOOD

AVAILABLE:

Darcy Moore 

Darcy Moore developed inner ear and vertigo symptoms following the Round Six game against Brisbane, which ruled him out of the Anzac Day match. Moore has been cleared of these symptoms for three days now and has returned to training. He will continue to build over the coming days and will be available for selection. 

TEST: 

Lachie Schultz 

Lachie Schultz returned to full training this week following his hamstring injury. Schultz will focus on high-speed running this week and will be a test for Saturday’s game against Geelong.  

Joel Cochran 

Joel Cochran sustained a concussion in Saturday’s VFL game against Essendon and has entered concussion protocols.  

Ash Johnson 

Ash Johnson is progressing well through his recovery from a broken fibula. Johnson is out of the moon boot and has started the next phase of rehab, which includes returning to running. Johnson will continue to work through a running program, with a four-to-five-week timeline to return to play.  

Fin Macrae 

Fin Macrae underwent successful shoulder surgery last week and is in recovery mode.  

Dan McStay 

Dan McStay sustained a medial collateral ligament (MCL) strain to his left knee during the final quarter of Collingwood’s Round Seven Anzac Day match. McStay will be in a knee brace for the next two weeks before commencing a rehabilitation program.  

Tom Mitchell 

Tom Mitchell has returned to full team training. Mitchell has shown positive signs, completing contact work and match play. He will be managed over the next fortnight, focusing on increasing his loads before being introduced to match minutes through the VFL.  

Harvey Harrison (ACL) and Reef McInnes (ACL) are both progressing well with their individual rehab programs.

ESSENDON

Matt Guelfi, Nik Cox and Angus Clarke return via the VFL this week.

Jye Caldwell has progressed back into full training after an early season hamstring strain and is eyeing off a return to play next week.

Darcy Parish is also closing in on a return to play in the coming weeks.

Sam Draper, Nick Bryan and Tom Edwards are all now in the early stages of post-operative recovery, having each undergone successful surgeries following recent season-ending injuries.

FREMANTLE

Luke Jackson is a chance to return.

“All signs are looking good,” Merriman said.

“He’s completed training and we just need to make sure he pulls up well tomorrow — then he’ll be on the plane.”

Will Brodie Test

“Will got through training today, so that is all pointing in the right direction,” Merriman said.

“He should be available for selection.”

Nathan O’Driscoll, he is moving closer to an AFL return after progressing to on-field running.

“Driz (O’Driscoll) is out there running around and hitting some good high-speed efforts now,” Merriman said.

“He’s likely about two weeks away, then we should see him back in action.”

Sam Sturt is progressing well following knee surgery in Round 5 and could make his return after the Club’s Round 13 bye.

“He’s also running on land, progressing well and building his strength,” Merriman said.

“That’s coming along nicely and we should see him post-bye.”

Jaeger O’Meara and Michael Walters are yet to have timelines established for their returns, but Merriman says both players have taken positive steps in their recoveries.

“Sonny (Walters) is also running on land now, which is exciting for him,” Merriman said.

“We don’t have a timeframe just yet — it’s day-by-day for Sonny and we’ll know more in a few weeks.

“Jaeger (O’Meara) is coming out of the (moon) boot and hopefully we’ll see him running outside sometime next week.”

GOLD COAST

Leo Lombard continues to progress in his rehabilitation from a shoulder injury, with Tom Berry (knee, long-term) and Charlie Ballard (knee, season)

GWS

Stephen Coniglio test

Ollie Hannaford will consult with a hand specialist on Thursday as he looks to progress beyond condition-based training. 2 weeks.

Logan Smith remains on track for his return in two weeks’ time.

Brent Daniels continues to be managed for his unique abdominal injury. 3 weeks

HAWTHORN

Karl Amon – concussion – TBC 

“Karl’s good. He came in today and he’s feeling better. He’s started some exercise on the bike. He just had an incident late in the third quarter, he came off the bench and just made it known that he wasn’t quite right from a knock. The doc assessed him, he was withdrawn from the game and is now in concussion protocols.”

Jack Scrimshaw – concussion – TBC 

“Jack’s similar (to Karl), he’s on the exercise bike and like Karl, they both have to go through a minimum of 12-day concussion protocol, as set out by the AFL. The slight difference with Jack is that he had a concussion six weeks ago as well against Essendon, so his situation is a little different and there’s more to consider compared to Karl. At this stage, they’re both going through the same process and same protocols and the doc will work through them individually over the next week. We’ll be able to update further next week with what that’s looking like for both players and their potential availability.”

Mitch Lewis	Knee	5-7 weeks
Will Day	Foot	3-4 months

 

MELBOURNE

Jake Melksham will be available for selection in Round 8.  

Daniel Turner will remain a test for Round 8 as he focuses on exiting the concussion protocols towards the backend of this week.  

Marty Hore, who has been working through a long-term calf injury, is closing in on his final weeks of rehab.  3 weeks. 

Jake Lever has continued to hit positive markers in his return from an ankle injury that saw him undergo surgery three weeks ago.  

“Jake came out of the boot and has been going really well,” Griffith said.  

“In the initial phase, it was all around returning his ankle’s range of motion and his calf and ankle strength. 

“He’s done that really well today and progressed to running on the AlterG. 

“We’ll assess how he recovers from that and then be guided for his on-ground running. He’ll need to get a couple of weeks of conditioning under his belt before he is available for selection.”   

NORTH MELBOURNE

Brayden George will play VLF this week after 320 days with a ACL injury.

Zac Fisher (hamstring) and Matt Whitlock (ankle) are also available for selection.

Josh Goater has suffered a setback on his road to a return, having picked up a small quad strain during his reconditioning session over the weekend. He will re-load with running on Friday and build once again from there.

Callum Coleman-Jones (Achilles) is edging closer towards a comeback and is now integrating into unrestricted group training during the week, before being put through game-loading footy conditioning sessions on the weekend.

PORT ADELAIDE

Tom Cochrane will be sidelined for an extended period as he recovers from a foot injury.

Cochrane underwent surgery on Tuesday after further scans last week detected stress fractures in his navicular.

Josh Lai has escaped surgery after sustaining an undisplaced fracture during the final minutes of Friday’s SANFL game.

Travis Boak is managing a back issue, which will continue to be assessed.

Josh Sinn is recovering well after being subbed out of Saturday’s game at Adelaide Oval with concussion.

Jack Lukosius has commenced running, with an aim to reintegrate into training soon.

Todd Marshall is making good progress in his achilles rehabilitation and is expected to start running within the next week.

RICHMOND

High Performance Manager Ben Serpell report–

Samson Ryan: Foot, 1-2 weeks

“We got some scans on Samson Ryan. He is still dealing with a plantar fascia complaint,” Serpell said.

“So hopefully we have him down for one to two weeks from now.”

Mykelti Lefau: ACL, 3-5 weeks

“Thankfully, Mykelti has got through a lot of training last week and he is in even better shape now so he will be down for three to five weeks at this point in time,” Serpell said.

Tylar Young: ACL, 4-6 weeks 

“Similar to Mykelti, Tylar is progressing really well,” Serpell said.

“He has started training this week without a non-contact hat on, so he will have full training the next few weeks, and hopefully he can get a body of work in, and we are confident that he can return to play.”

Harry Armstrong: Hamstring, 9-11 weeks

“Harry is out there doing a bit of running now,” Serpell said.

“He is enjoying it, and we are getting some good work into him.

“There is an opportunity here to also work on some other football skills, which is awesome. So, he is still 10 weeks away but progressing quite well.”

Dion Prestia: Achilles, TBC

“Dion is progressing similar to last week,” Serpell said.

“No real update on where he is at, but as I said last week, we will have some information out when we can on him.”

Taj Hotton and Josh Gibcus: ACLs, TBC 

“Taj and Josh are going in leaps and bounds as well,” Serpell said.

“Taj is progressing well, and hopefully we will have a timeframe on him in the next week or two.

“Josh is progressing as well but again, hopefully in the next week or two, we will have some timeframes on him, so we will see them on the training track doing more footy drills as the weeks progress.”

ST KILDA

Mattaes Phillipou will put his hand up to play his first game of footy this year, pending a fitness test during tomorrow’s main training session.

Max King is continuing to recover well post undergoing a knee arthroscope with a more definitive timeline to be provided in the coming weeks.

Paddy Dow is continuing to increase his running and rehabilitation load through his knee, while Zaine Cordy has commenced his own rehab program three-weeks post pectoral surgery.

INJURY LIST

Hunter Clark | Abdominal | Test

Mattaes Phillipou | Leg | Test

Mason Wood | Concussion | Protocols

Patrick Said | Calf | 2 Weeks

Dan Butler | Achilles | 2 weeks

Zaine Cordy | Pec | 10-12 weeks

Max King | Knee | TBC

Paddy Dow | Knee | TBC

SYDNEY

Joel Amartey
Joel has is building his running speed and volume. He will recommence rehab skills this week. 2-3 weeks.

Harry Cunningham
Harry has recommenced running as part of his soleus strain rehabilitation. He is continuing to work on his off legs conditioning whilst he builds his running volume. 4-6 weeks.

Riak Andrew
Riak is 8 weeks following his AC joint surgery. He will look to recommence non-contact team skills this week. 4-5 weeks.

Taylor Adams
Taylor has cleared the markers required to return to full training following his hamstring strain. He is expected to train fully this week.  1 weeks.

Tom Papley
Tom has recommenced running overground this week. He is continuing his off legs conditioning whilst he builds his running volume. 4-6 weeks.

Callum Mills
Callum is still rehabilitating from his plantar fascia tear. He did not complete all the training required last week for him to be available for selection. He will aim to complete team training this week. Week to week upon re-assessment.

Ben Paton
Ben suffered a calf strain against the Gold Coast and was subbed out at half time. Scans late this afternoon will determine a timeline and the best course of action. TBC.

Sam Wicks
Sam pulled up tight from our main training session last week and scans confirmed a minor calf strain. Test.

Logan McDonald
Logan has a stress fracture of his fibula. We will consult further with specialists to see what the best course of action is and to determine whether surgery is necessary. TBC.

Errol Gulden
Errol is now 9 weeks from his operation and has started running on the AlterG and we expect to see him running over ground this week. 6-8 weeks.

Robbie Fox
Robbie has recommenced rehab skills and is progressing his change of direction work. He is expecting to build his football exposure, with a view to returning to team training next week. 2-3 weeks.

Jesse Dattoli
Jesse has recommenced team training. He is simultaneously completing a running block targeted at improving his conditioning. 3-5 weeks.

WCE

Tim Kelly has bounced back from a toe complaint and will be available to take on Melbourne on Saturday night.

Campbell Chesser is progressing well with his rehab program, following ankle surgery in February.

“Chess took a positive step forward by joining in training today,” Inness said.

“However, he is still a few weeks away from returning to play as we build his continuity and integrate him into higher intensity drills.”

Elliot Yeo continues to work through his rehabilitation and will be seeing a specialist later in the week.

WESTERN BULLDOGS

Adam Treloar

“In some great news, Adam has built some great continuity in his training across the last few months after suffering an injury-interrupted preparation to the season,” Head of Sports Medicine Chris Bell said. “For the last three weeks, he has trained fully and completed sessions that replicate match demands.

“He is chomping at the bit to pull the jumper on again, so if he gets through training like we expect, he will return to availability.

Nick Coffield

“Nick has progressed well following his hamstring injury a few weeks ago. He has integrated back into full training and completed a game-like session on the weekend.

“He will fully train again this week, and if everything goes to plan, Nick will be putting his hand up for selection.”

Lachie McNeil is also on track to return, while Luke Kennedy is progressing through the concussion protocols well.

“In the last few minutes of our Round 6 AFL game, Lachie suffered a low-grade hamstring injury , which forced him to miss the GWS game on the weekend,” Bell said.

“We will work through a process with Lach this week, but remain optimistic that he will re-align with availability for this weekend.

“Luke has continued to progress in line with our expectations following his concussion in the Round 4 VFL game.

“He still has some final boxes to tick within our concussion management framework, but at this stage we are anticipating that he will return to play this weekend.”