Player
|
Injury
|
Estimated Return
|
Luke Brown |
Ankle |
4-6 weeks |
Tom Doedee |
Knee |
Season |
Richard Douglas |
Ankle |
7-8 weeks |
Sam Jacobs |
Knee |
TBC |
Shane McAdam |
Calf |
3-4 weeks |
Updated: Tuesday, April 2 |
Early prognosis
|
Jacobs has been ruled out of Thursday night’s clash with Geelong at Adelaide Oval with a knee injury. He is a week-by-week proposition after copping a knock to his knee in last week’s win against Sydney. – Lee Gaskin |
Player
|
Injury
|
Estimated Return
|
Marcus Adams |
Knee |
4 weeks |
James Madden |
Illness |
Test |
Connor McFadyen |
Groin |
Test |
Jack Payne |
Shin |
1 week |
Brandon Starcevich |
Hamstring |
7 weeks |
Updated: Tuesday, April 2 |
Early prognosis
|
The knee injury for Adams is certainly dragging on, being listed by the club as ‘four weeks’ for quite some time. The hulking defender is back running at good speed in a straight line. – Michael Whiting
|
Player
|
Injury
|
Estimated Return
|
David Cuningham |
Bruised kidney |
2-3 weeks |
Charlie Curnow |
Knee |
2-3 weeks |
Tom De Koning |
Knee |
7-9 weeks |
Sam Docherty |
Knee |
Indefinite |
Matthew Kreuzer |
Knee |
1 week |
Darcy Lang |
Foot |
2-4 weeks |
Harrison Macreadie |
Back |
1-2 weeks |
Caleb Marchbank |
Back |
Test |
Jarrod Pickett |
Knee |
Indefinite |
Tom Williamson |
Back |
2-4 weeks |
Updated: Tuesday, April 2 |
Early prognosis
|
The Blues believe Marchbank will be available for selection this week after a summer hampered by a back problem, but Kreuzer remains another week or two away. Curnow and Cuningham will miss most of the next month, with Lang, Macreadie and Williamson a little bit behind them. – Riley Beveridge
|
Player
|
Injury
|
Estimated Return
|
Taylor Adams |
Finger |
Test |
Tim Broomhead |
Leg |
Test |
Lynden Dunn |
Knee |
Season |
Will Hoskin-Elliott |
Knee |
5-6 weeks |
Will Kelly |
Ankle |
2-3 weeks |
Nathan Murphy |
Calf |
Test |
Sam Murray |
Provisional ASADA suspension |
TBC |
Ben Reid |
Quad |
Test |
Matt Scharenberg |
Knee |
9 weeks |
Daniel Wells |
Foot |
1 week |
Updated: Tuesday, April 2 |
Early prognosis
|
Adams could return for the Grand Final rematch against West Coast at the MCG if his finger has healed, but Hoskin-Elliott’s recovery is taking longer than expected. Murphy appears set to return via the VFL and Reid and Broomhead could join him, while Wells is just a week away. A longer-term view will be taken with Scharenberg as he makes his way back from a third knee reconstruction, but the season is over for veteran Dunn after a second anterior cruciate ligament rupture in nine months. – Ben Collins
|
Player
|
Injury
|
Estimated Return
|
Josh Begley |
Knee |
TBC |
Joe Daniher |
Calf |
3-4 weeks |
Matt Dea |
Knee |
2 weeks |
Cale Hooker |
Calf |
Test |
Jayden Laverde |
Ankle |
1-2 weeks |
Jake Long |
Shoulder |
Test |
Updated: Tuesday, April 2 |
Early prognosis
|
The Bombers might well have brought Laverde back into the team for his first run at senior level if not for the minor ankle injury he sustained at VFL level on the weekend. Hooker is pushing for selection this week but if he isn’t passed fit to face the Dees is a good chance to be ready for the Lions in round four. Daniher still appears several weeks away from playing at AFL level. – Callum Twomey
|
Player
|
Injury
|
Estimated Return
|
Hayden Ballantyne |
Hamstring |
2-3 weeks |
Harley Bennell |
Calf |
TBC |
Connor Blakely |
Hamstring |
3 weeks |
Brennan Cox |
Hamstring |
1-2 weeks |
Stephen Hill |
Quad |
TBC |
Shane Kersten |
Foot |
TBC |
Aaron Sandilands |
Calf |
TBC |
Luke Valente |
Groin |
1 week |
Updated: Tuesday, April 2 |
Early prognosis
|
Cox and Blakely were both running strongly around the boundary and in agility exercises at training last week and are nearing returns from hamstring woes. Kersten, in the final year of his contract, has undergone foot surgery after being dogged by a plantar fascia issue and could miss up to 10 weeks. – Travis King |
Player
|
Injury
|
Estimated Return
|
Jed Bews |
Groin |
2-4 weeks |
Nakia Cockatoo |
Knee |
Indefinite |
Lachie Fogarty |
Hip |
2-3 weeks |
Cameron Guthrie |
Calf |
Test |
Jack Henry |
Hamstring |
1-2 weeks |
Scott Selwood |
Hamstring |
2-3 weeks |
Zach Tuohy |
Knee |
1-3 weeks |
Updated: Tuesday, April 2 |
Early prognosis
|
The Cats believe Henry’s hamstring strain is only “minor,” but he’ll miss at least Thursday’s trip to Adelaide. Tuohy is under consideration for a VFL return next week, however the Cats may opt to build his fitness on the training track and throw him straight into the AFL side in 2-3 weeks. Guthrie failed to prove his fitness last week and after two weeks out of the side may be forced to come back via the VFL. Bews’ groin concern have worsened after revealing he is battling osteitis pubis on the weekend. After rest, he will attempt to build his loads in the next week. – Mitch Cleary |
Player
|
Injury
|
Estimated Return
|
Ben Ainsworth |
Knee |
3-5 weeks |
Josh Corbett |
Knee |
2 weeks |
Corey Ellis |
Ankle |
4-6 weeks |
Sam Fletcher |
Ankle |
2 weeks |
George Horlin-Smith |
Back |
Test |
Sean Lemmens |
Ankle |
3-5 weeks |
Jez McLennan |
Knee |
Test |
Izak Rankine |
Hamstring |
3-5 weeks |
Josh Schoenfeld |
Ankle |
2 weeks |
Rory Thompson |
Knee |
Season |
Harrison Wigg |
Knee |
Season |
Updated: Tuesday, April 2 |
Early prognosis
|
Good news for McLennan with the knee injury suffered in the NEAFL practice match just bone bruising. Not so good for Ellis though, who has a high ankle sprain after getting his leg caught under a tackler in the same match against Brisbane. Horlin-Smith woke up with a tight back last Sunday and was a late withdrawal and will have to prove his fitness later in the week to play this weekend. – Michael Whiting |
Player
|
Injury
|
Estimated Return
|
Toby Greene |
Calf |
Test |
Zac Langdon |
Foot |
2-3 weeks |
Jonathon Patton |
Knee |
TBC |
Harry Perryman |
Lung |
TBC |
Callan Ward |
Knee |
1 week |
Updated: Tuesday, April 2 |
Early prognosis
|
The Giants welcome star midfielder Josh Kelly (hip/knee) back for their clash with Richmond, but Greene and Ward are at least another match away, possible more. In further good news, Aidan Corr (groin) will play his first game of the year on limited minutes in the NEAFL this week. – Adam Curley
|
Player
|
Injury
|
Estimated Return
|
Grant Birchall |
Calf |
Indefinite |
Shaun Burgoyne |
Hamstring |
3-4 weeks |
Harrison Jones |
Shoulder |
Test |
Darren Minchington |
Hamstring |
2-4 weeks |
Tom Mitchell |
Leg |
Indefinite |
Tim Mohr |
Dislocated knee |
Indefinite |
Liam Shiels |
Hamstring |
3-4 weeks |
Chad Wingard |
Calf |
Test |
Updated: Tuesday, April 2 |
Early prognosis
|
Recruit Wingard is edging closer to a return with the club to make a decision as to whether his eventual comeback will be through the VFL or AFL. Midfielder Shiels and veteran Burgoyne had scans on Tuesday, and are the big concerns at the moment after sustaining hamstring injuries in the loss to the Bulldogs. – Nat Edwards |
Player
|
Injury
|
Estimated Return
|
Jeff Garlett |
Shoulder |
Test |
Mitch Hannan |
Knee |
5-8 weeks |
Jay Kennedy Harris |
Leg |
10 weeks |
Jake Lever |
Knee |
5-8 weeks |
Jordan Lewis |
Hamstring |
2-3 weeks |
Steven May |
Groin |
TBC |
Joel Smith |
Groin |
4 weeks |
Charlie Spargo |
Jaw |
1 week |
Aaron vandenBerg |
Ankle |
3-4 weeks |
Guy Walker |
Shoulder |
Indefinite |
Updated: Tuesday, April 2 |
Early prognosis
|
May has been ruled out of Friday night’s clash with Essendon with a groin injury and could miss longer depending on the extent of the complaint. Garlett tested out his left shoulder in proper fashion at training on Tuesday and looks ready to return to some level of footy this weekend. Spargo will miss at least one week after breaking his jaw in the VFL on Saturday. – Ben Guthrie |
Player
|
Injury
|
Estimated Return
|
Jed Anderson |
Hamstring |
Test |
Majak Daw |
Pelvis/hips |
Indefinite |
Trent Dumont |
Calf tightness |
Test |
Sam Durdin |
Finger |
3-4 weeks |
Taylor Garner |
Groin |
Test |
Ben Jacobs |
Sinusitis |
Indefinite |
Tom McKenzie |
Back |
3-4 weeks |
Ed Vickers-Willis |
Knee |
Season |
Will Walker |
PCL |
TBC |
Sam Wright |
Quad |
Test |
Tristan Xerri |
Osteitis pubis |
3-4 weeks |
Updated: Monday, April 1 |
Early prognosis
|
The good news is Anderson and Wright are suddenly in the frame for potential selection on Sunday, weeks earlier than initially expected. Dumont was a late withdrawal last week and will need to pass a fitness test to return, as will Garner, who was held out of the Roos’ VFL practice match. Williams sustained his ankle injury in the loss to Brisbane. There is no change to the prognosis for long-termers Daw, Jacobs, Vickers-Willis and Walker. – Marc McGowan
|
Player
|
Injury
|
Estimated Return
|
Karl Amon |
Knee |
5-6 weeks |
Charlie Dixon |
Leg |
TBC |
Sam Hayes |
Knee |
6-8 weeks |
Jarrod Lienert |
Knee |
1-2 weeks |
Jake Patmore |
Knee |
Season |
Jack Watts |
Leg |
TBC |
Ollie Wines |
Shoulder |
Test |
Updated: Tuesday, April 2 |
Early prognosis
|
Wines is on track to return for his first game of the season against Brisbane at the Gabba on Saturday night. The Power co-captain had shoulder surgery after a waterskiing accident on Australia Day. Watts will miss a significant amount of time after partially dislocating his right ankle and breaking his right leg in the Power’s win against Carlton. Amon will miss up to six weeks with a medial sprain to his right knee. – Lee Gaskin
|
Player
|
Injury
|
Estimated Return
|
Josh Caddy |
Ankle |
Available |
Shaun Grigg |
Knee |
Indefinite |
Dylan Grimes |
Suspension |
1 week |
Bachar Houli |
Hamstring |
1 week |
Alex Rance |
Knee |
Season |
Jack Riewoldt |
Wrist |
4 weeks |
Updated: Monday, April 1 |
Early prognosis
|
Big-bodied forward Caddy is expected to play football for the first time this season but may start in the VFL after overcoming an ankle injury. Houli is set for another week on the sidelines with a hamstring strain. Riewoldt has escaped surgery for his fractured wrist but will be sidelined for around a month. Grigg is slowly building his running loads, with the next step being a return to skills work, then full training. – Sarah Black |
Player
|
Injury
|
Estimated Return
|
Jack Bytel |
Back |
Season |
Jake Carlisle |
Back |
Indefinite |
Oscar Clavarino |
Ankle |
2-4 weeks |
Dan Hannebery |
Hamstring/calves |
Indefinite |
Max King |
Knee |
6-8 weeks |
Paddy McCartin |
Concussion |
TBC |
Dylan Roberton |
Heart |
Season |
Updated: Tuesday, April 2 |
Early prognosis
|
Hannebery is about a month away from returning through the VFL, assuming his rehab is flawless from this point. Ruckman Billy Longer will return from a left hamstring injury through the VFL this week. – Dinny Navaratnam
|
Player
|
Injury
|
Estimated Return
|
Heath Grundy |
Back |
Test |
Matthew Ling |
Toe |
Indefinite |
Jack Maibaum |
Knee |
Season |
Daniel Menzel |
Groin |
3-4 weeks |
Sam Naismith |
Knee |
TBC |
Nick Smith |
Hamstring |
TBC |
Durak Tucker |
Knee |
Indefinite |
Updated: Tuesday, April 2 |
Early prognosis
|
Grundy looks unlikely to be fit to play Carlton this week so could miss his second game in a row, while Menzel and Smith are continuing to train with no set date on their returns. The Swans are hopeful the pair could play in the next 2-3 weeks. – Adam Curley |
Player
|
Injury
|
Estimated Return
|
Hamish Brayshaw |
Glute |
Test |
Liam Duggan |
Knee |
1 week |
Kurt Mutimer |
Achilles |
Test |
Nic Naitanui |
Knee |
Indefinite |
Willie Rioli |
Foot |
5-6 weeks |
Updated: Tuesday, April 2 |
Early prognosis
|
With four Eagles returning in the WAFL last week, the injury list has shortened, and Jamie Cripps (toe) and Will Schofield (quad) will be in the mix to face Collingwood at the MCG after making successful comebacks against East Fremantle. Duggan played the second half of the Giants win with heavy knee strapping and didn’t join his teammates at training on Monday, but should be back for the round four Western Derby. Rioli is set to miss a third of the season with a problematic foot complaint, while Naitanui is closing in on a comeback. The gun ruckman was leaping onto marking bags and at centre bounces this week and could be back sooner than expected. – Travis King |
Player
|
Injury
|
Estimated Return
|
Tom Boyd |
Back |
2-3 weeks |
Ben Cavarra |
Ribs |
TBC |
Jason Johannisen |
Ankle |
Test |
Lin Jong |
Hamstring |
2-3 weeks |
Buku Khamis |
Knee |
3-4 weeks |
Dale Morris |
Knee |
Indefinite |
Jackson Trengove |
Ankle |
Test |
Laitham Vandermeer |
Hamstring |
4-5 weeks |
Lukas Webb |
Neck |
Test |
Updated: Tuesday, April 2 |
Early prognosis
|
Star defender Johannisen has recovered from an ankle injury and is a chance to feature against Gold Coast at Marvel Stadium on Sunday. Trengove rolled his ankle in a VFL practice match but is expected to be available for selection, as is Bailey Williams having been rested against Hawthorn. Boyd and Jong are ticking boxes but remain a couple of weeks away. Cavarra spent time in hospital following a broken rib in the VFL and will be assessed. – Paul Bastin
|
*Placed on the club’s long-term injury list
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