The Crows want all their best players available if they’re to revive flag hopes. Picture: AFL Photos
AN ADELAIDE co-captain is in doubt as the Crows desperately try to lock in a finals spot, while some Bombers and Giants also have their clubs’ hopes hanging on fitness tests ahead of round 22.
Who will be right and who is struggling? We find out when your wounded stars will be back.
Player
|
Injury
|
Estimated Return
|
Tom Doedee |
Knee |
Season |
Cam Ellis-Yolmen |
Shin |
1-2 weeks |
Paul Hunter |
Foot |
3 weeks |
Alex Keath |
Ankle |
Test |
Ned McHenry |
Back |
1-2 weeks |
Andrew McPherson |
Hamstring |
2-3 weeks |
Paul Seedsman |
Finger |
Test |
Rory Sloane |
Eye |
Test |
Updated: Tuesday, August 13 |
Early prognosis
|
The Crows are confident co-captain Sloane will be available to take on Collingwood at Adelaide Oval on Saturday. Sloane sustained an eye injury that caused him to have blurred vision in last weekend’s 10-point loss to West Coast. A trip to the specialist revealed there was no significant damage to the eye. Keath will be tested at Adelaide’s main session on Thursday after missing the past three weeks with an ankle injury. Seedsman is expected to be available despite sustaining a small undisplaced fracture in the tip of his ring finger in the SANFL last weekend. – Lee Gaskin
|
Player
|
Injury
|
Estimated Return
|
Tom Cutler |
Foot |
Test |
Tom Joyce |
Shin |
4 weeks |
James Madden |
Hamstring |
1 week |
Updated: Tuesday, August 13 |
Early prognosis
|
Almost a clean bill of health for the Lions. After a long stint out with a foot problem, Cutler is expected to return through the NEAFL this weekend. – Michael Whiting
|
Player
|
Injury
|
Estimated Return
|
David Cuningham |
Knee |
Test |
Charlie Curnow |
Knee |
Season |
Sam Docherty |
Knee |
Season |
Liam Jones |
Throat |
Season |
Pat Kerr |
Shoulder |
Season |
Kym LeBois |
Hamstring |
1-2 weeks |
Caleb Marchbank |
Neck |
Season |
Tom Williamson |
Back |
Season |
Updated: Tuesday, August 13 |
Early prognosis
|
The Blues lose Jones for the rest of the season, with the defender ruled out after suffering a nasty non-displaced fracture of the larynx in his throat. Cuningham is a 50/50 chance of returning from a lingering knee injury for this week’s clash with the Saints, while time is running out for LeBois as he returns from a hamstring strain. – Riley Beveridge
|
Player
|
Injury
|
Estimated Return
|
James Aish |
Shoulder |
1-2 weeks |
Dayne Beams |
Shoulder/Hip |
Season |
Mason Cox |
Eye |
Season |
Josh Daicos |
Concussion |
Test |
Jordan De Goey |
Hamstring |
1-2 weeks |
Lynden Dunn |
Knee |
Season |
Will Kelly |
Hamstring |
TBC |
Tom Langdon |
Knee |
Season |
Darcy Moore |
Hamstring |
1-2 weeks |
Sam Murray |
Provisional ASADA suspension |
TBC |
Isaac Quaynor |
Foot |
TBC |
Ben Reid |
Hamstring |
TBC |
Brayden Sier |
Calf |
TBC |
Jaidyn Stephenson |
Suspended |
2 weeks |
Daniel Wells |
Knee |
1 week |
Updated: Tuesday, August 13 |
Early prognosis
|
Daicos copped a knock in the win over Melbourne and will be tested before a decision is made on his availability for the twilight clash with Adelaide at Adelaide Oval on Saturday. De Goey, Moore and Aish hope to be back before the end of the home and away season, while a VFL bye this weekend has Wells and possibly Sier targetting final-round returns. Quaynor still seems some time away and Kelly is also being managed conservatively, while Reid faces an uphill battle to play again this season. The suspended Stephenson will be available at finals time but the campaign is over for Cox, Langdon, Beams and Dunn. – Ben Collins
|
Player
|
Injury
|
Estimated Return
|
Tom Bellchambers |
Calf |
2-3 weeks |
Joe Daniher |
Groin |
Season |
Sam Draper |
Knee |
Season |
Aaron Francis |
Neck |
Test |
Michael Hurley |
Shoulder |
Test |
Matt Guelfi |
Knee |
Season |
Kobe Mutch |
Knee |
TBC |
Darcy Parish |
Concussion |
Test |
Adam Saad |
Hamstring |
Test |
Devon Smith |
Knee |
Season |
James Stewart |
Groin |
Season |
Jake Stringer |
Hamstring |
Test |
Updated: Tuesday, August 13 |
Early prognosis
|
Hurley needs to get through training this week but he is a chance to face the Dockers on Saturday night. The Bombers will be hoping Stringer is available despite his hamstring tightness out of Saturday night’s loss to the Bulldogs. The Bombers expect to regain Francis and Parish after the pair missed last week, while Saad is an outside chance to be available. – Callum Twomey
|
Player
|
Injury
|
Estimated Return
|
Brennan Cox |
Hip |
1 week |
Stefan Giro |
Knee |
Season |
Stephen Hill |
Quad |
TBC |
Jesse Hogan |
Foot |
Season |
Scott Jones |
Shoulder |
Test |
Rory Lobb |
Shoulder |
Season |
Lloyd Meek |
Foot |
Season |
Alex Pearce |
Ankle |
Season |
Luke Ryan |
Hamstring |
1 week |
Matt Taberner |
Foot |
Season |
Luke Valente |
Groin |
Season |
Tobe Watson |
Knee |
Test |
Nathan Wilson |
Toe |
TBC |
Updated: Tuesday, August 13 |
Early prognosis
|
Cox and Ryan will hopefully be available for the final round against Port Adelaide, while it is unclear at this stage whether Wilson will play again this year after progressing slowly from a toe issue. – Travis King
|
Player
|
Injury
|
Estimated Return
|
Jordan Clark |
Elbow |
2-3 weeks |
Jordan Cunico |
Ankle |
1-2 weeks |
Lachie Fogarty |
Hamstring |
2-3 weeks |
Zach Guthrie |
Ankle |
Test |
Ben Jarvis |
Ankle |
Test |
Mark O’Connor |
Toe |
Test |
Gary Rohan |
Knee |
1-2 weeks |
Updated: Tuesday, August 13 |
Early prognosis
|
Patrick Dangerfield has already trained this week and has been given the green light to face the Lions after an awkward knee landing against the Roos. O’Connor will endeavour to train fully on Wednesday to press his case after missing a fortnight. The Cats opted against surgery for Clark and is now in a race against time for September. Guthrie was originally named in the VFL on Saturday but was a late withdrawal, while Jarvis tweaked his ankle in the same game. Fogarty is now behind the pack for a finals berth after a hamstring strain. – Mitch Cleary
|
Player
|
Injury
|
Estimated Return
|
Callum Ah Chee |
Ankle |
Season |
Will Brodie |
Hamstring |
Season |
Sam Collins |
Hip |
Season |
Brayden Crossley |
Suspension |
TBC |
Nick Holman |
Back |
Season |
Jack Hombsch |
Ankle |
Season |
Anthony Miles |
Ankle |
Test |
Wil Powell |
Knee |
Season |
Izak Rankine |
Hip |
TBC |
Mitch Riordan |
Calf |
1 week |
Rory Thompson |
Knee |
Season |
Harrison Wigg |
Knee |
Season |
Updated: Tuesday, August 13 |
Early prognosis
|
Miles is the major concern here, rolling his ankle early against the Lions and going on and off the ground before completing the match. He’s still a chance to play Hawthorn but should be put in the ‘unlikely’ basket. – Michael Whiting
|
Player
|
Injury
|
Estimated Return
|
Jeremy Cameron |
Corked hamstring |
Test |
Stephen Coniglio |
Knee |
4 weeks |
Matt de Boer |
Shoulder |
Test |
Brett Deledio |
Calf |
3-4 weeks |
Jeremy Finlayson |
Hamstring |
1-2 weeks |
Matt Flynn |
Knee |
Season |
Harry Himmelberg |
Calf |
Test |
Jacob Hopper |
Hamstring |
2-3 weeks |
Josh Kelly |
Calf |
Test |
Zac Langdon |
Ankle |
4 weeks |
Daniel Lloyd |
Calf |
1-2 weeks |
Jonathon Patton |
Knee |
TBC |
Sam Taylor |
Hamstring |
2 weeks |
Callan Ward |
Knee |
Season |
Updated: Tuesday, August 13 |
Early prognosis
|
Deledio’s season could be over unless the Giants play at least a couple of finals, but Cameron, Kelly, de Boer and Himmelberg will all train on Thursday in a bid to face the Western Bulldogs. Hopper won’t be seen until the finals, with Finlayson a slim chance to face Gold Coast next week. Taylor did some hard training on Tuesday and also might be in contention for the Suns game, while Aidan Corr, Matt Buntine and Isaac Cumming should all return in the reserves this week. Patton looks unlikely to get back this season unless he can get on the park in the next fortnight. – Adam Curley
|
Player
|
Injury
|
Estimated Return
|
Grant Birchall |
Hamstring |
2 weeks |
Will Golds |
Ankle |
1 weeks |
Jack Gunston |
Hamstring |
Test |
Jarman Impey |
Knee |
Season |
Harry Jones |
Knee |
Season |
Mitch Lewis |
Shoulder |
Test |
Ben McEvoy |
Adductor |
Test |
Darren Minchington |
Hamstring |
2-4 weeks |
Tom Mitchell |
Broken leg |
Season |
Tim Mohr |
Dislocated knee/ACL |
Season |
Ryan Schoenmakers |
Calf |
1-2 weeks |
Updated: Tuesday, August 13 |
Early prognosis
|
Gunston was a late withdrawal last week because of hamstring tightness, but looks likely to return against Gold Coast on Sunday. The Hawks didn’t provide an update on McEvoy, but his strained adductor shouldn’t keep him out for another week. There is doubt on Lewis‘ status for this week’s game after pulling up sore from the win over Greater Western Sydney, and he might be the one to make way for Jarryd Roughead‘s return. Birchall‘s season is effectively over. – Marc McGowan
|
Player
|
Injury
|
Estimated Return
|
Jeff Garlett |
Shoulder |
Season |
Mitch Hannan |
Groin |
Season |
Neville Jetta |
Knee |
Season |
Kade Kolodjashnij |
Head |
Season |
Steven May |
Hamstring |
Season |
Corey Maynard |
Hip |
Test |
Tom McDonald |
Knee |
Season |
Aaron Nietschke |
Knee |
Season |
Joel Smith |
Groin |
Season |
Tim Smith |
Foot |
Season |
Tom Sparrow |
Knee |
2 weeks |
Aaron vandenBerg |
Foot |
Season |
Guy Walker |
Shoulder |
Indefinite |
Sam Weideman |
Jaw/hip |
Season |
Updated: Tuesday, August 13 |
Early prognosis
|
May has now been ruled out for the year after straining his hamstring, while Hannan and Tim Smith’s seasons are also done. Oskar Baker is available after suffering a corked knee last weekend. Sparrow is a chance to return for Casey if the club’s VFL affiliate qualifies for finals, while Maynard – who recently announced his retirement due to persistent hip issues – will need to pass tests each week to continue to play. – Sarah Black
|
Player
|
Injury
|
Estimated Return
|
Luke Davies-Uniacke |
Shoulder |
Season |
Majak Daw |
Hamstring |
Season |
Aaron Hall |
Personal leave |
Indefinite |
Kyron Hayden |
Achilles |
Season |
Ben Jacobs |
Head/neck |
Season |
Luke McDonald |
Fractured fibula |
Season |
Tom McKenzie |
Back |
Test |
Bailey Scott |
Foot |
Season |
Curtis Taylor |
Managed |
Available |
Scott Thompson |
Concussion |
Test |
Ed Vickers-Willis |
Knee |
Season |
Will Walker |
Knee |
Season |
Declan Watson |
Knee |
Season |
Sam Wright |
Hamstring/retirement |
Season |
Updated: Monday, August 12 |
Early prognosis
|
Retirement-bound defender Thompson was one of the Roos’ best players in the 55-point loss to Geelong, but his night ended early with concussion. He had a significant ‘egg’ on his head after Sam Menegola brought him to ground after his seventh intercept mark, and he will be monitored this week. Meanwhile, Dom Tyson (calf) won 16 disposals in his return game in the VFL on Saturday, after a frustrating run of calf problems that had sidelined him since early May. In other positive news, McKenzie could make his VFL debut if he passes a fitness test. First-year forward Taylor was rested at the weekend, while Watson‘s season is over. – Marc McGowan
|
Player
|
Injury
|
Estimated Return
|
Ryan Burton |
Hamstring |
Test |
Zak Butters |
Bruised sternum |
Test |
Tobin Cox |
Kidney |
1 week |
Brad Ebert |
Knee |
2-4 weeks |
Sam Hayes |
Achilles |
Test |
Jake Patmore |
Knee |
Season |
Jack Watts |
Leg |
Indefinite |
Updated: Tuesday, August 13 |
Early prognosis
|
Burton and Butters will be assessed this week ahead of Saturday night’s clash with North Melbourne at Marvel Stadium. Burton has missed the past four weeks with a hamstring injury, while Butters was a late scratching from last weekend’s win against Sydney with a bruised sternum. Ebert – who injured the PCL in his knee in round 17 against Brisbane – could be available to return in the first week of the finals. – Lee Gaskin
|
Player
|
Injury
|
Estimated Return
|
Trent Cotchin |
Hamstring |
Test |
Jack Higgins |
Brain bleed |
Season |
Dustin Martin |
General soreness |
Test |
Alex Rance |
Knee |
Season |
Mav Weller |
Groin |
Test |
Updated: Tuesday, August 13 |
Early prognosis
|
Both Cotchin and Martin are expected to play against West Coast, although they will have to get through the week’s training unscathed. Weller missed last round’s VFL win with a groin complaint. – Sarah Black
|
Player
|
Injury
|
Estimated Return
|
David Armitage |
Concussion |
Indefinite |
Logan Austin |
Shoulder |
Indefinite |
Jack Bytel |
Back |
Season |
Nick Coffield |
Shoulder |
Season |
Jarryn Geary |
Leg |
Season |
Jade Gresham |
Eye socket |
1-2 weeks |
Dean Kent |
Quad |
Season |
Max King |
Ankle |
Season |
Billy Longer |
Concussion |
Season |
Paddy McCartin |
Concussion |
Season |
Lewis Pierce |
Concussion |
Indefinite |
Dylan Roberton |
Heart |
Season |
Updated: Tuesday, August 13 |
Early prognosis
|
Coffield’s season is over after surgery for a dislocated right shoulder on Tuesday. At one stage in the win over Fremantle, it looked like big man Rowan Marshall might be out for 12 months with a left knee reconstruction, but he pulled up well after returning to the field against the Dockers. – Dinny Navaratnam
|
Player
|
Injury
|
Estimated Return
|
Harry Cunningham |
Groin |
Season |
Lance Franklin |
Hamstring |
1 week |
Will Hayward |
Hip |
Season |
Jack Maibaum |
Knee |
Season |
Jarrad McVeigh |
Calf |
1 week |
Sam Naismith |
Iliotibial band |
Test |
Colin O’Riordan |
Groin |
Season |
Callum Sinclair |
Shoulder |
Season |
Nick Smith |
Hamstring |
Season |
Durak Tucker |
Hamstring |
TBC |
Updated: Tuesday, August 13 |
Early prognosis
|
Star defender Franklin will get another week of training in and look to play game 300 in the last game of the year against St Kilda at the SCG, with retiring veteran McVeigh also targeting that fixture as a farewell game. Naismith could be back this week or next through the NEAFL ahead of the Swans’ reserves finals, while Darcy Cameron is fit to play this week after finally overcoming his quad issue. – Adam Curley
|
Jarrod Brander |
Hamstring |
Season |
Liam Duggan |
Ankle |
Test |
Luke Foley |
Calf |
1 week |
Fraser McInnes |
Quad |
1 week |
Nic Naitanui |
Ankle |
Indefinite |
Brodie Riach |
Stress fracture |
2 weeks |
Josh Smith |
Hamstring |
3 weeks |
Daniel Venables |
Concussion |
Season |
Updated: Tuesday, August 13 |
Early prognosis
|
Naitanui made a surprise appearance during an hour-long session on Tuesday and appeared to have no issues running, kicking or jumping in a promising sign ahead of his bid to return in the first week of finals. Duggan and Foley also trained strongly, while Smith looks to be progressing well from a nasty hamstring setback and could return close to WAFL finals if the Eagles’ reserves qualify. – Travis King
|
Player
|
Injury
|
Estimated Return
|
Caleb Daniel |
Hamstring |
6-8 weeks |
Ryan Gardner |
Knee |
2-4 weeks |
Fergus Greene |
Shoulder |
Season |
Tom Liberatore |
Knee |
1-2 weeks |
Dale Morris |
Knee |
Season |
Mitch Wallis |
Ankle |
Indefinite |
Updated: Tuesday, August 13 |
Early prognosis
|
Tom Liberatore was withdrawn from last weekend’s win due to knee soreness and will miss at least one more week as the Dogs take no risks. A timeline has been put on Caleb Daniel‘s hamstring injury, with the defender to miss up to two months. – Josh Schonafinger
|
*Placed on the club’s long-term injury list
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