Lynch will miss his second-straight game after being ruled out of Friday night's clash with the Western Bulldogs at Adelaide Oval. Cameron will return providing he completed Tuesday's main training session. Back-up ruckman Reilly O'Brien will also be sidelined again after he was a late scratching from the SANFL last week. - Lee Gaskin 

The fear is Gardiner's season could be over after his horror injury against the Bombers. Although it would leave a hole in the defence, it would also give Chris Fagan a chance to assess another player or two on his list. Beams is still a couple of weeks away from returning. - Michael Whiting

The Blues will be without Curnow for up to a month after the midfielder consulted a specialist. He suffered significant bruising to his larynx during the round 14 game against Richmond and missed last Saturday’s match against Adelaide. In better news, Lamb is expected to be available this weekend after missing last Saturday’s game with concussion. Silvagni and Williamson are back in full training and should be available for selection in round 17. - Howard Kotton

Goldsack and Moore were casualties from the Pies' loss to Hawthorn on Sunday and in good news are listed as tests for the clash with Essendon on Saturday. Wells is now a 2-3 proposition as he comes back from his latest calf injury. Sinclair is at least a month away with a long-term hamstring injury. - Ben Collins

Defender Brown could have earned a recall to the senior team this week but his season could be over after suffering another ankle injury in the dying moments of the VFL clash last weekend. The former Cat is set to miss at least six weeks with the concern. McNiece is still recovering from a neck injury he suffered at training in recent weeks and the club is handling it in a cautious manner, while Ambrose's quad complaint will see him miss at least another two weeks. - Callum Twomey

Bennell is desperate to return to football after 16 months on the sidelines, but the Dockers are taking a cautious approach as his comeback game draws closer. Hill will train later in the week but is expected to return against the Roos. – Travis King

For the second week in a row, Hanley came off against the Kangaroos with a hamstring niggle. It's not torn, but the Suns might want to err on the side of caution this week. Kolodjashnij and Matera will undergo tests this week, while Hall's hamstring was a little worse than first thought. - Michael Whiting

Greene, Williams and Reid will be tested at training on Wednesday at Spotless Stadium in a bid to prove their fitness for the Hawks clash, with Reid the most likely of that trio to feature, after he played out the game against Geelong on Saturday night. Deledio is edging close to a return after doing some more training last week. - Adam Curley

Big news at the Hawks with Stratton out for the season and Birchall set to miss at least a week, both because of knee injuries. Don’t hold your breath on Rioli playing again this year, either. Gibson and Frawley will get back and the hope is that O’Meara will, too. Puopolo faces a test ahead of the Giants game this week. - Ashley Browne

Hogan trained strongly on Tuesday and will need to do so again on Friday to prove his fitness ahead of Sunday's clash against Carlton. Watts and Garlett will need to pick up their training on Friday, while Tyson is in doubt. - Ben Guthrie

Waite's latest injury setback will put him on the sidelines for the third time this season. He hurt the AC joint in his left shoulder in round one and copped a one-week suspension for a rough conduct charge in round seven. But Macmillan's season could be over after requiring finger surgery. Williams was a late withdrawal last week and will miss again, while Preuss didn't play in the VFL at the weekend. - Marc McGowan

Hartlett didn't train with the main group on Wednesday. He was restricted to walking and light duties. Amon is another week or two away. Hombsch is available for Sunday's trip to Perth to face West Coast after he was a late scratching with a knee injury in the loss to Richmond. - Lee Gaskin

Vlastuin pulled up sore after his VFL return two weeks ago and needs to pass a fitness test this week to return, likely at VFL level again. Shai Bolton has come off the injury list after being managed for one match. Conca hopes to have a more definitive timeline for his return in the coming week. - Nathan Schmook

The signs are positive for McCartin. He's feeling good and has been training but needs to pass the concussion test to be declared fit for the weekend. Gilbert was concussed after a heavy tackle from Fremantle forward Cam McCarthy and will similarly need to overcome that injury. - Dinny Navaratnam

Callum Mills will be tested later in the week after being concussed in the incident with Melbourne's Tom Bugg, but should be right to face Gold Coast. Tippett and Cunningham will be a chance to play in round 17, while Hayward is also likely back next week after the Swans opted to be cautious with the first year forward's recovery from foot soreness. - Adam Curley

A host of senior players should be available this week – including big names Kennedy, Hurn, Priddis and LeCras. That quartet trained on Monday while Schofield and Nelson were also out on the track. The Eagles are hopeful Wellingham will overcome a corked hip to be available. Tunbridge is nearing a return after a hybrid-LARS knee reconstruction in December. Josh Hill is available after missing last round through illness. - Travis King

Liberatore (cork) and Boyd (calf) could both return for Friday night’s clash with Adelaide if they pass fitness tests. - Ryan Davidson