AFLW injury list, R8: Bomber's season over, Lion to return, double Tigers blow
Check out how your AFLW team is tracking ahead of round eight
Zoe Prowse is seen during round seven, 2026. Picture: AFL Photos/Getty Images
STRUGGLING Essendon has copped a massive injury blow with important recruit Zoe Prowse ruled out for the rest of the season with a stress reaction in her right foot, while Brisbane is set for a big boost for Saturday's QClash with midfielder Lily Postlethwaite available for selection.
Postlethwaite's teammate Ruby Svarc however has undergone surgery on a broken jaw and is set for a stint on the sidelines.
Richmond has lost two players to season-ending injuries, with Baia Pugh (shoulder) and Aoibhin Cleary (ankle and fibular fracture) ruled out after failing to play out round seven's game against Carlton.
Greater Western Sydney gun Zarlie Goldsworthy is a test to play her first game of the year after overcoming a lower leg injury, but Poppy Boltz is done for the year after suffering a syndesmosis injury against Collingwood.
Annabel Kievit's season is over after the young Sun tore her ACL against St Kilda, while there's still no timeline on Emma O'Driscoll's ankle, with Fremantle saying it's a "severe" injury.
Melbourne's Shelley Heath-Barker has been sidelined with a calf complaint, while Sydney has put a 7-9 week timeframe on Sofia Hurley following ankle surgery.
Ruck Alice Edmonds is one of three tests for the Western Bulldogs, while St Kilda's Nicola Xenos is inching closer to a return from an ACL injury.
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