Player | Injury | Estimated Return |
|---|---|---|
| Cam Ellis-Yolmen* | Knee | Season |
| Jordan Gallucci | Jaw | Season |
| Elliott Himmelberg | Foot | Season |
| Rory Sloane | Appendix | Test |
| Updated: Tuesday, September 5 | ||
Early prognosis |
|---|
Sloane is racing the clock to be fit for Thursday night's qualifying final with the Giants at Adelaide Oval. The star midfielder needs to receive a medical clearance after his appendix surgery last week, and is yet to return to full training. - Lee Gaskin |
Player | Injury | Estimated Return |
|---|---|---|
| Orazio Fantasia | Hamstring | Test |
| Aaron Francis | Hamstring | TBC |
| Josh Green | Foot | Season |
| Cale Hooker | Leg | Test |
| Michael Hurley | Calf | Test |
| Ben McNiece | Neck | Season |
| Jackson Merrett | Leg | Season |
| Updated: Tuesday, September 5 | ||
Early prognosis |
|---|
Essendon will wait until later in the week to make a call on the fitness of Fantasia, Hooker and Hurley with important training sessions in coming days. The club is confident the trio will be available to take on the Swans on Saturday despite their injury concerns, but they might need every available minute to get up. Francis won't be available for selection after injuring his hamstring in the VFL on Sunday. - Callum Twomey |
Player | Injury | Estimated Return |
|---|---|---|
| Nakia Cockatoo | Hamstring | 1-2 weeks |
| Josh Cowan | Achilles | Season |
| Cory Gregson* | Foot | Season |
| George Horlin-Smith | Ankle | Test |
| Lincoln McCarthy | Hip/Groin | Season |
| Quinton Narkle | Knee | Season |
| James Parsons | Mid-foot sprain | Test |
| Esava Ratugolea | Broken hand | 2-4 weeks |
| Joel Selwood | Ankle | Test |
| Rhys Stanley | Calf | Test |
| Updated: Tuesday, September 5 | ||
Early prognosis |
|---|
After training on Saturday, the club has declared Joel Selwood more likely than unlikely to play against Richmond although he still needs to jump through some hoops to get to the line. Nakia Cockatoo remains an X-factor that the Cats would love to get right for a final while Parsons suffered a mid-foot sprain in the final game and, although doubtful, has not yet been ruled out. - Peter Ryan |
Player | Injury | Estimated Return |
|---|---|---|
| Matt Buntine | Knee | Season |
| Ryan Griffen | Ankle | Test |
| Adam Kennedy | Knee | Season |
| Updated: Tuesday, September 5 | ||
Early prognosis |
|---|
Griffen is likely to play in a reserves scratch match against Adelaide the day after the senior side's qualifying final on Thursday night, if he can get through training during the week. - Adam Curley |
Player | Injury | Estimated Return | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Frampton* | Shoulder | Season | |
| Jack Hombsch | Hip | Season | |
| Tom Jonas | Suspension | Available finals week two | |
| Jackson Trengove | Head knock | Assess | |
| Updated: Monday, September 4 | |||
Early prognosis |
|---|
The Power have just about a full list to choose from for their elimination final with West Coast at Adelaide Oval. Trengove played strongly in the SANFL last weekend, but left the game with 10 minutes to go after sustaining a head knock. - Lee Gaskin |
Player | Injury | Estimated Return |
|---|---|---|
| Nathan Drummond* | Knee | Season |
| Updated: Monday, September 4 | ||
Early prognosis |
|---|
The Tigers' medical room is nearly empty, with Josh Caddy ready to return from a hamstring injury. Dion Prestia is not on the list after leaving training early last week with an ankle concern that he has managed all year. He was able to train fully on Friday and is not at risk of missing the qualifying final against Geelong. Drummond is running well as part of his rehabilitation program. - Nathan Schmook |
Player | Injury | Estimated Return |
|---|---|---|
| Darcy Cameron | Shoulder | Season |
| Dan Hannebery | Hip | Test |
| Tom Papley | Knee | Test |
| Callum Sinclair | Ankle | Test |
| Kurt Tippett | Ankle | Test |
| Updated: Tuesday, September 5 | ||
Early prognosis |
|---|
Hannebery, Tippett, Papley and Sinclair all trained on Tuesday and provided they pull up well, they'll hit the track again on Thursday, and all four should be available to face Essendon. - Adam Curley |
Player | Injury | Estimated Return |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew Allen | Foot | Season |
| Sam Butler* | Hamstring | Season |
| Scott Lycett | Shoulder | Season |
| Nic Naitanui* | Knee | Late 2017 season |
| Simon Tunbridge | Hamstring | Season |
| Daniel Venables | Toe | Season |
| Updated: Tuesday, September 5 | ||
Early prognosis |
|---|
The Eagles had 40 players on the training track on Monday night, including Jeremy McGovern who has pulled up fine after hurting his left shoulder against Adelaide in round 23. Young forward Jake Waterman ran laps and didn't join the main group on Monday after battling illness that scuppered his chances of a debut against the Crows. - Travis King |
*Placed on the club's long-term injury list
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