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The injury list: round two

UPDATED: Check out the players from your club struggling to reach full fitness

Adelaide
Player	Injury	Estimated Return
Tom Doedee	Knee	Available
Curtly Hampton	Foot	3-4 weeks
Paul Hunter	Ankle	4 weeks

Updated: Monday, March 28

Brisbane Lions
Player	Injury	Estimated Return
Dayne Beams	Knee	Indefinite
Justin Clarke	Concussion	Indefinite
Cian Hanley	Groin	Indefinite
Rhys Mathieson	Cheekbone	4-6 weeks
Jaden McGrath	Shoulder	Test
Mitch Robinson	Calf	1-2 weeks
Sam Skinner	Knee	12 weeks
Josh Watts	Groin	6 weeks

Updated: Wednesday, March 30

Carlton
Player	Injury	Estimated Return
Dennis Armfield	Hamstring	1 week
Harry McKay	Back	9 weeks
Ciaran Sheehan	Hip	3 weeks

Updated: Tuesday, March 29

Collingwood
Player	Injury	Estimated Return
Tim Broomhead	Shoulder	Test
Nathan Brown	Hamstring	Test
Jamie Elliott	Back	Indefinite
Matt Scharenberg	Knee	Season
Steele Sidebottom	Suspended	Available round 4
Josh Smith	Ankle	Test
Dane Swan	Broken leg/foot	15-20 weeks
Travis Varcoe	Hamstring	2-3 weeks
Marley Williams	Knee	Test

Updated: Tuesday, March 29

Essendon
Player	Injury	Estimated Return
Jason Ashby	Knee	6-8 weeks
Jayden Laverde	Ankle	Test
James Polkinghorne	Calf	TBC
Tom Wallis	Hamstring	TBC

Updated: Tuesday, March 29

Fremantle
Player	Injury	Estimated Return
Michael Apeness	Knee	3-4 weeks
Harley Balic	Wrist	TBA
Harley Bennell	Calf	TBA
Hayden Crozier	Concussion	Test
Michael Johnson	Calf	Test
Sean Hurley	Hip	11-13 weeks
Anthony Morabito	Hamstring	Test

Updated: Tuesday, March 29

Geelong
Player	Injury	Estimated Return
Mitch Clark	Calf	4-6 weeks
Nakia Cockatoo	Suspended	Round three
Cam Delaney	Knee	2-4 weeks
Sam Menegola	Knee	2-4 weeks
Tom Read	Knee	4-6 weeks
Scott Selwood	Foot	4-6 weeks
Billie Smedts	Shoulder	2-4 weeks
Jackson Thurlow*	Knee	Season
Nathan Vardy	Foot	6 weeks

Updated: Wednesday, March 30

Gold Coast
Player	Injury	Estimated Return
Mitch Hallahan	Foot	8 weeks
Kade Kolodjashnij	Abdominal	Test
Touk Miller	Ankle	Test
Jaeger O'Meara	Knee	Indefinite
David Swallow *	Knee	Indefinite

Updated: Tuesday, March 29

Greater Western Sydney
Player	Injury	Estimated Return
Paul Ahern	Knee	Season
Jeremy Cameron	Suspended	Round five
Jeremy Finlayson	Knee	2 weeks
Matthew Kennedy	Knee	Test
Cam McCarthy	Personal leave	Indefinite
Pat McKenna	Knee	2-4 weeks

Updated: Tuesday, March 29

Hawthorn
Player	Injury	Estimated Return
Jon Ceglar	Back	Test
Jack Fitzpatrick	Knee	3-4 weeks
Bradley Hill	Wrist	3-5 weeks
Luke Hodge	Arm	6 weeks
Jarryd Roughead	Knee	10-12 weeks
Liam Shiels	Wrist	Test
Matt Spangher	Calf	4 weeks
Zac Webster	Quad	2-3 weeks
Alex Woodward	Knee	Indefinite

Updated: Tuesday, March 29

Melbourne
Player	Injury	Estimated Return
Chris Dawes	Calf	4 weeks
Ben Newton	Ankle	4 weeks
Oscar McDonald	Ankle	TBC
Jake Spencer	Foot	4-6

Updated: Tuesday, March 29

North Melbourne
Player	Injury	Estimated Return
Jed Anderson	Hamstring	8-10 weeks
Daniel Nielson	Knee	3-4 weeks
Kayne Turner	Hamstring	Test
Ed Vickers-Willis*	Shoulder	4 weeks

Updated: Tuesday, March 29

Port Adelaide
Player	Injury	Estimated Return
Riley Bonner	Hamstring	Available
Tom Clurey	Foot	3 weeks
Billy Frampton	Foot	3 weeks
Dan Houston	Hip/groin	3 weeks
Nathan Krakouer	Jaw	2-4 weeks
Will Snelling	Virus	Available
Matt White	Pectoral	12 weeks

Updated: Wednesday, March 30

Richmond
Player	Injury	Estimated Return
Reece Conca *	Hamstring	5-7 weeks
Brett Deledio	Quad	TBC
Nathan Drummond	Knee	TBC
Shane Edwards	Hand	1 week
Ivan Maric	Back	Test
Chris Yarran	Foot	5-7 weeks

Updated: Tuesday, March 29

St Kilda
Player	Injury	Estimated Return
Nathan Freeman	Hamstring	Indefinite
Nick O'Kearney	Broken arm	4-6 weeks
Brenton Payne	Leg stress reaction	2-4 weeks

Updated: Tuesday, March 29

Sydney Swans
Player	Injury	Estimated Return
Dan Hannebery	Concussion	Test
Alex Johnson*	Knee	Season
Jarrad McVeigh	Knee	1-2 weeks
Sam Naismith	Hand	2-3 weeks
Sam Reid	Hamstring	1-2 weeks
Gary Rohan*	Hamstring	2-4 weeks
Michael Talia	Foot	8-12 weeks

Updated: Tuesday, March 29

West Coast
Player	Injury	Estimated Return
Mitch Brown *	Finger	8 weeks
Xavier Ellis	Achilles	6-8 weeks
Lewis Jetta	Calf	Test
Jeremy McGovern	Shoulder	Test
Chris Masten	Ankle	Test
Kurt Mutimer	Hamstring	4 weeks
Dom Sheed	Pectoral	8 weeks
Simon Tunbridge	Back	4 weeks
Alec Waterman	Illness	Indefinite
Sharrod Wellingham	Knee	4 weeks

Updated: Tuesday, March 29

Western Bulldogs
Player	Injury	Estimated Return
Tom Campbell	Ankle	Available
Tory Dickson	Quad	2 weeks
Will Minson	Hamstring	Available
Clay Smith	Knee	TBC
Roarke Smith	Knee	TBC

Updated: Tuesday, March 29

* Placed on the club's long-term injury list

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