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The injury list: round one

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

Adelaide
Player	Injury	Estimated Return
Tom Doedee	Knee	Test
Curtly Hampton	Foot	6-8 weeks
Paul Hunter	Ankle	TBC

Updated: Monday, March 21

Brisbane Lions
Player	Injury	Estimated Return
Dayne Beams	Knee	Indefinite
Allen Christensen	Finger	Available
Justin Clarke	Concussion	Indefinite
Josh Green	Foot	Test
Rhys Mathieson	Cheekbone	4-6 weeks
Jaden McGrath	Shoulder	1 week
Tom Rockliff	Hamstring	Available
Sam Skinner	Knee	Indefinite
Dayne Zorko	Suspended	Round two

Updated: Tuesday, March 22

Carlton
Player	Injury	Estimated Return
Dennis Armfield	Hamstring	1 week
Harry McKay	Back	10 weeks
Lachie Plowman	Hips	2 weeks
Ciaran Sheehan	Hip	4 weeks
Dale Thomas	Suspended	Round two

Updated: Tuesday, March 22

Collingwood
Player	Injury	Estimated Return
Tim Broomhead	Shoulder	Test
Jamie Elliott	Back	Indefinite
Tyson Goldsack	Knee tendinitis	Available
Jeremy Howe	Finger and foot	Available
Ben Reid	Calf	Available
Matt Scharenberg	Knee	Season
Josh Smith	Ankle	Test
Travis Varcoe	Hamstring	3 weeks

Updated: Wednesday, March 22

Essendon
Player	Injury	Estimated Return
Jason Ashby	Knee	8 weeks
Jayden Laverde	Ankle	Test
Gach Nyuon	Knee	TBC
Darcy Parish	Hamstring	Test

Updated: Tuesday, March 22

Fremantle
Player	Injury	Estimated Return
Michael Apeness	Knee	3-4 weeks
Harley Balic	Wrist	Indefinite
Harley Bennell	Calf	TBC
Sean Hurley	Hip	11-13 weeks
Anthony Morabito	Hamstring	1 week
Aaron Sandilands	Suspended	Round two

Updated: Tuesday, March 22

Geelong
Player	Injury	Estimated Return
Mitch Clark	Calf	TBC
Cam Delaney	Hamstring	TBC
Sam Menegola	Knee	2-4 weeks
Scott Selwood	Foot	TBC
Billie Smedts	Shoulder	3-5 weeks
Jackson Thurlow*	Knee	Season

Updated: Tuesday, March 22

Gold Coast
Player	Injury	Estimated Return
Jaeger O'Meara	Knee	Indefinite
Dion Prestia	Knee	Test
David Swallow	Knee	Indefinite

Updated: Tuesday, March 22

Greater Western Sydney
Player	Injury	Estimated Return
Paul Ahern	Knee	Season
Jeremy Cameron	Suspended	Round five
Jeremy Finlayson	Knee	2-4 weeks
Nick Haynes	Groin	Test
Cam McCarthy	Personal leave	Indefinite
Tim Mohr	Knee	Available

Updated: Tuesday, March 22

Hawthorn
Player	Injury	Estimated Return
Grant Birchall	Ankle	Available
Taylor Duryea	Hip/groin	Test
Jack Fitzpatrick	Knee	TBC
Billy Hartung	Knee	Available
Bradley Hill	Wrist	TBC
Jordan Lewis	Calf	Test
Jarryd Roughead	Knee	8-12 weeks
Liam Shiels	Wrist	3-6 weeks
Matt Spangher	Calf	TBC
Zac Webster	Quad	3 weeks

Updated: Tuesday, March 22

Melbourne
Player	Injury	Estimated Return
Chris Dawes	Calf	4 weeks
Matt Jones	Concussion	Test
Ben Newton	Ankle	4 weeks
Christian Salem	Finger	Available
Jake Spencer	Foot	TBC
Aaron vandenBerg	Ankle	Test

Updated: Monday, March 21

North Melbourne
Player	Injury	Estimated Return
Shaun Higgins	Knee	Test
Robbie Tarrant	Back	Test
Ed Vickers-Willis*	Shoulder	5-7 weeks

Updated: Tuesday, March 22

Port Adelaide
Player	Injury	Estimated Return
Riley Bonner	Hamstring	1 week
Tom Clurey	Foot	4 weeks
Billy Frampton	Foot	4 weeks
Dan Houston	Hip/groin	4 weeks
Nathan Krakouer	Jaw	3-5 weeks
Will Snelling	Virus	1 week

Updated: Tuesday, March 22

Richmond
Player	Injury	Estimated Return
Reece Conca *	Hamstring	7-9 weeks
Brett Deledio	Quad	1 week
Nathan Drummond	Knee	TBC
Shane Edwards	Shoulder	Test
Shaun Grigg	Thumb	Test
Chris Yarran	Foot	6 weeks

Updated: Monday, March 21

St Kilda
Player	Injury	Estimated Return
Nathan Freeman	Hamstring	4 weeks
Paddy McCartin	Hamstring	Available
Nick O'Kearney	Ankle	Available
Nick Riewoldt	Lower leg	Available
Jimmy Webster	Wrist	Available

Updated: Tuesday, March 22

Sydney Swans
Player	Injury	Estimated Return
Alex Johnson*	Knee	Season
Ben McGlynn	Hamstring	Test
Jarrad McVeigh	Knee	1-2 weeks
Sam Reid	Hamstring	1-2 weeks
Ted Richards	Calf	Test
Gary Rohan*	Hamstring	3-5 weeks

Updated: Tuesday, March 22

West Coast
Player	Injury	Estimated Return
Corey Adamson	Hamstring	Test
Mitch Brown	Finger	8 weeks
Lewis Jetta	Calf	Test
Chris Masten	Ankle	1-2 weeks
Kurt Mutimer	Hamstring	4-6 weeks
Dom Sheed	Pectoral	10 weeks
Simon Tunbridge	Back	4-6 weeks
Alec Waterman	Illness	Indefinite
Sharrod Wellingham	Knee	4 weeks

Updated: Tuesday, March 22

Western Bulldogs
Player	Injury	Estimated Return
Tom Campbell	Ankle	Test
Tory Dickson	Adductor	Available
Will Minson	Hamstring	1-2 weeks
Clay Smith	Knee	TBC
Roarke Smith	Knee	TBC

Updated: Tuesday, March 22

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

Updated: Tuesday, March 22

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

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