Defender Jake Lever has been cleared to return from a hamstring injury for Saturday night's game with the Brisbane Lions at the Gabba. Riley Knight and Troy Menzel both failed fitness tests and will not face the Lions. - Lee Gaskin

Tom Rockliff won't play this week and could miss again next week with the club's bye looming in round 11. Skipper Dayne Beams passed a fitness test and will return to face the Crows after two weeks out. - Michael Whiting

The Blues are almost injury-free, with talented Irishman Ciaran Byrne scheduled for a return next month after rupturing his ACL against Collingwood last season. - Howard Kotton

Ben Reid is a huge out for up to a month with a quad injury, but Adam Treloar has overcome an ankle problem. Travis Varcoe has been ruled out for "a couple of weeks" due to suffering a setback at training. Tim Broomhead's hopes of an immediate return were hit by a bout of concussion in the VFL. Jesse White also hurt a hamstring in the VFL. Rupert Wills' campaign for promotion have been delayed by a calf problem. It's believed Ben Sinclair is still eyeing a return in the second half of the year. - Ben Collins

Patrick Ambrose is recovering quicker than expected from the quad strain he suffered at training a few weeks ago, and could return against Richmond in round 10. His absence in the back half has been felt by the Bombers. Shaun McKernan injured his hand at VFL level so will sit out a couple of weeks, but the Bombers have been able to maintain a relatively healthy list in recent weeks. David Zaharakis copped a knock to the throat in last week’s win over Geelong but will play against West Coast on Sunday. - Callum Twomey

The Dockers are confident Hayden Ballantyne will be available for his first game since damaging his hamstring tendon during the club's final JLT Community Series hit-out in March, but will return through the WAFL. Star onballer Stephen Hill will make his return from a hamstring strain to face Carlton on Sunday. - Travis King

Both the senior and NEAFL teams have byes this weekend, so all of the players listed as a 'test' should be available the following week. Swallow and Rosa will walk back into the ones, while Hanley, Thompson, Ainsworth and McKenzie have all had lengthy breaks and would be more likely to return through the NEAFL. - Michael Whiting

The Giants suffered yet another blow on Friday with gun forward Devon Smith hurting his knee at training. He will miss at least six weeks following surgery. Stephen Coniglio had surgery on Monday after suffering another syndesmosis injury to the same left ankle he hurt in the JLT Community Series, and is a massive loss. Aidan Corr and Sam Reid passed concussion tests and will face Richmond, while Jeremy Finlayson hurt his groin in the NEAFL on the weekend. - Adam Curley

Carnage at the Hawks with Cyril Rioli, Ben Stratton and James Frawley all out for the medium to long term. It wouldn't surprise if Rioli doesn't play again this year. This is as long and talented an injury list as the Hawks have encountered in Alastair Clarkson's 13 years in charge. - Ashley Browne

The news of Jesse Hogan's cancer diagnosis shocked the football world, but thankfully the prognosis is a positive one. The star forward could return to football within 4-8 weeks, depending on his recovery. In-form defender Jayde Hunt will be put through the concussion protocol after he was knocked out in a collision with Crow Sam Jacobs. Angus Brayshaw suffered his fourth concussion in 12 months in the VFL at the weekend and will be sidelined indefinitely. - Ben Guthrie

Trent Dumont will miss this week due to concussion. Jy Simpkin's impressive debut season is on hold after hurting his shoulder in Sunday's loss to Sydney. But the good news is the Kangaroos will regain spearhead Jarrad Waite (suspension) and potentially defender Aaron Mullett and forward Taylor Garner if they pass fitness tests. Ben Jacobs (foot) resumed last week for Werribee in the VFL development league and is likely to spend an extended stint in the state league to regain match fitness. - Marc McGowan

The Power have reported a clean bill of health after their successful trip to China. Nathan Krakouer will have a fitness test on his bruised foot to see if he's right to play in the SANFL against Woodville-West Torrens at Alberton Oval on Saturday. - Lee Gaskin

Dan Butler pulled up with groin soreness out of the Fremantle clash in the Tigers' only fresh injury from round nine. Reece Conca has suffered a setback, however, with recent scans showing his foot injury had not improved, requiring an extended period on the sidelines. Dion Prestia has trained with the main group this week and appears over his hamstring soreness. Jack Graham's prognosis has not improved in the past week, but he was part of a group running laps on Thursday with Shaun Hampson, Nick Vlastuin and Ben Griffiths. – Nathan Schmook

Jarrad McVeigh's low-grade hamstring strain will keep him out of this week's clash and with his history of soft tissue injuries, you'd think he might struggle to get up for Friday week's game against Hawthorn at the SCG. Kieren Jack was close but will continue to work on his hip strength and also push to play the Hawks. Dane Rampe has done a power of work on the track and will return for this week's clash against St Kilda. - Adam Curley

It was only three weeks ago that the Eagles were facing an injury crisis with 13 players on the sidelines. Jamie Cripps has recovered about a month faster than expected from his nasty ankle sprain and will return against Essendon. Drew Petrie trained without restriction on Monday, marking the ball cleanly and practicing ruck hit-outs, while Scott Lycett joined in skills drills and will ramp up his workload in coming weeks. Simon Tunbridge is aiming for a round 15 return after rejoining training following a hybrid-LARS knee reconstruction in December. - Travis King

The Dogs will regain Travis Cloke and Dale Morris for Friday night's clash with Geelong at Simonds Stadium, but will be without veteran defender Matthew Boyd. Forward Jake Stringer is likely to be available after the club's bye in round 11. - Ryan Davidson