Defender Luke Brown passed a fitness test and played in Thursday night's loss to Hawthorn at Adelaide Oval. Brown had fractured his cheekbone in the Crows' loss to Geelong. He is back on the injury list, however, after hurting his ankle on Thursday night. Milera injured his knee in the same game. - Lee Gaskin 

Harwood will miss this week with a foot injury, but still just two other injuries, and while Christensen and Robinson are automatic best 22 players, this small list of players is a delight for Lions fans to see. - Michael Whiting

Carlton has lost another defender, with teenager Williamson likely to be sidelined for the next two matches. Williamson pulled up sore with extensive bruising to his back after copping a heavy knock during the Blues' fighting win over the Suns at Metricon Stadium last Saturday night. Forward Sumner, who missed the Suns' game after injuring his left adductor at training last week, has made good progress and faces a test for this weekend. Ruckmen Phillips (ankle) and Gorringe (adductor), injured for the Northern Blues against Werribee last Saturday, will also miss this weekend. In better news, defender Silvagni is ahead of schedule after injuring his left knee against Greater Western Sydney in round 12. - Howard Kotton

Reid and Goldsack will return to face Port Adelaide at the MCG on Saturday, but Varcoe failed to prove his fitness. Elliott is still at least another week away, while Wells is several weeks away with his latest calf injury. Sinclair is also eyeing a return in the second half of the year. - Ben Collins

The Bombers lost Hooker to a minor finger injury, while Parish will miss the Sydney trip after missing two games (plus a bye) with a calf injury. Brown is edging closer to a return as well after a lengthy spell on the sidelines with an ankle injury, while Laverde is also pushing towards his first game of the season after a pre-season ankle injury. - Callum Twomey

Freo was rocked on Friday with news that Fyfe would miss with the Geelong clash. Fyfe has been wearing a chest guard to protect a bruised sternum. Ballantyne is set to play his first AFL game this season after undergoing hamstring tendon surgery in pre-season and suffering a setback in his comeback game for Peel last month. Sandilands will miss the Geelong trip as he battles to get over his hamstring issues, while fellow big man Griffin is also out with a calf injury. Bennell joined the main training group this week and is closing in on a much-anticipated playing comeback barring any setbacks. - Travis King

Barlow had surgery on his fractured left leg on Sunday and will miss the rest of the season. He was in the midst of an excellent year for the Suns after heading east from Fremantle. The Suns' week went from bad to worse with Matera and Hall ruled out due to foot and hamstring problems respectively, followed by news on Friday that Ablett would miss his 300th with a calf, and Kolodjashnij was out with concussion. Rosa's absence for one week due to suspension also takes experience away the Suns can ill-afford. - Michael Whiting

Kelly is a massive chance to miss this week's game against the Lions after his setback at training on Saturday, with Hopper another big casualty to come out of that session on the Giants' bye weekend. Haynes comes straight back in after a long lay-off, while Setterfield is likely to play NEAFL. - Adam Curley

Good and bad news for the Hawks. Gibson's injury is now confirmed but they get Birchall back this week and Stratton the next. Hodge and Breust are also handy inclusions this week. Rioli is back at the club and back running, which suggests the Hawks are leaning towards bringing him back for at least a few games before the end of the season. O'Meara's situation remains clouded but credit the club for finally providing a detailed update on their website. - Ashley Browne

Jones has been ruled out for 4-6 weeks in a massive blow for the Dees, while Watts will also miss the trip to face the Eagles with a hamstring issue. Coach Simon Goodwin said on the weekend Hogan is 2-3 weeks away from playing after being diagnosed with testicular cancer last month but the club still has him listed as indefinite. - Ben Guthrie

Macmillan returns after being a late withdrawal, but the Roos have lost impressive youngster Turner to a knee injury. Jacobs and Wright each had multiple setbacks, but may resume in the VFL, along with young prospects McKay and Wagner. Durdin did not return after being diagnosed with concussion in the first quarter of Werribee's VFL game on Saturday.  Waite has recovered from his head hitting the ground hard in a tackle late in the contest against St Kilda. But Thomas will sit out again with suspension. - Marc McGowan

Broadbent has an ankle injury and has been ruled out of the clash with the Pies after initially being named in the team. Polec will also miss the Collingwood match with a minor hamstring injury, but the club is confident he will return for the round 15 clash with Richmond. - Lee Gaskin

Vlastuin faces a fitness test this week after six weeks sidelined with a shoulder injury. He was close to returning against Sydney in round 13 and the club appears confident he will make the cut this week. The club has shaved a week off the return dates for Elton and Moore, with Dylan Grimes not listed after injuring an ankle in the last quarter against the Swans. - Nathan Schmook

McCartin joined the main group at Tuesday's session and moved freely as he was named in the 25-man squad to face Gold Coast. Meanwhile, Wright ran laps and looks unlikely to be over the injury in his AC joint. There was a minor concern with  Stevens' left shoulder during the game against North Melbourne in round 13 but he trained and will be fine for Sunday's clash with Gold Coast. - Dinny Navaratnam

McVeigh has trained well over the past few days but will miss Friday night's clash with the Bombers. Tippett is only likely to miss one game after pulling up sore after the Swans' massive win in the NEAFL on Saturday, while Cunningham felt some pain during a running session on Monday and could miss another one or two games. Aliir suffered a minor knee injury in the last quarter of last week's NEAFL win over Aspley and will not play at any level this week. - Adam Curley

Kennedy is slowly increasing his workload in the gym and on the track but will miss Saturday night's clash against Melbourne. LeCras will also miss due to a hip problem. Injury-plagued forward Allen is done for the season after scans revealed a navicular issue in his foot. Tunbridge was expected to return to football this week after a hybrid-LARS knee reconstruction, but has been delayed by a setback in his hamstring where his knee graft was taken from. Top draftee Venables might only miss one more game as he recovers from turf toe. – Travis King

Cloke is out indefinitely after it was revealed he is battling mental health issues. Tom Boyd will miss with a calf problem, while inspirational skipper Murphy is likely to return next week from a hamstring injury. Further heartbreak for Jong with the unlucky midfielder ruled out for the rest of the season after injuring his knee against the Demons. - Ryan Davidson