Sloane was slammed into the turf in the third quarter of last weekend's win over Melbourne in Darwin and didn't take any further part in the game. Lever also finished the game on the bench with hamstring tightness. - Lee Gaskin
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Claye Beams
Foot
Test
Tom Bell
Ankle
Season
Allen Christensen
Shoulder
Season
Darcy Gardiner
Elbow
1 week
Ryan Harwood
Foot
Test
Mitch Robinson
Foot
Season
Updated: Tuesday, July 18
Early prognosis
After a bye for the NEAFL team at the weekend, Beams and Harwood are both expected to return through the lower level. Gardiner is recovering well from his dislocated elbow suffered two weeks ago and should be back on the field the following week.- Michael Whiting
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Dylan Buckley
Hamstring
3 weeks
Ciaran Byrne
Adductor
Test
Patrick Cripps
Fractured fibula
Season
David Cuningham
Groin
Test
Ed Curnow
Bruised larynx
3 weeks
Patrick Kerr
Hip
TBC
Caleb Marchbank
Shoulder
1 week
Andrew Phillips*
Foot
Season
Sam Rowe*
Knee
Season
Alex Silvagni
Knee
TBC
Dale Thomas
Calf
Test
Simon White
Knee
1 week
Tom Williamson
Back
Test
Updated: Tuesday, July 18
Early prognosis
As the Blues' injury toll continues to mount, they hope to regain veteran Dale Thomas and youngsters David Cuningham and Tom Williamson for Sunday's game against the Brisbane Lions at the Gabba. With defenders Dylan Buckley out with a hamstring strain and Ciaran Byrne and Alex Silvagni battling to be available after being injured against the Bulldogs last Sunday, Harrison Macreadie and Ciaran Sheehan will come into calculations. Macreadie impressed with 25 disposals and five marks in the Northern Blues' loss to Essendon last Saturday and Sheehan picked up 20 disposals. - Howard Kotton
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
James Aish
Concussion
Test
Ben Crocker
Ankle
1 week
Mitch McCarthy
Foot
2-3 weeks
Adam Oxley
Groin/hip
10-11 weeks
Scott Pendlebury
Broken finger
TBC
Brayden Sier
Foot
Test
Ben Sinclair*
Hamstring
TBC
Updated: Tuesday, July 18
Early prognosis
Pendlebury had surgery on his broken finger last night and his return date is listed as TBC. Aish is likely to be sidelined after a bout of concussion, while Sinclair is at least a month away with a long-term hamstring injury. - Ben Collins
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Patrick Ambrose
Quad
Test
Mitch Brown
Ankle
6-7 weeks
Josh Green
Hamstring
2-3 weeks
Ben McNeice
Neck
TBC
Jobe Watson
Soreness
Available
Updated: Tuesday, July 18
Early prognosis
The Bombers will regain former captain Watson for their meeting with the Kangaroos at Saturday after he sat out last week's win over St Kilda with soreness. The veteran is being carefully managed this season. Essendon will lose small forward Green to a minor hamstring injury, but Ambrose is likely to play in the VFL after recovering from successive quad injuries. Brown remains some way off a return. - Callum Twomey
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Michael Apeness
Knee
Season
Harley Balic
Leave
Indefinite
Zac Clarke*
Knee
TBC
Taylin Duman
Back
TBC
Ed Langdon
Knee
2 weeks
Alex Pearce
Leg
Season
Aaron Sandilands
Hamstring
Season
Tommy Sheridan
Hamstring
2 weeks
Matthew Uebergang
Hamstring
TBC
Updated: Tuesday, July 18
Early prognosis
Harley Bennell pulled up well from his first game in 16 months after repeated calf issues and trained on Tuesday, with an expectation he will appear for Peel again this weekend. The Dockers have officially ruled out young key defender Alex Pearce for the season after he suffered a setback with his broken leg suffered in January. Ed Langdon is having issues with his sore knee and is back on the injury list for another two weeks. - Travis King
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Nakia Cockatoo
Hamstring
Test
Josh Cowan
Achilles
Season
Jordan Cunico
Ankle
Test
Patrick Dangerfield
Foot
Test
Cory Gregson*
Foot
Season
Darcy Lang
Shin
2-4 weeks
Lincoln McCarthy
Groin
4 weeks
Andrew Mackie
Wrist
Test
Quinton Narkle
Knee
Season
Mark O'Connor
Ankle
1-2 weeks
Tom Ruggles
Shoulder
2-3 weeks
Scott Selwood
Hamstring
Test
Tom Stewart
Fractured eye socket
Test
Updated: Tuesday, July 18
Early prognosis
Dangerfield will wait until the last minute before deciding whether he plays after suffering a mid-foot sprain on Saturday. Scott Selwood remains uncertain as to whether he will play with his hamstring problems becoming a concern while Nakia Cockatoo is in similarly frustrating position. Lincoln McCarthy is touch and go to play again in 2017 with a decision expected soon. On the positive side, Andrew Mackie is expected to face the Crows and Tom Stewart is available and will wear a helmet when he returns.- Peter Ryan
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Michael Barlow
Leg
Season
Sam Day
Hip
Season
Jack Leslie
Leg
Test
Cam Loersch
Hand
TBC
Jarryd Lyons
Ankle
3-4 weeks
Brandon Matera
Foot
Test
Steven May
Hamstring
1-2 weeks
Updated: Tuesday, July 18
Early prognosis
May will miss Saturday's match against the Bulldogs, while the Suns will be sweating on Leslie passing a fitness test. Lyons' ankle injury will keep him out for up to a month.- Michael Whiting
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Matt Buntine
Knee
Season
Jeremy Cameron
Hamstring
Test
Stephen Coniglio
Ankle
Test
Matt de Boer
Concussion
Test
Brett Deledio
Calf
TBC
Jeremy Finlayson
Knee
5 weeks
Ryan Griffen
Ankle
5 weeks
Harrison Himmelberg
Finger
Test
Jacob Hopper
Ankle
1-2 weeks
Adam Kennedy
Knee
Season
Tim Mohr
Calf
1-2 weeks
Sam Reid
Ankle
Test
Tim Taranto
Ankle
6-8 weeks
Updated: Tuesday, July 18
Early prognosis
Cameron, Coniglio, Reid and de Boer could all be a chance to play Richmond if they can get through training this week. Coach Leon Cameron will need to decide if Coniglio needs a game in the NEAFL after not playing since round eight, and managing just two games for the year. Himmelberg should also be available, with the Giants' main session on Thursday the key factor in selection. In other good news, Kennedy ran for the first time this week after having a knee reconstruction in May.- Adam Curley
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Grant Birchall
Knee
Indefinite
James Cousins
Shoulder
Season
Jonathon Ceglar*
ACL
Indefinite
Jack Fitzpatrick
Concussion
Indefinite
James Frawley
Turf toe
1-3 weeks
Josh Gibson
Groin
Indefinite
Kieran Lovell
Shoulder
1 week
Jaeger O'Meara
Knee
Indefinite
Jonathan O'Rourke
Hamstring
1-3 weeks
Paul Puopolo
Adductor
Indefinite
Cyril Rioli
PCL
4-6 weeks
Ben Stratton
Knee
Season
Updated: Tuesday, July 18
Early prognosis
Not much change at the Hawks. If there are changes to the side to play Fremantle at Domain Stadium on Saturday they will be due to form. Stratton has already been ruled out for the season but will now undergo surgery to repair his knee. Inside midfielder Lovell will return to the VFL next week after a shoulder reconstruction, while O’Rourke is also expected to see some playing action before the end of the season.- Ashley Browne
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Angus Brayshaw
Concussion
Available
Tom Bugg
Suspended
Available round 22
Lochie Filipovic
Hip
2-3 weeks
Colin Garland*
Knee
Season
Nathan Jones
Quad
1-2 weeks
Dean Kent
Shoulder
TBC
Pat McKenna
Hamstring
4-6 weeks
Christian Salem
Hamstring
1-2 weeks
Tim Smith
Navicular bone
Season
Dom Tyson
Knee
Available
Aaron vandenBerg*
Heel
Season
Bernie Vince
Suspended
Available round 20
Jack Viney
Foot
Test
Jack Watts
Hamstring
Available
Updated: Tuesday, July 18
Early prognosis
Tyson and Watts will play against the Power and Viney is a legitimate chance to play. The co-skipper will need to prove he can run without pain in Thursday's main session and if he can do that he should get the tick of approval. The Demons are planning for Brayshaw to play in the VFL this weekend, his first match in more than six weeks following his latest concussion. - Ben Guthrie
Paul Ahern*
Knee
Season
Mitch Hibberd
Shoulder
Season
Ben Jacobs
Lower leg
Season
Oscar Junker
Broken tibia
TBC
Nick Larkey
Knee
Test
Jamie Macmillan
Finger
TBC
Braydon Preuss
Back
Test
Kayne Turner
Knee
1-2 weeks
Ed Vickers-Willis
PCL
TBC
Corey Wagner
Ankle
3-4 weeks
Jarrad Waite
Calf
Test
Declan Watson
Ankle/shin
Test
Marley Williams
Back
1 week
Mason Wood
Calf
1 week
Sam Wright
Foot/ankle
TBC
Updated: Tuesday, July 18
Early prognosis
Waite looks set to provide a timely boost for the Kangaroos, but a host of teammates ae either done for the season or close to it. Hibberd and Jacobs are officially finished for 2017, while Macmillan and Wright – back on the injury list again – are likely to follow suit. Wagner won't be ready until late in the season at best, either. Preuss could come into AFL contention if he passes a fitness test, while Williams and Wood are at least another week away. - Marc McGowan
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Matthew Broadbent
Ankle
Test
Paddy Ryder
Ankle
Test
Updated: Monday, July 17
Early prognosis
Ryder rolled his ankle in the third quarter of the Power's 70-point thumping of North Melbourne. He went back on the ground, but was rested in the last quarter as a precaution. Broadbent has missed three of the past four games after injuring his ankle at training a month ago. - Lee Gaskin
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Reece Conca*
Foot
TBC
Nathan Drummond*
Knee
Season
Jack Graham
Ankle
Test
Shaun Hampson*
Back
Indefinite
Bachar Houli
Suspension
Round 19
Steven Morris
Hamstring
1-2 weeks
Updated: Tuesday, July 18
Early prognosis
Graham is the only fresh injury for the Tigers after he sprained his ankle in the VFL at the weekend. The draftee will face a fitness test later this week to determine if he can play in the VFL. The Tigers have otherwise been buoyed as Ben Griffiths and Ben Lennon came off the injury list. The club is yet to determine a timeline for Reece Conca's return. - Nathan Schmook
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
David Armitage
Groin
TBC
Nick Coughlan
Hamstring
TBC
Sam Gilbert
Hand
3-4 weeks
Hugh Goddard
Foot
Season
Billy Longer
Hamstring
Test
Paddy McCartin
Concussion
Indefinite
Tim Membrey
Suspension
Available round 19
Darren Minchington
Ankle
4-6 weeks
Bailey Rice
Calf
Test
Updated: Monday, July 17
Early prognosis
Geary suffered a knock to the quad against Essendon but the tough skipper is expected to be fit for Saturday night's clash against Sydney at the SCG. Longer would likely come straight back in if he proves his fitness after suffering a corkie against Richmond in round 16. Rice copped a heavy corkie of his own in the VFL and missed the second half, so is in some doubt to come up this weekend. – Dinny Navaratnam
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Darcy Cameron
Shoulder
Season
Harry Cunningham
Foot
1 week
Oliver Florent
Foot
Test
Robbie Fox
Ankle
4-6 weeks
Colin O'Riordan
Ankle
1-2 weeks
Sam Reid
Groin
Test
Gary Rohan
Glute/hamstring
Test
Kurt Tippett
Ankle
Test
Updated: Tuesday, July 18
Early prognosis
Reid and Rohan both failed to train with the main group on Tuesday, with Rohan heading to the pool, and both will need to hit the track on Thursday if they're to be picked. Reid struggled to have an impact against the Giants, but the good news for Rohan is that he played out the game despite looking in trouble just before three-quarter time. Tippett came from the field after playing just over a half in the NEAFL last week, and was on light duties on Tuesday.- Adam Curley
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Matthew Allen
Foot
Season
Sam Butler
Hamstring
1-2 weeks
Malcolm Karpany
Quad
Test
Scott Lycett
Shoulder
TBC
Eric Mackenzie
Hamstring
1 week
Nic Naitanui*
Knee
Late 2017 season
Willie Rioli
Hamstring
Test
Simon Tunbridge
Knee
Test
Daniel Venables
Toe
3 weeks
Elliot Yeo
Knee
Test
Updated: Tuesday, July 18
Early prognosis
The Eagles are still waiting on a surgeon's opinion before deciding whether ruckman Scott Lycett will play again this season after soreness with a shoulder tendon. Elliot Yeo needs to get through full training on Thursday to face Collingwood on Sunday. Powerful forward Simon Tunbridge could make his return from a revolutionary hybrid LARS knee reconstruction for East Perth this weekend, while goalsneak Willie Rioli should also return for the Royals. - Travis King
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Marcus Adams
Foot
Indefinite
Matthew Boyd
Achilles
Test
Tom Boyd
Mental health
Indefinite
Tom Campbell
Abdominal strain
1-2 weeks
Stewart Crameri
Hip
Season
Josh Dunkley
Shoulder
3-4 weeks
Fergus Greene
Arm
2-3 weeks
Lin Jong
Knee
Season
Brad Lynch
Hamstring
6-7 weeks
Roarke Smith
Knee
Season
Jake Stringer
Hamstring
2-3 weeks
Updated: Tuesday, July 18
Early prognosis
While Jake Stringer will miss up to three weeks with a hamstring, defender Matthew Boyd will need to get through training this week to face the Suns in Cairns on Saturday. Rookie Brad Lynch’s season looks over after sustaining another hamstring injury. – Ryan Davidson
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