Who's struggling and who's a test? Find out when your wounded stars will be back
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JACK Lonie, Lance Franklin, Jack Riewoldt, Devon Smith, Lachie Whitfield and more ... some big names have been added to the injury list ahead of round seven.
Who will be right and who is struggling? We find out when your wounded stars will be back.
ADELAIDE
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Luke Brown
Ankle
Test
Tom Doedee
Knee
Season
Richard Douglas
Ankle
2-3 weeks
Sam Jacobs
Knee
3-4 weeks
Wayne Milera
AC joint
3-4 weeks
Andrew McPherson
Back
1 week
Paul Seedsman
Knee
2-3 weeks
Updated: Tuesday, April 30
Early prognosis
Milera has avoided shoulder surgery after his collision in the round five win against Gold Coast and should be back within a month. Brown will have a fitness test this week to see if he will play his first game of the season in the SANFL this weekend. The defender has been sidelined since undergoing left ankle surgery in early March. Midfielder Bryce Gibbs has recovered from a virus and will be available to face Fremantle on Sunday. - Lee Gaskin
BRISBANE
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Marcus Adams
Knee
8 weeks
Harris Andrews
Hamstring
Test
Zac Bailey
Hamstring
Test
Rhys Mathieson
Hamstring
Test
Brandon Starcevich
Hamstring
3 weeks
Updated: Tuesday, April 30
Early prognosis
After missing last week's win over Gold Coast, Andrews and Mathieson were in full training on Tuesday and just have to get through main training on Thursday to be available to play Sydney. Bailey has missed three weeks but will also be up for selection if he gets through the week.- Michael Whiting
CARLTON
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Charlie Curnow
Knee
Test
Tom De Koning
Knee
3-5 weeks
Sam Docherty
Knee
Indefinite
Matthew Kreuzer
Adductor
1 week
Kym Lebois
Hamstring
1-2 weeks
Nic Newman
Knee
3 weeks
Jarrod Pickett
Knee
Indefinite
Kade Simpson
Hamstring
3 weeks
Updated: Tuesday, April 30
Early prognosis
It's a double blow for the Blues backline, with Simpson and Newman to miss most of the next month due to respective injury issues. Kreuzer will miss this week's clash with North Melbourne due to tightness in his adductor, though the Blues expect Curnow to return from knee soreness.- Riley Beveridge
COLLINGWOOD
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
James Aish
Concussion
Test
Flynn Appleby
Ankle
Test
Tyler Brown
Shoulder
2-4 weeks
Lynden Dunn
Knee
Season
Jamie Elliott
Buttock
Test
Chris Mayne
Back fracture
2-3 weeks
Nathan Murphy
Ankle
3-4 weeks
Sam Murray
Provisional ASADA suspension
TBC
Matt Scharenberg
Knee
4-5 weeks
Brayden Sier
Toe
Test
Updated: Tuesday, April 30
Early prognosis
Livewire forward Elliott appears a certain starter against Port Adelaide at Marvel Stadium on Friday night after missing the Anzac Day clash with Essendon and defender Aish also appears likely to return. Fellow backman Appleby and midfielder Sier could return in the VFL. Mayne, Murphy and Tyler Brown will be out for about another month each, while Scharenberg won't be far behind them as he comes back from a third knee reconstruction. The season seems over for veteran Dunn after a second anterior cruciate ligament rupture in nine months. - Ben Collins
ESSENDON
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Mitch Brown
Wrist
3 weeks
Zac Clarke
Calf
Test
Orazio Fantasia
Virus
Test
Martin Gleeson
Cheekbone
4 weeks
Jayden Laverde
Hamstring
2-3 weeks
Shaun McKernan
Hamstring
5-6 weeks
Kobe Mutch
Hamstring
7-9 weeks
Devon Smith
Knee
Test
James Stewart
Groin
1-2 weeks
Updated: Wednesday, May 1
Early prognosis
All eyes will be on Smith after his Anzac Day ended prematurely due to a right knee problem, while Brown will miss up to a month with a wrist fracture sustained against the Magpies. Gleeson's facial fracture will need more than the original one week to heal properly, while Stewart has started running outside again. - Callum Twomey
FREMANTLE
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Hayden Ballantyne
Hamstring
TBC
Harley Bennell
Calf
TBC
Stephen Hill
Quad
5 weeks
Shane Kersten
Foot
4-5 weeks
Griffin Logue
Hamstring
Test
Aaron Sandilands
Calf
TBC
Sam Sturt
Concussion
TBC
Updated: Tuesday, April 30
Early prognosis
Logue should be ready to play his first game since pre-season after falling short of a WAFL return last round, while Connor Blakely will be in the mix for senior selection having come through his return from a major hamstring injury successfully with 20 touches for Peel. Bennell is back running and aiming to return to main training in 2-3 weeks following his latest calf setback, while Ballantyne, Hill and Kersten are back running but some way off returning. – Travis King
GEELONG
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Jed Bews
Groin
2-3 weeks
Nakia Cockatoo
Knee
Indefinite
Jordan Cunico
Ankle
10-12 weeks
Lachie Fogarty
Hip
Test
Lachie Henderson
Plantar fascia
Test
Brandan Parfitt
Quad
Test
Scott Selwood
Hamstring
Test
Updated: Tuesday, April 30
Early prognosis
After missing one week with a minor quad strain, Parfitt will be put through his paces this week ahead of selection. Selwood, Henderson and Fogarty are also chances to return from injuries via the VFL. Bews' battle with osteitis pubis continues to be a long grind. - Mitch Cleary
GOLD COAST
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Callum Ah Chee
Quad
2-3 weeks
Brayden Crossley
Hamstring
4-5 weeks
Corey Ellis
Ankle
1 week
Sam Fletcher
Quad
2-3 weeks
Sean Lemmens
Ankle
Test
Wil Powell
Concussion
Test
Izak Rankine
Hamstring
1 week
Brad Scheer
Hand
TBC
Rory Thompson
Knee
Season
Lachie Weller
Hamstring
1 week
Harrison Wigg
Knee
Season
Updated: Tuesday, April 30
Early prognosis
Powell is expected to be available this week after missing one match with concussion. In exciting news for the Suns, No.3 draft pick Rankine is just a week away from making a return from the hamstring he tore in the JLT Community Series.- Michael Whiting
GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Stephen Coniglio
Finger
Test
Phil Davis
Ankle
Test
Brett Deledio
Calf
1 week
Jonathon Patton
Knee
TBC
Tommy Sheridan
Calf
4 weeks
Callan Ward
Knee
Season
Lachie Whitfield
Corked thigh/hip flexor
Test
Updated: Tuesday, April 30
Early prognosis
The Giants have all but ruled out Whitfield but should have Coniglio available to face St Kilda, while Davis is also a chance to come back. Deledio is on track to push for selection next week, while in further good news for GWS, youngsters Harry Perryman (lung) and Jye Caldwell (groin) will play in the NEAFL. - Adam Curley
HAWTHORN
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Grant Birchall
Calf/knee
Indefinite
Kaiden Brand
Shoulder
Test
Shaun Burgoyne
Hamstring
Test
James Cousins
Suspended
Round 8
James Frawley
Hamstring
1 week
Jacob Koschitzke
Concussion
Test
Tom Mitchell
Broken leg
Indefinite
Tim Mohr
Dislocated knee/ACL
Season
Jackson Ross
Hamstring soreness
Test
Updated: Tuesday, April 30
Early prognosis
This is as healthy as the Hawks have been in several weeks, and Burgoyne is set to be a welcome addition. Cousins tweaked an ankle but will miss this weekend through suspension, anyway, while Brand played out Sunday's match despite hurting his right shoulder. Key defender Koschitzke and exciting forward Ross sat out Box Hill's VFL game last week. - Marc McGowan
MELBOURNE
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Mitch Hannan
Knee
3-4 weeks
Neville Jetta
Knee
10-12 weeks
Jay Kennedy Harris
Leg
3-4 weeks
Kade Kolodjashnij
Concussion
TBC
Jake Lever
Knee
3-4 weeks
Steven May
Groin
3-4 weeks
Corey Maynard
Hip
3-4 weeks
Alex Neal-Bullen
Corked hamstring
Available
Aaron Nietschke
Knee
Season
Braydon Preuss
Shoulder
1 week
Joel Smith
Groin
6-8 weeks
Aaron vandenBerg
Ankle
TBC
Jack Viney
Shoulder
2 weeks
Guy Walker
Shoulder
Indefinite
Updated: Wednesday, May 1
Early prognosis
Viney will be sidelined for the next fortnight with an injury to the AC joint in his shoulder, but thankfully the co-captain has avoided surgery. Preuss will miss the Hawks clash while Neal-Bullen has pulled up well from a corked hamstring suffered against the Tigers and will be right to play on Saturday. - Ben Guthrie
NORTH MELBOURNE
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Majak Daw
Pelvis/hips
Indefinite
Sam Durdin
Finger
Test
Shaun Higgins
Illness
Test
Ben Jacobs
Head/neck
Indefinite
Luke McDonald
Knee
Test
Ben McKay
Pneumonia
Test
Tom McKenzie
Back
TBC
Tom Murphy
Ankle
1 week
Dom Tyson
Calf
Test
Ed Vickers-Willis
Knee
Season
Will Walker
PCL
Indefinite
Declan Watson
Illness
Test
Tom Wilkinson
Ankle
9-11 weeks
Marley Williams
Ankle
Test
Updated: Tuesday, April 30
Early prognosis
Williams could finally be ready to return after last playing in round two and it would be timely if McDonald fails to recover. Higgins will be fine to play this week after being a late out last week. Durdin is set for his first game of the year in the VFL, while McKay and Tyson will push to play after missing the past fortnight. – Marc McGowan
PORT ADELAIDE
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Tobin Cox
Hamstring
Test
Charlie Dixon
Leg
Indefinite
Robbie Gray
Hand
4 weeks
Hamish Hartlett
Hamstring
4 weeks
Sam Hayes
Knee
2-4 weeks
Tom Jonas
Calf
1 week
Jake Patmore
Knee
Season
Jack Watts
Leg
Indefinite
Updated: Tuesday, April 30
Early prognosis
Jonas will miss Friday night's clash with Collingwood at Marvel Stadium with a minor calf complaint. The Power co-captain was a late scratching from last Friday night's win against North Melbourne after injuring his calf at training last Wednesday. Gray will be sidelined for a month after he had surgery on his broken hand last Sunday. Hartlett will be out for a month with issues from the graft site in his hamstring from his ACL operation last year. - Lee Gaskin
RICHMOND
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
David Astbury
Ankle
Test
Trent Cotchin
Hamstring
3-4 weeks
Jack Graham
Hamstring
1-2 weeks
Shaun Grigg
Knee
Indefinite
Oleg Markov
Knee
1 week
Alex Rance
Knee
Season
Jack Riewoldt
PCL
6-8 weeks
Jayden Short
Elbow
Indefinite
Maverick Weller
Back
Test
Updated: Tuesday, April 30
Early prognosis
After recovering from a wrist injury, Riewoldt has gone straight back to the sidelines, although he has escaped surgery on his knee. Full-back Astbury will need to get through training this week after rolling his ankle, while Graham suffered a minor hamstring injury in the VFL. Captain Cotchin suffered a setback, pushing his recovery time out to 3-4 weeks. There's better news for Markov, who is nearly a month ahead of schedule after having minor knee surgery on a torn meniscus, while Grigg is now dealing with a hip complaint – Sarah Black
ST KILDA
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Logan Austin
Shoulder
Indefinite
Josh Bruce
Leg
Test
Jack Bytel
Back
Season
Jake Carlisle
Back
Indefinite
Oscar Clavarino
Ankle
1-2 weeks
Jarryn Geary
Quad
Indefinite
Dan Hannebery
Hamstring/calves
Indefinite
Max King
Knee
1-2 weeks
Doulton Langlands
Concussion
Test
Jack Lonie
Knee
8-10 weeks
Rowan Marshall
Ill
Test
Paddy McCartin
Concussion
Indefinite
Lewis Pierce
Concussion
Test
Dylan Roberton
Heart
Season
Updated: Tuesday, April 30
Early prognosis
A return for McCartin might not happen this year. Bruce carried a leg injury through the Adelaide loss and needs to prove his fitness. Small forward Lonie is set for a reasonable stint on the sidelines, with captain Geary facing a similar medium-term time out of the game. The outlook for Carlisle is relatively promising, considering he's coming off back surgery. He could be back within a couple of months if everything goes to plan. - Dinny Navaratnam
SYDNEY
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Lance Franklin
Hamstring
1 week
Heath Grundy
Back
3-4 weeks
Will Hayward
Jaw
Test
Kieren Jack
Hip
Test
Jack Maibaum
Knee
Season
Jarrad McVeigh
Quad
4-6 weeks
Daniel Menzel
Groin
Test
Sam Naismith
Knee
TBC
Nick Smith
Hamstring
TBC
Durak Tucker
Knee
Indefinite
Updated: Tuesday, April 30
Early prognosis
Franklin was never really a chance to play after being a late withdrawal last week, but the Swans are hopeful he can be fit to face Essendon in round eight. Hayward has recovered well from surgery to repair his broken jaw and could make the trip to Brisbane this week, along with Jack, who missed last week's Sydney derby. - Adam Curley
WEST COAST
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Tom Barrass
Foot
TBC
Nic Naitanui
Knee
Indefinite
Jack Redden
Achilles
Test
Willie Rioli
Foot
3 weeks
Francis Watson
Shoulder
2-3 weeks
Updated: Tuesday, April 30
Early prognosis
Redden is in the mix to return against Gold Coast after pulling up with Achilles soreness following the Port Adelaide loss. Lewis Jetta is a watch after his left wrist was bandaged at Subiaco Oval on Tuesday, while Rioli is taking major strides forward and trained with the WAFL group before completing extra running around the boundary. Watson has suffered a significant AC injury after being stretchered from the ground during the win over Claremont, but has avoided surgery and completed some light kicking and marking – not raising his left arm above shoulder height. Barrass has successfully undergone foot surgery but a timeframe for his comeback, initially estimated around seven-to-10 weeks, is up in the air. – Travis King
WESTERN BULLDOGS
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Taylor Duryea
Hip
4-6 weeks
Fergus Greene
Ankle
3-5 weeks
Lin Jong
Appendix
2-3 weeks
Dale Morris
Knee
6-8 weeks
Matthew Suckling
Groin
2-4 weeks
Updated: Tuesday, April 30
Early prognosis
Heartwarming news for Bulldogs fans with Morris back running on the track as he steps up his recovery from a pre-season ACL injury. The 36-year-old remains focused on a return to football this season. Jong required surgery to remove his appendix last week and is expected to be a couple of weeks from selection. - Paul Bastin
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