Who's been ruled out and who's nearing a return from your club?
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Kyle Cheney
Hamstring
Test
Ben Davis*
Foot
Test
Harry Dear
Quad
Test
Cam Ellis-Yolmen*
Knee
Season
Curtly Hampton*
Ankle
4-6 weeks
Kyle Hartigan
Hamstring
1-2 weeks
Josh Jenkins
Illness
Test
Jake Lever
Hamstring
1 week
Wayne Milera
Calf
1 week
Reilly O'Brien
Back
Ongoing assessment
Matthew Signorello
Concussion
Test
Rory Sloane
Concussion
Test
Updated: Thursday, July 20
Track watch
Lever and Milera have both been ruled out of Friday night’s clash with Geelong. The club is hopeful they return next week. Sloane and Jenkins both trained on Thursday and are expected to face the Cats, providing they pull up well on Friday morning.- Lee Gaskin
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Claye Beams
Foot
Test
Tom Bell
Ankle
Season
Allen Christensen
Shoulder
Season
Darcy Gardiner
Elbow
Test
Ryan Harwood
Foot
Test
Nick Robertson
Suspended
Available round 19
Mitch Robinson
Foot
Season
Updated: Thursday, July 20
Track watch
After a bye for the NEAFL team at the weekend, Beams and Harwood are both expected to return through the lower level. Gardiner has recovered well from his dislocated elbow suffered two weeks ago and is straight back into the senior side this 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
Season
Caleb Marchbank
Shoulder
1 week
Andrew Phillips*
Foot
Season
Sam Rowe*
Knee
Season
Alex Silvagni
Knee
4 weeks
Dale Thomas
Calf
Test
Simon White
Knee
1 week
Tom Williamson
Back
Test
Updated: Thursday, July 20
Track watch
As the Blues' injury toll continues to mount, they regain veteran Thomas and youngsters Cuningham and Williamson for Sunday's game against the Brisbane Lions at the Gabba. Defenders Buckley, Byrne and Silvagni all suffered injuries in the loss to the Dogs, while Kerr's season is over after he was booked in for hip surgery. - 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: Thursday, July 20
Track watch
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: Thursday, July 20
Track watch
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
Brennan Cox
Club suspension
1 week
Taylin Duman
Back
TBC
Ed Langdon
Knee
2 weeks
Alex Pearce
Leg
Season
Luke Ryan
Club suspension
1 week
Aaron Sandilands
Hamstring
Season
Tommy Sheridan
Hamstring
2 weeks
Matthew Uebergang
Hamstring
TBC
Updated: Thursday, July 20
Track watch
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. Youngsters Ryan and Cox were not considered for senior selection this week after breaking club protocol and drinking ahead of a six-day break. 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. 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
1 week
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
Brandan Parfitt
Hamstring
TBC
Tom Ruggles
Shoulder
1-2 weeks
Scott Selwood
Hamstring
Test
Tom Stewart
Fractured eye socket
Test
Updated: Thursday, July 20
Track watch
Dangerfield will wait until the last minute before deciding whether he plays after suffering a mid-foot sprain on Saturday. Scott Selwood returns from a hamstring problem, but Mackie misses again with his wrist issue. Impressive youngster Parfitt is sidelined again with a hamstring injury, while Cockatoo is in a similarly frustrating position. McCarthy is touch and go to play again in 2017 with a decision expected soon. On the positive side, Stewart will wear a helmet in his return to face the Crows.- Peter Ryan
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Gary Ablett
Hamstring tightness
TBC
Michael Barlow
Leg
Season
Sam Day
Hip
Season
Kade Kolodjashnij
Concussion
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: Thursday, July 20
Track watch
Ablett has been ruled out of Saturday's match against the Bulldogs with hamstring tightness. May will also miss, while Lyons' ankle injury will keep him out for up to a month. Kolodjashnij's season is over due to linger- 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: Thursday, July 20
Track watch
Coniglio has been included in the squad to face Richmond on Sunday, but could still make his return via the NEAFL after not playing since round eight. Cameron will miss another week with his hamstring injury, while de Boer is a chance to play despite suffering a nasty concussion last week. 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: Thursday, July 20
Track watch
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
Test
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: Thursday, July 20
Track watch
Viney, Tyson, Watts and Salem have all been picked to play the Power with both Viney and Salem making quicker than expected returns. 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. Co-captain Jones is a chance to return next week - 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
Season
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
Jack Ziebell
Managed
1 week
Updated: Friday, July 21
Track watch
Skipper Ziebell will be rested this week as he deals with a number of niggles. Waite will 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 remains troubled by his back, while Williams and Wood are at least another week away. - Marc McGowan
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Matthew Broadbent
Ankle
Test
Dougal Howard
Suspension
Available round 19
Paddy Ryder
Ankle
Test
Updated: Thursday, July 20
Track watch
Ryder was restricted to walking laps on Tuesday, but the Power expect him to be right to face Melbourne at the MCG on Saturday. Broadbent is set to return despite not training on Tuesday. Forward/ruck Howard was handed a one-game suspension for rough conduct in the SANFL last weekend. - 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: Thursday, July 20
Track watch
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 Griffiths and Lennon came off the injury list. The club is yet to determine a timeline for Conca's return. - Nathan Schmook
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
David Armitage
Groin
Test
Nick Coughlan
Hamstring
Test
Sam Gilbert
Hand
3-4 weeks
Hugh Goddard
Foot
Season
Paddy McCartin
Concussion
Indefinite
Tim Membrey
Suspension
Available round 19
Darren Minchington
Ankle
5-6 weeks
Bailey Rice
Calf
Test
Updated: Thursday, July 20
Track watch
Longer trained on Thursday and is right to return from a hamstring strain. Rice also took part in the session after suffering a calf corkie in the VFL last week. Meanwhile, McCartin will have more concussion testing done over the next couple of weeks before deciding when he can return. He's training but not involved in contact work. Armitage is making good progress in his recovery and could return in the VFL soon. – 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
1 week
Gary Rohan
Glute/hamstring
Test
Kurt Tippett
Ankle
Test
Updated: Thursday, July 20
Track watch
Reid has been ruled out after failing to overcome a groin injury syffered against the Giants last week. Rohan has been on light duties this week and is no certainty to take on the Saints as he manages a hamstring issue. Tippett came from the field after playing just over a half in the NEAFL last week, but is likely to play at state league level again this week.- 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: Thursday, July 20
Track watch
The Eagles are still waiting on a surgeon's opinion before deciding whether ruckman Lycett will play again this season after soreness with a shoulder tendon. Yeo got through full training on Thursday and will face Collingwood on Sunday. Powerful forward Tunbridge could make his return from a revolutionary hybrid LARS knee reconstruction for East Perth this weekend, while goalsneak 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: Thursday, July 20
Track watch
Stringer will miss up to three weeks with a hamstring, while defender Matthew Boyd will miss the trip to Cairns to face the Suns with the Achilles issue that kept him out last week. Rookie Lynch’s season looks over after sustaining another hamstring injury. – Ryan Davidson
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