Who's been ruled out and who's nearing a return from your club?
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Eddie Betts
Appendix
Test
Brad Crouch
Cheekbone
Test
Cam Ellis-Yolmen*
Knee
Season
Curtly Hampton*
Ankle
2-3 weeks
Kyle Hartigan
Hamstring
TBC
Elliott Himmelberg
Foot
2-3 weeks
Jake Lever
Hamstring
Test
Reilly O'Brien
Back
2-3 weeks
Updated: Thursday, August 3
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Betts, Crouch and Lever have all been named to face Port Adelaide on Sunday. Lever has missed the past two games with what the club says is a minor hamstring injury. Hartigan re-injured his hamstring in the first quarter of Adelaide's SANFL game last weekend – his first game back after missing three weeks. - Lee Gaskin
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Tom Bell
Ankle
Season
Allen Christensen
Shoulder
Season
Sam Mayes
Foot
TBC
Dan McStay
Shoulder
Test
Mitch Robinson
Foot
Season
Updated: Thursday, August 3
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McStay returns after recovering from an AC joint problem, but Mayes will miss with a foot injury. Youngsters Hipwood, Berry and McCluggage all return after they were managed last week. - Michael Whiting
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Dylan Buckley
Hamstring
Test
Ciaran Byrne
Groin
Test
Patrick Cripps
Fractured fibula
Season
David Cuningham
Ankle
TBC
Ed Curnow
Bruised larynx
Season
Nick Graham
Suspension
2 weeks
Patrick Kerr
Hip
Season
Matthew Kreuzer
Concussion
Test
Harry McKay
Toe
TBC
Andrew Phillips*
Foot
Season
Cameron Polson
Shoulder
Season
Sam Rowe*
Knee
Season
Alex Silvagni
Knee
3 weeks
Simon White
Knee
TBC
Tom Williamson
Illness
TBC
Updated: Thursday, August 3
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Kreuzer, who finished the match on the bench after being concussed during the third quarter of last Saturday night’s match against Geelong, has been named to face the Bombers. But the Blues will be without Cuningham, McKay, White and Williamson this week. Buckley and Byrne are likely to be available next week, while Curnow has been ruled out for the season. - Howard Kotton
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Ben Crocker
Ankle
Test
Josh Daicos
Foot
Test
Liam Mackie
Ankle
Test
Mitch McCarthy
Foot
2-3 weeks
Sam McLarty
Hip/groin
1 week
Adam Oxley
Ankle
Season
Scott Pendlebury
Broken finger
2-3 weeks
Henry Schade
Concussion
Test
Brayden Sier
Foot
1 week
Ben Sinclair*
Hamstring
TBC
Travis Varcoe
Elbow
2-3 weeks
Rupert Wills
Quad
1-2 weeks
Updated: Thursday, August 3
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Young Daicos' hopes of making his AFL debut took a hit after he sustained a foot injury in the VFL but he is listed as a test for this week. More finger surgery means Pendlebury is still 2-3 weeks away, while Varcoe's elbow will keep him out for the same timeframe. - Ben Collins
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Mitch Brown
Ankle
3-4 weeks
Josh Green
Hamstring
Test
James Kelly
Rested
1 week
Andrew McGrath
Rested
1 week
Ben McNeice
Neck
TBC
Jackson Merrett
Leg
6-8 weeks
Updated: Thursday, August 3
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Green returns after miss two weeks with a hamstring injury, but veteran Kelly and youngster McGrath wil be rested. Merrett is set to miss the rest of the season after breaking his leg in last week's VFL win. The speedy wingman/forward hasn't played at senior level this season. Brown is still touch and go to be available again in 2017.- Callum Twomey
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Michael Apeness
Knee
Season
Harley Balic
Hamstring/Personal leave
TBC
Connor Blakely
Shoulder
Season
Zac Clarke*
Knee
TBC
Sean Darcy
Rested
1 week
Taylin Duman
Back
Test
Ed Langdon
Knee
Season
Alex Pearce
Leg
Season
Aaron Sandilands
Hamstring
Season
Tommy Sheridan
Hamstring
Test
Lee Spurr
Calf
3 weeks
Michael Walters
Knee
Season
Matthew Uebergang
Hamstring
TBC
Updated: Thursday, August 3
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Injuries are starting to pile up at the Dockers, with Langdon and Blakely joining a host of players on the sidelines for the rest of the season. Impressive youngster Darcy will be rested after six games at the top level. Duman has recovered well from a back injury to be on the cusp of returning, while Sheridan should be available after missing four weeks with his hamstring. – Travis King
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Mark Blicavs
Ankle
3-5 weeks
Nakia Cockatoo
Hamstring
TBC
Josh Cowan
Achilles
Season
Jordan Cunico
Ankle
Test
Patrick Dangerfield
Suspended
Round 21 return
Cory Gregson*
Foot
Season
Darcy Lang
Shin
1-2 weeks
Lincoln McCarthy
Groin
Season
Daniel Menzel
Soreness
Test
Steven Motlop
Groin
Test
Quinton Narkle
Knee
Season
Mark O'Connor
Ankle
Test
Tom Ruggles
Shoulder
Test
Updated: Thursday, August 3
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Losing Cockatoo to a hamstring injury is blow for the Cats after they took such a cautious approach before selecting him to play against Carlton. Blicavs is rehabbing strongly to return for the finals, while Cunico is returning in the VFL this week. McCarthy has decided to have hip surgery and reboot for next season.- Peter Ryan
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Gary Ablett
Hamstring tightness
Test
Callum Ah Chee
Concussion/shoulder
1-2 weeks
Ben Ainsworth
Knee
2 weeks
Michael Barlow
Leg
Season
Sam Day
Hip
Season
Brayden Fiorini
Hamstring
1-2 weeks
Kade Kolodjashnij
Concussion
Season
Jack Leslie
Ankle
2-3 weeks
Cam Loersch
Hand
Season
Jarryd Lyons
Ankle
1-2 weeks
Brandon Matera
Foot
1 week
Steven May
Hamstring
Test
Tom Nicholls
Ankle
2 weeks
Michael Rischitelli
Managed
1 week
Alex Sexton
Concussion
Test
Matt Shaw
Calf
1 week
Rory Thompson
Hamstring
3 weeks
Jarrod Witts
Shoulder
1-2 weeks
Updated: Thursday, August 3
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This list is growing by the week. Witts, Ah Chee, Fiorini and Ainsworth all picked up injuries in last week's loss to the Dogs, while Rischitelli will be rested after three games back. In better news, Ablett returns after missing the past two. Matera's foot problem has lingered longer than the Suns had hoped.- Michael Whiting
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Matt Buntine
Knee
Season
Jeremy Cameron
Hamstring
3 weeks
Jeremy Finlayson
Knee
1-2 weeks
Toby Greene
Suspended
Round 21
Ryan Griffen
Ankle
4 weeks
Steve Johnson
Knee
1 week
Adam Kennedy
Knee
Season
Shane Mumford
Ankle
Test
Sam Reid
Ankle
2-3 weeks
Will Setterfield
Concussion
Test
Tim Taranto
Ankle
4-6 weeks
Updated: Thursday, August 3
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Key veterans Johnson and Mumford have been passed to take on the Dees, but youngster Setterfield will miss after failing to overcome concussion. Taranto is back running in a good sign for the draftee. - 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
2-3 weeks
Josh Gibson
Groin
2-3 weeks
Blake Hardwick
Concussion
Test
Luke Hodge
Suspension
Round 21 return
Jaeger O'Meara
Knee
1 week
Jonathan O'Rourke
Hamstring
Test
Paul Puopolo
Adductor
Test
Cyril Rioli
PCL
Indefinite
Ben Stratton
Knee
Season
Updated: Thursday, August 3
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The Hawks expect Hardwick to play against the Tigers given he was borderline to return to the ground last Friday and will be bolstered by the return of Puopolo this week. Gibson and Frawley will also likely play again this season, while O’Meara’s long-awaited return appears just one week away. - Ashley Browne
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Tom Bugg
Suspended
Available round 22
Lochie Filipovic
Hip flexor
Season
Colin Garland*
Knee
Season
Mitch Hannan
Rested
1 week
Jesse Hogan
Collarbone
6-8 weeks
Nathan Jones
Quad
Test
Dean Kent
Shoulder
6 weeks
Pat McKenna
Hamstring
Season
Tim Smith
Navicular bone
Season
Aaron vandenBerg*
Heel
Season
Bernie Vince
Suspended
Available round 20
Mitch White
Hamstring
4-6 weeks
Updated: Thursday, August 3
Track watch
Jones got through training during the week and will make his return against the Giants, while Vince is also back after serving his suspension. Impressive first-year forward Hannan will be rested. The Demons are hopeful Hogan will be able to play again this season despite having surgery to repair a broken collarbone on Sunday. - Ben Guthrie
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Paul Ahern*
Knee
Season
Majak Daw
Foot
TBC
Mitch Hibberd
Shoulder
Season
Ben Jacobs
Lower leg
Season
Oscar Junker
Broken tibia
1-2 weeks
Nick Larkey
Knee
Test
Jamie Macmillan
Finger
Season
Braydon Preuss
Back
Test
Kayne Turner
Knee
1 week
Ed Vickers-Willis
PCL
Season
Corey Wagner
Ankle
1-2 weeks
Jarrad Waite
Calf
2 weeks
Declan Watson
Knee
Season
Marley Williams
Back
Season
Mason Wood
Calf
1-2 weeks
Sam Wright
Foot/ankle
Season
Updated: Thursday, August 3
Track watch
Daw's foot injury will keep him sidelined and Waite will spend a fourth stint for the year on the sidelines, including a third from injury, because of a second calf setback, while Williams and Wright join the long list of players done for the season. Wood will also miss at least a fifth match, after some initial optimism of a swift return. Larkey returns straight into the senior side, while Preuss did not appear on the club's official injury list despite hurting his back at the weekend. - Marc McGowan
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Matthew Broadbent
Ankle
TBC
Chad Wingard
Ankle
1-3 weeks
Updated: Thursday, August 3
Track watch
Broadbent has succumbed to his ankle problem again, while Wingard has been ruled of this weekend's Showdown as he recovers from a high ankle sprain, but could return for the round 21 clash with Collingwood. - Lee Gaskin
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Reece Conca*
Foot
TBC
Nathan Drummond*
Knee
Season
Ben Griffiths
Shoulder
TBC
Shaun Hampson*
Back
Indefinite
Steven Morris
Hamstring
Test
Dion Prestia
Soreness
Test
Jack Riewoldt
Eye
Test
Updated: Thursday, August 3
Track watch
Riewoldt will miss a second-straight week after having several stitches in his right eye. Prestia is available after being rested with knee and calf soreness. Morris has been sidelined for five matches with a hamstring injury and is due to push his case for a return, likely through the VFL. - Nathan Schmook
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
David Armitage
Groin
Test
Nick Coughlan
Hamstring
Indefinite
Nathan Freeman
Ankle
4-6 weeks
Sam Gilbert
Hand
1-2 weeks
Hugh Goddard
Foot
Season
Paddy McCartin
Concussion
TBC
Darren Minchington
Ankle
Season
Leigh Montagna
Hamstring
4-6 weeks
Koby Stevens
Groin
Test
Updated: Thursday, August 3
Track watch
Stevens missed last week with a sore groin but returns alongside rested champion Riewoldt. Saints coach Alan Richardson was last week "really hopeful" McCartin would be back this weekend, with not many hurdles left for the forward to jump over. Armitage didn't play in the VFL last week after experiencing groin soreness.Coughlan re-injured his hamstring and faces more time on the sidelines. - Dinny Navaratnam
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Darcy Cameron
Shoulder
Season
Harry Cunningham
Foot
1 week
Robbie Fox
Ankle
3-4 weeks
Josh Kennedy
Hamstring
1 week
Jake Lloyd
Hip
Test
Sam Naismith
Side
1 week
Colin O'Riordan
Ankle
1 week
Sam Reid
Groin
Test
Gary Rohan
Back
Test
Updated: Thursday, August 3
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Kennedy and Naismith have been ruled out of Friday night's blockbuster against the Cats, but Lloyd, Rohan and Reid will all return. - Dinny Navaratnam
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Matthew Allen
Foot
Season
Tom Barrass
Groin
TBC
Sam Butler*
Hamstring
Season
Lewis Jetta
Calf
1 week
Scott Lycett
Shoulder
Season
Nic Naitanui*
Knee
Late 2017 season
Matt Priddis
Quad
Test
Josh Rotham
Hamstring
1-2 weeks
Luke Shuey
Ankle
Test
Tom Lamb
Knee
1-2 weeks
Nathan Vardy
Glute
Test
Daniel Venables
Toe
3-4 weeks
Updated: Thursday, August 3
Track watch
Priddis has been named to return despite coach Adam Simpson saying he was "touch and go" earlier in the week. Vardy is also back in the side, but young defender Barrass misses with a groin problem. Jetta is aiming to play Carlton in round 21 after picking up a calf strain. Top draftee Venables is at least a month away and unlikely to play again this year unless East Perth reach finals. – Travis King
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Marcus Adams
Foot
Indefinite
Tom Boyd
Mental health
Indefinite
Tom Campbell
Abdominal strain
1-2 weeks
Stewart Crameri
Hip
Season
Tory Dickson
Quad
TBC
Josh Dunkley
Shoulder
Test
Tim English
Face
Test
Fergus Greene
Arm
Test
Mitch Honeychurch
Illness
Test
Lin Jong
Knee
Season
Patrick Lipinski
Hamstring
Test
Brad Lynch
Hamstring
4-5 weeks
Dale Morris
Broken arm
6-7 weeks
Roarke Smith
Knee
Season
Jake Stringer
Hamstring
1 week
Updated: Thursday, August 3
Track watch
Dickson will miss with a quad injury after playing his first senior game in a month last week. First-year ruckman English is likely to be play VFL this week after pulling up well from a heavy knock. Forward Stringer is a week away with a hamstring concern. Premiership midfielder Dunkley could resume in the VFL after a serious shoulder injury. – Ryan Davidson
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