Mackay and Talia will have to pass fitness tests this week to take their spot in the side to face Essendon at Etihad Stadium on Saturday night. Mackay looks to be in most doubt after leaving last Sunday's Showdown in the first quarter, while Talia played out most of the game. - Lee Gaskin
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Tom Bell
Ankle
Season
Allen Christensen
Shoulder
Season
Cedric Cox
Ankle
TBC
Mitch Robinson
Foot
Season
Alex Witherden
Hamstring
TBC
Updated: Tuesday, August 8
Early prognosis
The Lions are still having a good run, with Cox the only new addition to the list. The club is waiting back on news for Witherden, but is hopeful there was no damage to the hamstring. - Michael Whiting
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Patrick Cripps
Fractured fibula
Season
David Cuningham
Ankle
TBC
Ed Curnow
Bruised larynx
Season
Nick Graham
Suspension
Available round 22
Patrick Kerr
Hip
Season
Harry McKay
Toe
TBC
Andrew Phillips*
Foot
Season
Cameron Polson
Shoulder
Season
Sam Rowe*
Knee
Season
Alex Silvagni
Knee
2 weeks
Simon White
Knee
TBC
Tom Williamson
Illness
TBC
Updated: Tuesday, August 8
Track watch
In the aftermath of a heart-breaking loss to arch rival Essendon last Saturday, there was at least one bright spot – no further additions to Carlton’s injury list. - Howard Kotton
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Ben Crocker
Ankle
Test
Tyson Goldsack
Head
TBC
Levi Greenwood
Knee
TBC
Brodie Grundy
Suspended
Round 23
Liam Mackie
Ankle
Test
Mitch McCarthy
Foot
1-2 weeks
Sam McLarty
Hip/groin
Test
Adam Oxley
Ankle
Season
Scott Pendlebury
Broken finger
Season
Brayden Sier
Foot
1 week
Ben Sinclair*
Hamstring
TBC
Travis Varcoe
Elbow
1-2 weeks
Daniel Wells
Thigh
TBC
Rupert Wills
Quad
1-2 weeks
Updated: Tuesday, August 8
Early prognosis
Grundy's two-match suspension hurts, and Greenwood's season appears over after suffering a knee injury, while Wells could again be sidelined, this time with a thigh issue. Goldsack copped a head knock and reappeared before sitting out the last quarter. Pies coach Nathan Buckley confirmed on Saturday night that Pendlebury won't return this season, while Varcoe's elbow will keep him out for at least another week. - Ben Collins
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Mitch Brown
Ankle
2-3 weeks
Orazio Fantasia
Hamstring
5-6 weeks
Ben McNeice
Neck
TBC
Jackson Merrett
Leg
6-8 weeks
Zach Merrett
Suspension
Available round 22
Updated: Tuesday, August 8
Early prognosis
Zach Merrett will miss after the Bombers accepted his one-week suspension for striking Lachie Plowman. Orazio Fantasia is done for the season after scans revealed a "grade two plus" hamstring strain, with the timeline set at 5-6 weeks. Joe Daniher hyperextended his knee against Carlton but played out the game; he's sore but will train this week. Mitch Brown has been slated for a round 23 return, but a decision will be made this week on whether Ben McNeice plays again this season after he undergoes a neck scan on Wednesday. James Kelly and Andrew McGrath are available this week after being rested on the weekend.- Jennifer Phelan
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Michael Apeness
Knee
Season
Harley Balic
Hamstring/Personal leave
Indefinite
Connor Blakely
Shoulder
Season
Zac Clarke*
Knee
TBC
Brady Grey
Hamstring
2-3 weeks
Ed Langdon
Knee
Season
Alex Pearce
Leg
Season
Aaron Sandilands
Hamstring
Season
Lee Spurr
Calf
2 weeks
Matthew Uebergang
Hamstring
TBC
Michael Walters
Knee
Season
Updated: Tuesday, August 8
Early prognosis
Grey's season is all-but over after he strained his hamstring against Gold Coast on Saturday night. Ruckman Sean Darcy was rested last round and might be given another week off. Tommy Sheridan is ready to return from a hamstring. Taylin Duman is off the injury list after a back issue and the rookie might be a chance to make his debut before the end of the year. – Travis King
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Mark Blicavs
Ankle
3-4 weeks
Nakia Cockatoo
Hamstring
3-4 weeks
Josh Cowan
Achilles
Season
Mitch Duncan
Suspension
Return round 22
Cory Gregson*
Foot
Season
Tom Hawkins
Suspension
Return round 23
George Horlin-Smith
Ankle
TBC
Darcy Lang
Shin
1 week
Lincoln McCarthy
Hip/Groin
Season
Daniel Menzel
Soreness
Test
Steven Motlop
Groin
Test
Quinton Narkle
Knee
Season
Joel Selwood
Ankle
3-4 weeks
Updated: Tuesday, August 8
Early prognosis
Hit hard by injury and suspension the Cats depth is being tested, however Dan Menzel and Steven Motlop are a chance to return. The Cats' skipper Joel Selwood will run again in three weeks with a finals' return still a live possibility after he hurt his ankle when Lance Franklin landed on him last Friday night.- Peter Ryan
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Callum Ah Chee
Concussion/shoulder
1-2 weeks
Ben Ainsworth
Knee
1 week
Michael Barlow
Leg
Season
Sam Day
Hip
Season
Brayden Fiorini
Hamstring
Test
Kade Kolodjashnij
Concussion
Season
Jack Leslie
Ankle
1-2 weeks
Cam Loersch
Hand
Season
Jarryd Lyons
Ankle
Test
Brandon Matera
Foot
Test
Tom Nicholls
Ankle
1 week
Matt Shaw
Calf
Test
David Swallow
Groin
Test
Rory Thompson
Hamstring
2 weeks
Jarrod Witts
Shoulder
Test
Updated: Tuesday, August 8
Early prognosis
The long Suns list might get a fraction shorter this week. Swallow should play in the seniors, while Shaw and Matera are likely to come back through the reserves. There's a few other 'tests' but they're less likely to get up.- Michael Whiting
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Matt Buntine
Knee
Season
Jeremy Cameron
Hamstring
2-3 weeks
Ryan Griffen
Ankle
3-4 weeks
Adam Kennedy
Knee
Season
Shane Mumford
Suspension
Available round 22
Jonathon Patton
Hamstring
Test
Sam Reid
Ankle
1-2 weeks
Tim Taranto
Ankle
3-4 weeks
Updated: Tuesday, August 8
Early prognosis
Patton is the biggest question mark and will need to train solidly on Tuesday to prove his fitness for Friday night's massive clash with the Western Bulldogs. Cameron might be able to get back for the Giants' last home and away match against Geelong, and while Taranto and Griffen are running, they're unlikely to play before the first week of the finals.- Adam Curley
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Grant Birchall
Knee
Season
James Cousins
Shoulder
Season
Jonathon Ceglar*
ACL
Season
Jack Fitzpatrick
Concussion
Indefinite
James Frawley
Turf toe
1-2 weeks
Josh Gibson
Groin
1-2 weeks
Luke Hodge
Suspension
Available round 21
Jaeger O'Meara
Knee
Test
Jonathan O'Rourke
Hamstring
Test
Cyril Rioli
PCL
Season
Ben Stratton
Knee
Season
Updated: Tuesday, August 8
Track watch
It looks like we will see Gibson, Frawley, O’Rourke and O’Meara play at some level before the end of the season, but the concern is Birchall, who now needs a PCL reconstruction after the soreness in his knee would not go away. Rioli ran out of time to get back this season, as did Ceglar. - Ashley Browne
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Tom Bugg
Suspended
Available round 22
Lochie Filipovic
Hip flexor
Season
Colin Garland*
Knee
Season
Jesse Hogan
Collarbone
Indefinite
Dean Kent
Shoulder
3-4 weeks
Pat McKenna
Hamstring
Season
Christian Salem
Ankle
Test
Joel Smith
Tibia
Season
Tim Smith
Navicular bone
Season
Jake Spencer
Ribs
TBC
Aaron vandenBerg*
Heel
Season
Mitch White
Hamstring
4-6 weeks
Updated: Tuesday, August 8
Early prognosis
All indications are that Christian Salem has pulled up fine after injuring his ankle against Greater Western Sydney. However, he will be tested on the training track this week. As flagged on Monday, athletic defender Joel Smith will miss the rest of the season with a crack in his tibia. - Ben Guthrie
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Paul Ahern*
Knee
Season
Ben Brown
Concussion
Test
Majak Daw
Foot
TBC
Mitch Hibberd
Shoulder
Season
Ben Jacobs
Lower leg
Season
Oscar Junker
Broken tibia
1 week
Jamie Macmillan
Finger
Season
Braydon Preuss
Back
Test
Ed Vickers-Willis
PCL
Season
Corey Wagner
Ankle
TBC
Jarrad Waite
Calf
1 week
Declan Watson
Knee
Season
Marley Williams
Back/shoulder
Season
Mason Wood
Calf
TBC
Sam Wright
Foot/ankle
Season
Updated: Tuesday, August 8
Early prognosis
Turner, a big improver this year, looks set to return at AFL or VFL level this weekend after a seven-match absence. But Daw is out for a second-straight week and a fitness test will decide whether Brown suits up this weekend. - Marc McGowan
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Matthew Broadbent
Ankle
1 week
Chad Wingard
Ankle
Test
Updated: Monday, August 7
Early prognosis
Wingard will return to full training this week after missing the past two games. If he gets through the club's main training session on Thursday, he'll be cleared to face Collingwood on Sunday. Broadbent has bone bruising, but the club is confident he doesn't require surgery after missing three of their past five games. - Lee Gaskin
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Reece Conca*
Foot
1 week
Nathan Drummond*
Knee
Season
Ben Griffiths
Shoulder
1 week
Shaun Hampson*
Back
Available
Steven Morris
Hamstring
Test
Jack Riewoldt
Eye
Test
Updated: Tuesday, August 8
Early prognosis
Ruckman Shaun Hampson is set to play limited minutes in the VFL after a long lay-off with a back injury having ramped up his running in recent weeks. The Tigers are also optimistic defender Reece Conca will be able to play in the next week or two. Steven Morris has been sidelined for six 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
Season
Nick Coughlan
Hamstring
Season
Nathan Freeman
Ankle
5 weeks
Sam Gilbert
Hand
1 week
Hugh Goddard
Foot
Season
Ben Long
Suspension
Available round 23
Paddy McCartin
Concussion
Indefinite
Darren Minchington
Ankle
Season
Leigh Montagna
Hamstring
4 weeks
Bailey Rice
Shin
1 week
Nick Riewoldt
Concussion
Test
Nathan Wright
Ankle
Season
Updated: Tuesday, August 8
Early prognosis
Armitage won't play again this season after he ran out of time in his recovery from two bouts of groin surgery. The Saints are highly confident Riewoldt will be fine. There's no timeline on McCartin to return while Wright is out for the year with a syndesmosis injury. Freeman's own syndesmosis concern and Sandringham's ladder position (11th) means he is unlikely to play again in 2017. Long copped a one-game ban in the VFL but with Sandringham having the bye at the weekend, he is unavailable for two weeks at AFL level. - Dinny Navaratnam
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Darcy Cameron
Shoulder
Season
Robbie Fox
Ankle
3-4 weeks
Josh Kennedy
Hamstring
Test
Sam Naismith
Side
Test
Colin O'Riordan
Ankle
Test
Updated: Tuesday, August 8
Early prognosis
Kennedy and Naismith will need to train this week with the final call to be made after Thursday's closed session. Kennedy's hamstring wasn't a severe one so he could be right to face Fremantle, although the Swans won't take any risks with the skipper. - Dinny Navaratnam
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Matthew Allen
Foot
Season
Tom Barrass
Groin
Test
Sam Butler*
Hamstring
Season
Lewis Jetta
Calf
Test
Tom Lamb
Knee
Test
Scott Lycett
Shoulder
Season
Nic Naitanui*
Knee
Late 2017 season
Josh Rotham
Hamstring
Test
Simon Tunbridge
Calf
Test
Daniel Venables
Toe
2-3 weeks
Updated: Tuesday, August 8
Early prognosis
Jetta is expected to be available to face Carlton provided he gets through training this week. It is unclear if Barrass will be fit after missing the Saints loss with a tight groin. Lamb, Rotham and Tunbridge could all be back for East Perth while Venables is back in some light training. . – Travis King
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Marcus Adams
Foot
Indefinite
Tom Boyd
Mental health
Indefinite
Matthew Boyd
Achilles
1 week
Tom Campbell
Abdominal strain
1 week
Stewart Crameri
Hip
Season
Tory Dickson
Quad
Test
Mitch Honeychurch
Illness
Test
Jason Johannisen
Hamstring
Test
Lin Jong
Knee
Season
Brad Lynch
Hamstring
3-4 weeks
Dale Morris
Broken arm
5-6 weeks
Roarke Smith
Knee
Season
Jake Stringer
Hamstring
Test
Easton Wood
Hamstring
5-6 weeks
Updated: Tuesday, August 8
Early prognosis
The loss of Wood is a massive blow to the premiers going back to back, but Johannisen, Honeychurch, Dickson and Stringer should be available for Friday night's huge clash with Greater Western Sydney. – Ryan Davidson