WITH round one fast approaching, our reporters have been doing their homework to find out the health of your club's list.

Who will be right for the season-opener, who is touch and go, who will be watching from the sidelines? We find out when your wounded stars will get back on the park. 

PLAYER	INJURY	ESTIMATED RETURN
Riley Knight	Achilles	3-4 weeks
Updated: Thursday, March 19

Early prognosis

The Crows have almost a full list to choose from with Knight the only player sidelined in his recovery from minor Achilles surgery. Defender Tom Doedee isn't ready for AFL selection yet, but would've played in a SANFL trial this weekend before it was cancelled. Doedee – who tore his ACL in round one last year – will increase the amount of match simulation time he gets at training in the next couple of weeks to get ready to play at AFL level. - Lee Gaskin

PLAYER	INJURY	ESTIMATED RETURN
	Nil
Updated: Tuesday, March 17

Early prognosis

Still no worries for the Lions. They'll have a full list to pick from ahead of playing Hawthorn at the MCG on Sunday. – Michael Whiting

PLAYER	INJURY	ESTIMATED RETURN
Eddie Betts	Calf	3-4 weeks
Charlie Curnow	Knee	Indefinite
Brodie Kemp	Knee	Indefinite
Harrison Macreadie	Hamstring	Test
Caleb Marchbank	Knee	1-2 weeks
Harry McKay	Groin	3-4 weeks
Sam Petrevski-Seton	Quad	Test
Lachie Plowman	Ankle	Test
Updated: Tuesday, March 17

Early prognosis

The Blues' forward line is looking lean, with Betts likely to miss the first month of the season after straining his calf at training over the weekend. McKay will miss round one due to an ongoing groin complaint, while Curnow's timeline remains unclear after dual knee setbacks. Marchbank is still dealing with bone bruising to his knee and won't play the season-opener, while Petrevski-Seton will have to prove his fitness after playing only a half in a VFL practice match a fortnight ago as he recovers from a quad issue. Plowman should be OK, having rolled his ankle in the second round of pre-season games. - Riley Beveridge

PLAYER	INJURY	ESTIMATED RETURN
Taylor Adams	Hip	Available
Dayne Beams	Mental health	Indefinite
Lynden Dunn	Knee	4-6 weeks
Levi Greenwood	Knee	15-20 weeks
Tom Langdon	Knee	Indefinite
Scott Pendlebury	Illness	Test
Ben Reid	Ankle/foot	Test
Matt Scharenberg	Hip	Available
Jaidyn Stephenson	Hand	Available
Adam Treloar	Hamstring	1-2 weeks
Travis Varcoe	Shoulder	4 weeks
Updated: Tuesday, March 17

Early prognosis

Skipper Pendlebury is odds-on to lead the Magpies in the round one clash with the Western Bulldogs on Friday after tests cleared him of the coronavirus. Adams pulled up sore in the final hitout in the Marsh Community Series against St Kilda and Stephenson suffered a bruised left hand in a VFL practice match on Saturday but the club says both will be available for selection. Treloar will miss at least the season-opener and Reid could also be in doubt. Scharenberg came off second-best in a marking contest at training on Friday but escaped with a bruised left hip that wouldn't stop him from playing in the off-chance he received a call-up. Varcoe is close to rejoining the main group after a shoulder reconstruction and Langdon is back running, albeit very lightly, as he deals with a potentially career-threatening knee issue. Greenwood seems determined to smash the traditional 12-month recovery timeframe for a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament, while the Woods will also be conservative with Dunn in his bid to return from a second knee reconstruction. Meanwhile, Beams is reportedly set to retire. - Ben Collins

PLAYER	INJURY	ESTIMATED RETURN
Patrick Ambrose	Knee	4-6 weeks
Tom Bellchambers	Knee	Available
Joe Daniher	Groin	Indefinite
Sam Draper	Knee	5-7 weeks
Noah Gown	Foot	Indefinite
Dyson Heppell	Foot	TBC
Mitch Hibberd	Knee	Available
Cale Hooker	Hip	1-2 weeks
Lachie Johnson	Knee	Season
James Stewart	Groin	Available
David Zaharakis	Thigh	Available
Updated: Tuesday, March 17

Early prognosis

Essendon has had some better news on the injury front if round one does go ahead, with Zaharakis, Bellchambers, Hibberd and Stewart all available for selection. Jake Stringer and Conor McKenna are also ready to play against the Dockers. The club can't put a timeline on Heppell's return from his foot injury, but Hooker is closing in on getting back after surgery on his hip. - Callum Twomey 

PLAYER	INJURY	ESTIMATED RETURN
Blake Acres	Hamstring	5-7 weeks
James Aish	Calf	Test
Michael Frederick	Hamstring	Test
Stefan Giro	Knee	12 weeks
Joel Hamling	Ankle	8-10 weeks
Liam Henry	Knee	Test
Stephen Hill	Quad	TBC
Jesse Hogan	Mental health	Indefinite
David Mundy	Leg	1 week
Alex Pearce	Ankle	2 weeks
Luke Ryan	Back	Test
Sam Switkowski	Back	TBC
Nathan Wilson	Toe	2 weeks
Hayden Young	Quad	Test
Updated: Tuesday, March 17

Early prognosis

The Dockers have fast-tracked their expected returns for David Mundy, Alex Pearce and Nathan Wilson just a week after estimating they won't be available until round four or five. They are being conservative with Stefan Giro, however, after the midfielder spent time with the main training group. The Dockers confirmed on Tuesday Hayden Young had experienced quad tightness, resulting in his training load being managed. James Aish and Luke Ryan need to pass fitness tests after being withdrawn from the second Marsh Community Series match. - Nathan Schmook

PLAYER	INJURY	ESTIMATED RETURN
Nakia Cockatoo	Hamstring	2-3 weeks
Mitch Duncan	Hip	Test
Jake Kolodjashnij	Hip	2-4 weeks
Nathan Kreuger	Knee	1-2 weeks
Stefan Okunbor	Achilles	Indefinite
Joel Selwood	Hamstring	Test
Updated: Tuesday, March 17

Early prognosis

Selwood got through match simulation unscathed on Saturday and now it will be a matter for the match committee to determine whether he's done the required work. Duncan played minutes in last Friday's VFL scratch match against Werribee but still has hoops to jump through after a heavily interrupted summer. Kreuger will ramp up his training, while a decision will have to be made on Kolodjashnij in coming weeks now there's no VFL. - Mitch Cleary

PLAYER	INJURY	ESTIMATED RETURN
Charlie Ballard	Shoulder	6-8 weeks
Pearce Hanley	Calf	Test
Jarrod Harbrow	Groin	Test
Jack Hombsch	Rib	Test
Anthony Miles	Chest	TBC
Wil Powell	Knee	6-8 weeks
Izak Rankine	Shoulder	Test
Mitch Riordan	ACL	Season
Alex Sexton	Hamstring	1-2 weeks
Rory Thompson	Knee	Test
Jarrod Witts	Foot	Test
Updated: Tuesday, March 17

Early prognosis

Plenty of question marks for the Suns, but captain Witts is certain to play after a couple of weeks of strong running following his broken foot. Harbrow is a big concern and might come up just short, while Rankine will be available and is expected to play. – Michael Whiting

PLAYER	INJURY	ESTIMATED RETURN
Matt Flynn	Knee	TBC
Xavier O'Halloran	Ankle	2-3 weeks
Tommy Sheridan	Calf	2-3 weeks
Zac Sproule	Knee	3-5 weeks
Tim Taranto	Shoulder	4-5 months
Callan Ward	Knee	3-5 weeks
Zac Williams	Achilles	Test
Updated: Tuesday, March 17

Early prognosis

All eyes will be on star defender Williams ahead of the Geelong clash, after he missed the Marsh Community Series. He's been training and should be fit to play, the Giants will just need to decide if he needs some more work on the track to make sure he's ready for full games at match intensity. - Adam Curley 

PLAYER	INJURY	ESTIMATED RETURN
Will Golds	Knee	Season
Jack Gunston	Ankle	Test
Blake Hardwick	Chest	10 weeks
Dan Howe	Foot	TBC
Jarman Impey	Knee	TBC
Jacob Koschitzke	AC joint	3-4 weeks
Mitch Lewis	Ankle	Test
Josh Morris	Knee	4-6 weeks
Tim O'Brien	Eye	Test
Updated: Tuesday, March 17

Early prognosis

Gunston ramped up his training involvement last week and took part in internal match simulation on Friday, so he looks on track to appear in round one after pre-Christmas ankle surgery. Lewis, O'Brien – who also sat out the Hawks' Marsh Community Series finale – and Harry Morrison were among those who didn't play, with the former looking the biggest outsider of that trio to be available. Howe competed in the scratch match but limped off early with another foot issue and will undergo surgery. Mathew Walker is also injured but the club is yet to say what his issue is, following a similar trend with players who aren't senior regulars. Impey continues to increase his running loads in his recovery from a knee reconstruction last year. – Marc McGowan

PLAYER	INJURY	ESTIMATED RETURN
Harley Bennell	Calf	TBC
Kade Chandler	Wrist	1 week
Kyle Dunkley	Foot	Test
Mitch Hannan	Groin	TBC
Kade Kolodjashnij	Concussion	TBC
Harry Petty	Groin	TBC
Braydon Preuss	Knee	3-5 weeks
Christian Salem	Glandular fever	Test
Aaron vandenBerg	Foot	TBC
Updated: Tuesday, March 17

Early prognosis

The club has been optimistic Salem will be available for round one but a recent bout of glandular fever has him in doubt. Sam Weideman should be available after rolling his ankle in the second Marsh Community Series game. Max Gawn and Steven May have declared themselves starters after pre-season knee injuries. The long game continues for Bennell after another calf strain while Joel Smith has had an interrupted summer and mystery surrounds what's been troubling him following an infected foot over the New Year period. - Jennifer Phelan

PLAYER	INJURY	ESTIMATED RETURN
Ben Brown	Calf	Test
Luke Davies-Uniacke	Groin	TBC
Kyron Hayden	Achilles	8-10 weeks
Ben Jacobs	Concussion	TBC
Flynn Perez	Knee	8-10 weeks
Kayne Turner	Sesamoid/foot	8-10 weeks
Ed Vickers-Willis	Knee	TBC
Marley Williams	Suspension	Round 3
Updated: Tuesday, March 17

Early prognosis

Brown looks to have won his race to be fit from a calf injury he sustained in mid-February and needs only to come through the Roos' training session on Thursday. He won't have played a pre-season game before running out for Sunday's clash with St Kilda. Captain Jack Ziebell (calf) played two-and-a-half quarters in North Melbourne's VFL practice match against Collingwood on Saturday and is also set to go for the AFL side's season-opener. – Marc McGowan

PLAYER	INJURY	ESTIMATED RETURN
Charlie Dixon	Adductor	Test
Willem Drew	Foot	TBC
Riley Grundy	Knee	TBC
Scott Lycett	Achilles	Test
Jackson Mead	Hamstring	TBC
Jake Patmore	Hamstring	1-2 weeks
Jack Watts	Calf	TBC
Ollie Wines	Shoulder	4-6 weeks
Updated: Thursday, March 19

Early prognosis

Dixon and Lycett need to get through the club's final training session this week to be cleared for Saturday night's clash with Gold Coast at Metricon Stadium. Wines is expected to be available to play in a month, however he would need a couple of weeks of training and match simulation before being ready to play in the AFL side. Watts remains a wait and see proposition with a calf injury slowing him door in his return from a badly broken leg. There's no timeline on Drew's return after the young midfielder had surgery to repair a fracture in his left foot suffered in the Power's pre-season win against the Western Bulldogs. - Lee Gaskin

PLAYER	INJURY	ESTIMATED RETURN
Bachar Houli	Calf	TBC
Jack Graham	Shoulder	Test
Kamdyn McIntosh	Ankle	Test
Toby Nankervis	Adductor	Test
Updated: Tuesday, March 17

Early prognosis

Graham, McIntosh and Nankervis were expected to play in a VFL practice match on Friday before it was cancelled because of COVID-19 precautions. They're back training but are somewhat in limbo after limited pre-seasons and it appears unlikely any of them will be ready for Thursday night. Houli will miss with the calf he strained at training on Tuesday and will have scans to determine the severity. – Jennifer Phelan

PLAYER	INJURY	ESTIMATED RETURN
Jarryn Geary	Facial fracture	Available
Updated: Tuesday, March 17

Early prognosis

Geary needed surgery to repair what the club called a "minor" facial injury, sustained against Collingwood in the second Marsh game. He's expected to be available for selection for the season-opener against North Melbourne. Dylan Roberton looks to have ticked all the boxes to put his hand up for round one but Jimmy Webster's limited pre-season means he might struggle to get to the line. - Jennifer Phelan 

PLAYER	INJURY	ESTIMATED RETURN
Robbie Fox	Ankle	Test
Lance Franklin	Knee	2-3 weeks
Lewis Melican	Hamstring	1-2 weeks
Sam Reid	Calf	Test
Updated: Tuesday, March 17

Early prognosis

Franklin won't face the Crows and has already been ruled out of round two when the Swans take on Essendon at the SCG. A round three clash against Gold Coast on the road might be his target. Reid is back in full training, but he also won't make the trip to Adelaide. Both key forwards need more training in the legs before they're considered for a return. - Adam Curley

PLAYER	INJURY	ESTIMATED RETURN
Oscar Allen	Ankle	Test
Jarrod Cameron	Pubic bone	5-7 weeks
Tom Cole	Thumb	5-7 weeks
Jack Darling	Cheekbone	Test
Luke Foley	Pubic bone	TBC
Daniel Venables	Concussion	Season
Updated: Tuesday, March 17

Early prognosis

Allen was part of the 'A' team during Friday's match simulation and is now looking likely to play in round one. Darling was best on track in that session, according to Luke Shuey, and also looks set for the season-opener. Cameron is expected to miss up to eight weeks with the pubic bone stress injury that has hampered him previously. Cole's fractured thumb is a medium-term concern, but the defender will be able to maintain fitness during his rehab. - Nathan Schmook

PLAYER	INJURY	ESTIMATED RETURN
Tory Dickson	Adductor	Test
Taylor Duryea	Groin	4 weeks
Riley Garcia	Knee	Indefinite
Will Hayes	Suspended	Round 2
Lin Jong	Hamstring	4 weeks
Tom Liberatore	Knee	3 weeks
Aaron Naughton	Knee	Test
Laitham Vandermeer	Hamstring	Test
Updated: Tuesday, March 17

Early prognosis

Naughton and Dickson have ramped up their running and are in the frame for a round one return. Liberatore is also tracking well from his knee injury. - Jourdan Canil

*Placed on the club's long-term injury list