Who has been ruled out and who is in doubt at your club?
MADE POSSIBLE BY
ADELAIDE
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Brad Crouch
Abdominal strain
Test
Riley Knight
Ankle
TBC
Brodie Smith
Knee
Season
Taylor Walker
Foot
Test
Updated: Friday, March 16
Early prognosis
BRISBANE
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Marco Paparone
Back
3-4 weeks
Sam Skinner
Knee
12 weeks
Updated: Friday, March 16
Early prognosis
CARLTON
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Sam Docherty*
Knee
Season
Jarrod Garlett
Shoulder
Test
Matthew Kreuzer
Ankle
Test
Darcy Lang
Ankle
Test
Jarrod Pickett
Wrist
12 weeks
Sam Rowe
Knee
1-2 weeks
Tom Williamson
Back
Test
Updated: Tuesday, March 20
Early prognosis
Ruckman Matthew Kreuzer is expected to be available for Thursday's season opener. Kreuzer, who rolled his left ankle in the Blues' final JLT Community Series game against Hawthorn, has been running freely this week. The Blues suffered a big blow at training last Thursday when Jarrod Pickett fractured his wrist, ruling him out for three months. Recruit Jarrod Garlett (shoulder) should be available to face the Tigers, but Darcy Lang (ankle) and Tom Williamson (back) face tests. Veteran defender Sam Rowe is expected to return in round two after recovering from a reconstruction of his right knee. - Howard Kotton
COLLINGWOOD
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
James Aish
Calf
TBC
Jordan De Goey
Hamstring/club suspension
Indefinite
Jamie Elliott
Ankle
1-2 weeks
Alex Fasolo
Shoulder
Test
Tyson Goldsack
Knee
Season
Levi Greenwood
Knee
TBC
Adam Oxley
Shoulder
2 weeks
Daniel Wells
Achilles
1-2 weeks
Updated: Friday, March 16
Early prognosis
ESSENDON
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Travis Colyer
Foot
5-6 weeks
Orazio Fantasia
Knee
1-2 week
Aaron Francis
Mental health
TBC
Marty Gleeson
Ankle
12-14 weeks
Jayden Laverde
Hamstring
2-3 weeks
Kobe Mutch
Knee
Test
Darcy Parish
Sorness
TBC
Updated: Wednesday, March 19
Early prognosis
Orazio Fantasia is the big omission for round one, but the Bombers hope his knee injury won't keep him out for too much longer beyond that. Martin Gleeson will be out for 3-4 months with that ankle injury, while Jayden Laverde's hamstring strain should only see him unavailable for a couple of weeks into the season. The Bombers were keeping quiet on why Darcy Parish needed scans on Monday, but they were precautionary and he should be fine to play against Adelaide on Friday night. - Callum Twomey
FREMANTLE
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Michael Apeness
Adductor
1 week
Harley Bennell
Calf
TBC
Brady Grey
Quad
Test
Bradley Hill
Quad
Test
Stephen Hill
Calf
1-2 weeks
Griffin Logue
Foot
Test
Updated: Friday, March 16
Early prognosis
GEELONG
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Gary Ablett
Hamstring
Test
Nakia Cockatoo
Calf
Test
Stewart Crameri
Hip
Test
Patrick Dangerfield
Hamstring
Test
Cory Gregson
Abdominal strain
Test
Lachie Henderson
Knee
3-4 weeks
Lincoln McCarthy
Quad
TBC
Quinton Narkle*
Knee
TBC
Scott Selwood
Ankle
3-4 weeks
Updated: Friday, March 16
Early prognosis
GOLD COAST
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Callum Ah Chee
Hamstring
Test
Aaron Hall
Finger
1-2 weeks
Pearce Hanley
Shoulder
4-6 weeks
Sean Lemmens
Hamstring
TBC
Jack Martin
Hamstring
Test
Harrison Wigg
Ankle
TBC
Peter Wright
Calf
TBC
Updated: Friday, March 16
Early prognosis
GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Matt Buntine
Knee
4-5 weeks
Brent Daniels
Knee
2-3 weeks
Ryan Griffen
Ankle
1-2 weeks
Jacob Hopper
Groin
Test
Adam Kennedy
Knee
2-3 weeks
Tom Scully
Knee
Test
Will Setterfield
Knee
Season
Zac Williams
Achilles
Indefinite
Updated: Friday, March 16
Early prognosis
HAWTHORN
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Grant Birchall
PCL
12-14 weeks
Jonathan Ceglar
Back
4 weeks
Will Langford
Hand
3-4 weeks
Tim O'Brien
Hamstring
Available
Jonathan O'Rourke
Hamstring
2 weeks
Cyril Rioli
Managed
Test
Liam Shiels
Hamstring
Available
Updated: Friday, March 16
Early prognosis
MELBOURNE
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Jordan Lewis
Calf
Available
Tom McDonald
Toe
Test
Pat McKenna
Hamstring
Indefinite
Alex Neal-Bullen
Quad
Available
Clayton Oliver
Knee
Test
Aaron vandenBerg
Ankle
Indefinite
Jack Viney
Foot
1-2 weeks
Updated: Tuesday, March 20
Early prognosis
Thursday's main training session will be a crucial one for Tom McDonald and Clayton Oliver. The pair were on light duties on Monday, but will ramp things up to try to prove their fitness for Sunday's game against the Cats. Oliver is the more likely of the two to play after copping a knock to the knee against St Kilda in the second JLT Community Series game. He still needs to train fully on Thursday to confirm himself as a certain starter. McDonald is in considerable doubt and is running out of time to be cleared for round one. - Ben Guthrie
NORTH MELBOURNE
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Jed Anderson
Thumb
Test
Kyron Hayden
Shoulder
7 weeks
Declan Mountford
Shoulder
TBC
Robbie Tarrant
Kidney
Test
Declan Watson
Knee
12-16 weeks
Sam Wright
Ankle/foot
Test
Updated: Friday, March 16
Early prognosis
PORT ADELAIDE
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Travis Boak
Hamstring
Test
Matthew Broadbent
Ankle
4-6 weeks
Sam Powell-Pepper
Shoulder
Test
Jasper Pittard
Hamstring
3-4 weeks
Updated: Friday, March 16
Early prognosis
RICHMOND
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Nathan Broad
Club suspension
Round four
Nathan Drummond
Knee
1 week
Ben Griffiths
Retired
Shaun Hampson
Back
1 week
Bachar Houli
Calf
Test
Dion Prestia
Hamstring
Test
Daniel Rioli
Foot
TBC
Updated: Tuesday, March 20
Early prognosis
Dion Prestia is almost certain to miss Thursday night's season opener. The premiership midfielder warmed up with the main group and took part in kicking drills on Tuesday before stepping away and completing his own short run-throughs. Bachar Houli stayed with the main training group and will undergo a late fitness test to determine his availability. Daniel Rioli will miss the early rounds as the Tigers get conditioning into the valuable small forward, while Nathan Drummond is expected to return through the VFL in round two after completing his rehab from a second knee reconstruction. Nathan Broad has been impressive on the track but isn't available for selection until round four. - Nathan Schmook
What will give Brisbane the edge when they meet their old foes, Adelaide, in a preliminary?
10:05
Full 2024 draft recap: Who came out on top?
Draft guru Cal Twomey teams up with Nat Edwards and Riley Beveridge to unpack all the winners and surprises from the 2024 Telstra AFL Draft
03:29
Roos explain shock pick swap, praise O’Sullivan
North Melbourne’s Will Thursfield offers insight into his club’s bold trade with Richmond and explains why No.2 pick Finn O’Sullivan is one to watch for fans
06:37
Tigers’ draft jackpot: What’s in store for 2025
Richmond’s Blair Hartley unpacks his club’s impressive draft haul and weighs in on No.1 pick Sam Lalor’s round one hopes