Captain Walker and vice-captain Sloane will have to complete Wednesday's main training session to be given the green light for Friday night's blockbuster with Sydney at Adelaide Oval. Midfielder Hampton is set to play his first game in three months after ankle surgery. He'll play in the SANFL if passed fit, along with key defender Hartigan, who has been sidelined for two weeks after a recurrence of a hamstring injury.- Lee Gaskin
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Tom Bell
Ankle
Season
Jarrod Berry
Foot
Test
Allen Christensen
Shoulder
Season
Marco Paparone
Hamstring
Test
Mitch Robinson
Foot
Season
Alex Witherden
Hamstring
Test
Updated: Tuesday, August 15
Early prognosis
Witherden was listed as a test last week on his hamstring, so you'd think he would be a good chance to be available this week. - Michael Whiting
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Patrick Cripps
Fractured fibula
Season
David Cuningham
Ankle
Test
Ed Curnow
Bruised larynx
Season
Daniel Gorringe
Quad
Test
Patrick Kerr
Hip
Season
Caleb Marchbank
Arm
1 week
Harry McKay
Toe
Test
Andrew Phillips*
Foot
Season
Cameron Polson
Shoulder
Season
Sam Rowe*
Knee
Season
Alex Silvagni
Knee
Season
Liam Sumner
Concussion
Test
Simon White
Knee
Season
Updated: Tuesday, August 15
Early prognosis
The Blues hope to regain youngsters Cuningham (ankle) and McKay (toe), who have missed the past two games. Marchbank missed last Saturday’s game against West Coast after pinching a nerve in his right arm. He lost strength in the arm, but it is improving steadily and he hopes to be available for round 23. - Howard Kotton
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Ben Crocker
Ankle
2 weeks
Jordan De Goey
Hip flexor
Season
Levi Greenwood
Knee
Season
Brodie Grundy
Suspended
Round 23
Will Hoskin-Elliott
Hip
Test
Liam Mackie
Ankle
Test
Mitch McCarthy
Foot
Season
Sam McLarty
Hip/groin
Test
Adam Oxley
Ankle
Season
Scott Pendlebury
Broken finger
Season
Henry Schade
Hamstring
2 weeks
Ben Sinclair*
Hamstring
Season
Travis Varcoe
Elbow
Season
Daniel Wells
Quad
Test
Rupert Wills
Quad
1 week
Updated: Tuesday, August 15
Early prognosis
De Goey is done for the year and Hoskin-Elliott is listed as a test after pulling up sore in the loss to Port Adelaide. Wells could return while Varcoe's season is over. Grundy has one more week to serve of his suspension, and Greenwood won't be back after suffering a knee injury. Pendlebury certainly won't return this season.- Ben Collins
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Tom Bellchambers
Foot
Test
Mitch Brown
Ankle
Test
Orazio Fantasia
Hamstring
5-6 weeks
Matthew Leuenberger
Achilles
Test
Ben McNeice
Neck
Season
Jackson Merrett
Leg
Season
Updated: Tuesday, August 15
Early prognosis
Zach Merrett is back from his one-week suspension for striking Lachie Plowman. Fantasia is done for the season after scans revealed a "grade two plus" hamstring strain, with the timeline set at 5-6 weeks. Bellchambers isinjury, while Brown has been slated for a round 23 return. Kelly and McGrath return 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
Season
Hayden Crozier
Concussion
Test
Brady Grey
Hamstring
Season
Ed Langdon
Knee
Season
Alex Pearce
Leg
Season
Aaron Sandilands
Hamstring
Season
Lee Spurr
Calf
1-2 weeks
Matthew Uebergang
Hamstring
Season
Michael Walters
Knee
Season
Updated: Tuesday, August 15
Early prognosis
Crozier could be back in the mix after missing the Sydney rout due to concussion, but Spurr looks unlikely to return this season from his calf strain. - Travis King
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Mark Blicavs
Ankle
2-3 weeks
Nakia Cockatoo
Hamstring
2-3 weeks
Josh Cowan
Achilles
Season
Cory Gregson*
Foot
Season
Tom Hawkins
Suspension
Return round 23
George Horlin-Smith
Achilles
Test
Lincoln McCarthy
Hip/Groin
Season
Quinton Narkle
Knee
Season
Esava Ratugolea
Broken hand
TBC
Joel Selwood
Ankle
3-4 weeks
Rhys Stanley
Calf
TBC
Updated: Tuesday, August 15
Early prognosis
Stanley is in doubt after sitting out the final quarter against Richmond because of a calf injury. Selwood has begun his recovery program from an ankle injury as he attempts to return from finals. Blicavs ran on the weekend as he progresses well from a fracture in his leg. - Peter Ryan
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Gary Ablett
Hamstring
1 week
Michael Barlow
Leg
Season
Sam Day
Hip
Season
Pearce Hanley
Hamstring
Test
Kade Kolodjashnij
Concussion
Season
Sean Lemmens
Ankle
Season
Cam Loersch
Hand
Season
Tom Lynch
Knee
Season
Tom Nicholls
Ankle
1 week
Rory Thompson
Hamstring
1 week
Jarrod Witts
Shoulder
Season
Updated: Tuesday, August 15
Early prognosis
Ablett and Hanley have had persistent hamstring problems through the second half of the season but only Hanley is a test for the weekend. Thompson is in the same boat as Ablett and is a week away. - Michael Whiting
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Matt Buntine
Knee
Season
Jeremy Cameron
Hamstring
Test
Ryan Griffen
Ankle
2-3 weeks
Steve Johnson
Knee
Test
Adam Kennedy
Knee
Season
Devon Smith
Knee
Test
Tim Taranto
Ankle
Test
Updated: Tuesday, August 15
Early prognosis
Johnson is unlikely to play the Eagles with the veteran set to be rested, but the Giants could get Smith and Cameron back for Saturday's big clash. In more good news, Taranto is a chance to return through the NEAFL.- 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
Season
Josh Gibson
Groin
Season
Cyril Rioli
PCL
Season
Ben Stratton
Knee
Season
Updated: Tuesday, August 15
Early prognosis
Puopolo and O’Meara are in the frame for senior selection this week and, while Frawley and Rioli are also training, their returns are unlikely. O’Rourke returns after a long layoff because of a hamstring injury and subsequent conditioning block.- Ashley Browne
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Lochie Filipovic
Hip flexor
Season
Colin Garland*
Knee
Season
Jesse Hogan
Collarbone
2-3 weeks
Dean Kent
Shoulder
Season
Pat McKenna
Hamstring
Season
Joel Smith
Tibia
Season
Tim Smith
Navicular bone
Season
Jake Spencer
Abdomen
Test
Aaron vandenBerg*
Heel
Season
Jack Viney
Foot
Test
Mitch White
Hamstring
2-3 weeks
Updated: Tuesday, August 15
Early prognosis
The Demons have officially listed Hogan as 2-3 weeks away from a return, however he will join in full contact drills this week and there is some hope he may even be fit to face the Lions. Co-captain Viney was on crutches on Monday and is in some doubt, but the Demons expect him to play on Sunday. - Ben Guthrie
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Paul Ahern*
Knee
Season
Majak Daw
Foot
Season
Mitch Hibberd
Shoulder
Season
Ben Jacobs
Lower leg
Season
Oscar Junker
Broken tibia
Test
Jamie Macmillan
Finger
Season
Ed Vickers-Willis
PCL
Season
Corey Wagner
Ankle
TBC
Jarrad Waite
Calf
Test
Declan Watson
Knee
Season
Marley Williams
Back/shoulder
Season
Mason Wood
Calf
TBC
Sam Wright
Foot/ankle
Season
Jack Ziebell
Foot
TBC
Updated: Tuesday, August 15
Early prognosis
North will wait on specialist opinion before giving Ziebell the green light to play again this season, while injury-prone Daw's season is over. Waite faces a fitness test, but there is less certainty around Wagner and Wood, who have both missed multiple weeks. - Marc McGowan
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Matthew Broadbent
Ankle
Test
Updated: Monday, August 14
Early prognosis
The Power will take a conservative approach with the defender's recurring ankle injury. Broadbent has missed five of the past seven games. - Lee Gaskin
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Josh Caddy
Hamstring
2 weeks
Reece Conca*
Foot
Test
Nathan Drummond*
Knee
Season
Ben Griffiths
Shoulder
Test
Steven Morris
Hamstring
Test
Updated: Tuesday, August 15
Early prognosis
Caddy's hamstring strain is minor and the Tigers are optimistic he will be available for finals. Shaun Hampson came off the injury list last week and played limited VFL minutes, and Reece Conca and Ben Griffiths face the same path if they pass fitness tests later this week. Steven Morris will also face a fitness test after a seven-week hamstring injury - Nathan Schmook
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
David Armitage
Groin
Season
Nick Coughlan
Hamstring
Season
Nathan Freeman
Ankle
Season
Hugh Goddard
Foot
Season
Ben Long
Suspension
Available round 23
Paddy McCartin
Concussion
Indefinite
Darren Minchington
Ankle
Season
Leigh Montagna
Hamstring
3 weeks
Bailey Rice
Shin
Test
Nick Riewoldt
Concussion
Test
Koby Stevens
Concussion
Test
Nathan Wright
Ankle
Season
Updated: Monday, August 14
Early prognosis
There's no timeline yet on McCartin, who is training and feeling good but has not quite shaken off his concussion. Billings copped a poke to his left eye against Melbourne last Sunday but isn't in any doubt, while Riewoldt is expected to return. Stevens faces a test later in the week after he was concussed against the Dees. Freeman is unlikely to play again this season, considering a finals berth seems out of reach for Sandringham. Rice would be pushing it to make it back this weekend. - Dinny Navaratnam
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Darcy Cameron
Shoulder
Season
Robbie Fox
Ankle
2 weeks
Josh Kennedy
Hamstring
Test
Sam Murray
Hip
Test
Nic Newman
Knee
Test
Sam Naismith
Side
1 week
Colin O'Riordan
Ankle
Test
Updated: Tuesday, August 15
Early prognosis
Kennedy looks right to go after training on Monday, but a final call will be made after Wednesday's main session at the SCG. Newman and Naismith will also need to train well at the Swans' closed session to be passed fit to face the Crows. - Dinny Navaratnam
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Matthew Allen
Foot
Season
Tom Barrass
Groin
Test
Sam Butler*
Hamstring
Season
Mark LeCras
Hamstring
Test
Scott Lycett
Shoulder
Season
Nic Naitanui*
Knee
Late 2017 season
Simon Tunbridge
Calf
Test
Daniel Venables
Toe
Season
Updated: Wednesday, August 16
Early prognosis
Key defender Barrass is available to take on GWS' tall timber after missing the past two games with groin soreness, while veteran forward LeCras is also pushing to play after being withdrawn late from the win over Carlton. - Travis King
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Marcus Adams
Foot
2-3 weeks
Tom Boyd
Mental health
Test
Tom Campbell
Abdominal strain
Test
Stewart Crameri
Hip
Season
Mitch Honeychurch
Illness
Test
Jason Johannisen
Hamstring
Test
Lin Jong
Knee
Season
Brad Lynch
Hamstring
2-3 weeks
Dale Morris
Broken arm
Test
Roarke Smith
Knee
Season
Easton Wood
Hamstring
4-5 weeks
Updated: Tuesday, August 15
Early prognosis
Johannisen and Morris are strong chances to return against Port Adelaide in Ballarat. Honeychurch, Campbell and Tom Boyd are likely to resume through the VFL. - Ryan Davidson
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