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Check out your club's injury updates below after round 19.

PLAYER	INJURY	ESTIMATED RETURN
Luke Brown	Achilles	Season
Mitch Hinge	Shoulder	Season
Wayne Milera	Knee	Season
Lachlan Murphy	Ankle	Test
Nick Murray	Concussion	Test
Patrick Parnell	AC joint	Test
Daniel Talia	Foot	TBC
Updated: Tuesday, July 27

Early prognosis

Small forward Murphy received some good news on Monday when scans cleared him of serious damage to the ankle tweak that saw him replaced late in the win over Hawthorn. He will rejoin the main group later in the week. Murray just needs to tick off the final stages of his concussion protocol but is expected to be available to play the Western Bulldogs on Saturday. - Michael Whiting

PLAYER	INJURY	ESTIMATED RETURN
Marcus Adams	Foot	2-4 weeks
Noah Answerth	Groin	TBC
Darcy Gardiner	Shoulder	2-4 weeks
Eric Hipwood	Knee	Season
Harry Sharp	Ankle	Season
Cam Rayner	Knee	Season
Updated: Tuesday, July 27

Early prognosis

Not much official coming out of the Lions, although Gardiner continues to ease towards a return. Adams is out of his moon boot after discovering a hot spot in his foot two weeks ago and has resumed walking. Neither player will make the week-plus road trip to play Hawthorn in Launceston and then Fremantle in Perth. - Michael Whiting

PLAYER	INJURY	ESTIMATED RETURN
Eddie Betts	Ankle	1-2 weeks
Jordan Boyd	Knee	1-2 weeks
Levi Casboult	Knee	1-2 weeks
David Cuningham	Knee	Season
Sam Docherty	Ankle	Season
Michael Gibbons	Hamstring	Season
Josh Honey	Knee	Test
Caleb Marchbank	Knee	Season
Oscar McDonald	Back	1-2 weeks
Mitch McGovern	Hamstring	Test
Harry McKay	Toe	Test
Alex Mirkov	Knee	Season
Sam Philp	Groin	Season
Marc Pittonet	Ankle	3-4 weeks
Will Setterfield	Groin	1-2 weeks
Zac Williams	Hamstring	2-3 weeks
Updated: Tuesday, July 27

Early prognosis

Where to start for the Blues? Betts and Williams have been ruled out this week, while it has now been confirmed that Docherty and Gibbons will miss the remainder of the season. Casboult and Setterfield are likely to be sidelined for another couple of weeks, Pittonet is an outside chance to return this season, while McKay is highly unlikely to play against the Saints on Friday night. McGovern should finally play at some level, be it VFL or AFL, this weekend. - Riley Beveridge

PLAYER	INJURY	ESTIMATED RETURN
Aiden Begg	Shoulder	3-4 weeks
Callum Brown	Shoulder	Season
Tyler Brown	Shoulder	Season
Josh Daicos	Finger	3-4 weeks
Jeremy Howe	Hamstring	Available
Ash Johnson	Finger	3-4 weeks
Beau McCreery	Hamstring	1-2 weeks
Darcy Moore	Knee	Season
Scott Pendlebury	Leg fracture	Season
Updated: Tuesday, July 27

Early prognosis

Howe has been cleared to return more than three months since his last game after passing training with flying colours. Pendlebury will be in a moon boot for a month after sustaining a hairline fracture to his left fibula against the Power. Will Hoskin-Elliott (back), Will Kelly (quad), Chris Mayne (ankle) and Josh Thomas (concussion) have been wiped off the injury list, while Taylor Adams has been cleared of any damage to his eye stemming from an incident against the Power. McCreery is eyeing a return next week after building up his training loads. - Mitch Cleary

PLAYER	INJURY	ESTIMATED RETURN
Kaine Baldwin	Knee	Season
Jye Caldwell	Hamstring	Test
Michael Hurley	Hip	Season
Harrison Jones	Foot	TBC
Kyle Langford	Hamstring	Test
Andrew McGrath	Knee	3-4 weeks
Irving Mosquito	Knee	Season
Zach Reid	Back	Season
Updated: Tuesday, July 27

Early prognosis

Langford is pressing for a return this week against the Swans after a minor hamstring injury, while Caldwell is also almost ready to get back on the field after recovering from his early-season hamstring injury. Jones remains in a moonboot after the stress reaction in his foot was caught early. - Callum Twomey

PLAYER	INJURY	ESTIMATED RETURN
Heath Chapman	Shoulder	Season
Brennan Cox	Hamstring	Season
Nat Fyfe	Shoulder	Season
Michael Frederick	Ankle	4 weeks
Joel Hamling	Ankle	Season
Stephen Hill	Hamstring	3-4 weeks
Rory Lobb	Ankle	2-3 weeks
Alex Pearce	Concussion	1 week
Sam Switkowski	Hamstring	2 weeks
Sam Sturt	Knee	Season
Michael Walters	Hamstring	4-6 weeks
Updated: Tuesday, July 27

Early prognosis

Fyfe underwent successful reconstructive surgery on his right shoulder in Melbourne on Tuesday, officially ending his season. Walters will also struggle to return this season after a serious hamstring injury. The Dockers have placed a timeline on Lobb's return, with the big man looking at a return in the last fortnight. Hill suffered yet another setback in the first half of his WAFL return. - Nathan Schmook

PLAYER	INJURY	ESTIMATED RETURN
Jeremy Cameron	Hamstring	2-3 weeks
Mitch Duncan	Knee	4-6 weeks
Shaun Higgins	Knee	Test
Gryan Miers	Leg	4-6 weeks
Stefan Okunbor	Calf	Test
Joel Selwood	Corked quad	Test
Cooper Stephens	Ankle	Indefinite
Cameron Taheny	Hamstring	TBC
Updated: Thursday, July 29

Early prognosis

Selwood will be monitored this week off a six-day break after he was subbed out of the win over Richmond with a corked quad. Miers has suffered another fractured to the right fibula that saw him miss six weeks earlier this year. While he won't require surgery, the small forward will be touch-and-go to play again this season. Higgins is confident of returning for his 250th match after he was a late withdrawal with knee soreness. It is hoped Cameron will return before the end of the home and away season, with Duncan more likely for the first week of finals. - Mitch Cleary

PLAYER	INJURY	ESTIMATED RETURN
Connor Budarick	Knee	Season
Matt Conroy	Knee	Season
Sam Day	Foot	1-2 weeks
Brandon Ellis	Hamstring	2 weeks
Hugh Greenwood	Knee	Season
Nick Holman	Abdomen	TBC
Jack Hombsch	Sternum	TBC
Oleg Markov	Hamstring	3 weeks
Rhys Nicholls	Back	Indefinite
Rory Thompson	Knee	Season
Lachie Weller	Concussion	Test
Jarrod Witts	Knee	Season
Updated: Tuesday, July 27

Early prognosis

The Suns confirmed Markov's hamstring as a medium-grade tear that will have him racing to be back before the end of the season. Day is still not quite over his plantar fascia problem and will miss at least another week, while Weller missed his second game at the weekend following concussion and is still listed as a test. - Michael Whiting

PLAYER	INJURY	ESTIMATED RETURN
Ryan Angwin	Hamstring	Test
Jack Buckley	Knee	Season
Stephen Coniglio	Toe	Test
Matt Flynn	Shoulder	Season
Bobby Hill	Managed	1 week
Tom Hutchesson	Hamstring	Indefinite
Lachlan Keeffe	Knee	Season
Braydon Preuss	Pectoral	3-5 weeks
Will Shaw	Shoulder	Season
Conor Stone	Hamstring	1-2 weeks
Updated: Tuesday, July 27

Early prognosis

Coniglio was a late withdrawal last week after feeling soreness in the big toe he had an operation on earlier this year and the Giants taking a cautious approach with their captain. Phil Davis went to hospital after copping a knock to his back before half-time against the Bombers and feeling sore after the match, but he was cleared of injury. Ruckman Flynn had a shoulder reconstruction last week and will now miss the rest of the season. - Martin Pegan

PLAYER	INJURY	ESTIMATED RETURN
James Cousins	Hamstring	3 weeks
Will Day	Ankle	Season
Jack Gunston	Back	Season
Jarman Impey	Ankle	Season
Changkuoth Jiath	Knee	Season
Harry Morrison	Hamstring	Available
James Sicily	Knee	Season
Updated: Tuesday, July 27

Early prognosis

Star duo Gunston and Day have been ruled out for the rest of the season after failing to overcome back and ankle injuries, respectively. After missing the past six matches with a hamstring injury, Morrison just needs to tick training off this week to be available at either level. The Hawks have also announced that Cousins' hamstring injury will see him out of action for three weeks. - Michael Whiting

PLAYER	INJURY	ESTIMATED RETURN
Mitch Brown	Heel	1-2 weeks
Marty Hore	Knee	Season
Bailey Laurie	Shoulder	Test
Aaron Nietschke	Knee	Season
Adam Tomlinson	Knee	Season
Updated: Tuesday, July 27

Early prognosis

Demons veteran Nathan Jones returned from a calf injury through the VFL over the weekend, while Laurie is expected to do likewise in the coming days. - Riley Beveridge

PLAYER	INJURY	ESTIMATED RETURN
Aidan Corr	Toe	Indefinite
Ben Cunnington	Tumour	Indefinite
Taylor Garner	Ankle	2-3 weeks
Charlie Ham	Ankle	1 week
Jack Mahony	Shoulder	Test
Matt McGuinness	Foot	Season
Flynn Perez	Knee	Season
Will Phillips	Nose	TBC
Tom Powell	Groin	TBC
Robbie Tarrant	Adductor	Test
Tarryn Thomas	Concussion	1-2 weeks
Will Walker	Thumb	Test
Updated: Wednesday, July 28

Early prognosis

Cunnington had surgery during the week to remove a testicular tumour. The club said it happened quickly and it had not put a timeline on his return. The Kangaroos are hopeful that Mahony, Phillips and Tarrant will be fit to play this weekend. However, Thomas enters the AFL's 12-day concussion protocols and will miss. Dom Tyson (calf) returned through the VFL last week. - Riley Beveridge

PLAYER	INJURY	ESTIMATED RETURN
Trent Burgoyne	Hamstring	Season
Kane Farrell	Knee	Season
Robbie Gray	Knee	2-3 weeks
Sam Hayes	Finger	2-3 weeks
Lachie Jones	Ankle	4-5 weeks
Steven Motlop	Ankle	3-4 weeks
Tom Rockliff	DVT	TBC
Taj Schofield	Hamstring	1-2 weeks
Updated: Tuesday, July 27

Early prognosis

Young defender Jones injured his left syndesmosis during a training run on Saturday and will undergo surgery, having injured his right syndesmosis earlier this season. It puts the rest of his campaign in doubt. Hayes underwent surgery on Saturday to repair a dislocated finger. Motlop will resume running this week while Orazio Fantasia comes off the injury list after recovering from a knee injury. - Nathan Schmook

PLAYER	INJURY	ESTIMATED RETURN
Noah Balta	Syndesmosis	3-4 weeks
Nathan Broad	Syndesmosis	Test
Bachar Houli	Syndesmosis	2-3 weeks
Dustin Martin	Kidney	Season
Kamdyn McIntosh	Hamstring	1 week
Ben Miller	Groin	Test
Dion Prestia	Hamstring	Test
Ivan Soldo	Knee	Indefinite
Nick Vlastuin	Knee/Quad	1 week
Updated: Tuesday, July 27

Early prognosis

Midfielder Prestia is expected to return to take on Fremantle after overcoming a hamstring injury and joining in recent match practice, while the Tigers consider defender Broad a slight chance to also be available so he has made the trip to Western Australia. Vlastuin and McIntosh are also nearing a return and have started taking part in the more intense efforts at training. - Martin Pegan

PLAYER	INJURY	ESTIMATED RETURN
Josh Battle	Ankle	Indefinite
Jake Carlisle	Back	Season
Hunter Clark	Jaw	Test
Jarryn Geary	Shoulder	6-8 weeks
Jade Gresham	Achilles	Season
Jack Higgins	Back	Test
Tom Highmore	Hand	Test
Daniel McKenzie	Concussion	1 week
Shaun McKernan	Toe	Test
Ben Paton	Broken leg	Season
Jack Sinclair	Hamstring	1-2 weeks
Mason Wood	Back	Indefinite
Updated: Thursday, July 29

Early prognosis

Higgins is expected to return from a back complaint that has ruled him out for the past three matches. Clark could make a sooner-than-expected return from the broken jaw he sustained seven weeks ago, while Highmore is pushing to play and trained in a glove on Tuesday following hand surgery a week ago. Rowan Marshall is expected to fly back from WA after his isolation requirements end on Tuesday, however, McKenzie has been ruled out for a second consecutive week after failing concussion tests. Sinclair injured his hamstring late in the loss to West Coast with scans confirming a low-grade strain. - Mitch Cleary

PLAYER	INJURY	ESTIMATED RETURN
Sam Naismith	ACL	Indefinite
Chad Warner	Shin	Test
Updated: Tuesday, July 27

Early prognosis

Warner is back in full training and has been building up his running loads to be ready to play this week or next. Lewis Melican has finally returned from a hamstring strain sustained in round seven that later led to Achilles tendon pain, as the defender was one of nine Swans to play for the Giants' VFL team last week. Sam Reid ended the match against Fremantle with ice on his hamstring but has pulled up OK. - Martin Pegan

PLAYER	INJURY	ESTIMATED RETURN
Brendon Ah Chee	Hand	4-5 weeks
Tom Barrass	Hamstring	1 week
Jarrod Cameron	Ankle	TBC
Luke Edwards	Hamstring	1-2 weeks
Jamaine Jones	Ankle	2-3 weeks
Jack Petruccelle	Hamstring	Test
Jack Redden	Leg	Test
Willie Rioli	Suspension	August 20
Liam Ryan	Hamstring	2 weeks
Luke Shuey	Calf	1-2 weeks
Zan Trew	Hamstring	Test
Daniel Venables	Concussion	TBC
Updated: Wednesday, July 28

Early prognosis

Ryan suffered a hamstring strain after kicking an early goal in the Eagles' win against St Kilda and was able to jog laps on Tuesday with Shuey. Petruccelle experienced hamstring tightness after the Adelaide clash in round 19 and the Eagles decided not to risk him. Willie Rioli has also been on light duties after a hamstring setback a fortnight ago. Redden will push to return this week after three weeks sidelined with a keg injury. - Nathan Schmook

PLAYER	INJURY	ESTIMATED RETURN
Louis Butler	Calf	2-3 weeks
Ryan Gardner	Shoulder	2-4 weeks
Stefan Martin	Groin	3-4 weeks
Toby McLean	Knee	Season
Lin Jong	Hamstring	2-4 weeks
Alex Keath	Hamstring	3-4 weeks
Ed Richards	Concussion	TBC
Adam Treloar	Ankle	1-2 weeks
Lewis Young	Ankle	Test
Updated: Tuesday, July 27

Early prognosis

The Bulldogs suffered a blow with Keath likely to be out until the finals due to a hamstring injury. His key defensive partner Gardner remains at least a couple of weeks away from resuming. Richards will sit out this week's clash with Adelaide under concussion protocols while Young could return from an ankle injury. - Callum Twomey

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