AFL - Rnd 21

Adelaide Crows
Player	Injury	Onset	Estimated Return
Rhett Biglands	knee ACL	Off-season	Next pre-season
Has required revision ACL reco and misses 2008 along with 2007.
Brett Burton	knee ACL	Rnd 15	Next season
Ruptured his ACL and is out of contract for next season.
Trent Hentschel	hamstring strain	Rnd 15	Qual Final
Chris Knights	hamstring strain	Rnd 18	Rnd 20
Grade 1 strain
Jason Porplyzia	concussion	Rnd 18	Qual Final
Brain bruising
Bernie Vince	hamstring strain	Rnd 19	Rnd 22

 

Brisbane Lions
Player	Injury	Onset	Estimated Return
Matt Austin	achilles tendonitis	Rnd 15	Rnd 20
Test
Mitchell Clark	quadriceps strain	Rnd 18	Qual Final
Won't return until finals
Josh Drummond	quadriceps strain	Rnd 18	Prelim Final
Won't return until finals
Haydn Kiel	hamstring strain	Rnd 16	Rnd 22
Nigel Lappin	achilles tendonitis	Rnd 5	Indefinite
TBC
Matthew Leuenberger	knee injury	Rnd 15	End of season
Will have surgery.

 

Carlton Blues
Player	Injury	Onset	Estimated Return
Cain Ackland	hamstring strain	Rnd 18	Rnd 21
Jordon Bannister	hamstring strain	Rnd 6	End of season
Has had a further recurrence
Clinton Benjamin	hamstring strain	Rnd 19	Qual Final
Eddie Betts	hamstring strain	Rnd 18	Rnd 20
Tightness
Satanta O'hAilpin	calf strain	Rnd 16	Indefinite
Has had a reccurence

 

Collingwood Magpies
Player	Injury	Onset	Estimated Return
Brad Dick	knee ACL	Pre-season	End of season
Injured at practice match in WA.
Alan Didak	Suspension	Rnd 19	End of season
Kevin Dyas	hamstring strain	Rnd 19	End of season
Brodie Holland	upper arm injury	Rnd 19	End of season
Ben Johnson	ankle sprain	Rnd 19	Rnd 20
Test
Ben Reid	foot injury	Rnd 13	Rnd 22
Will miss 6-8 matches
Anthony Rocca	ankle sprain	Rnd 13	Rnd 22
Will miss 6-8 weeks after experiencing difficulties with the ankle he has previously had surgery on
Sean Rusling	shoulder dislocation	Rnd 1	End of season
Needs another reconstruction.
Heath Shaw	Suspension	Rnd 19	End of season
Danny Stanley	back injury	Rnd 19	Rnd 20
Test
Tobias Thoolen	hamstring strain	Rnd 18	End of season

 

Essendon Bombers
Player	Injury	Onset	Estimated Return
Alwyn Davey	knee ACL	R5 training	End of season
Injured at training. Certain to miss the season with Surgery and 6 months rehab.
Scott Gumbleton	fractured collarbone	Rnd 12	Rnd 20
Has had surgery and will likely miss at least 6-8 weeks.
Tom Hislop	corked hip	Rnd 18	End of season
Bachar Houli	groin injury	Rnd 11	End of season
Courtney Johns	knee injury	Rnd 14	End of season
Injured playing VFL
Andrew Lee	shoulder injury	Rnd 7	Indefinite
Scott Lucas	back injury	Rnd 18	Rnd 20
May be in doubt
Mark McVeigh	knee cartilage damage	R15 training	Rnd 21
Has had arthroscopic surgery to repair cartilage damage and may return before the end of the year
David Myers	knee injury	Rnd 14	End of season
knee +/- foot
Jay Neagle	ankle sprain	Rnd 16	End of season
Tayte Pears	hip cartilage injury	Rnd 15	End of season
Kyle Reimers	hamstring strain	Rnd 18	Rnd 21
Jason Winderlich	lumbar disc prolapse	Pre-season	End of season
Has had season ending surgery

 

Fremantle Dockers
Player	Injury	Onset	Estimated Return
Heath Black	shoulder injury	Rnd 15	End of season
Andrew Foster	back injury	Rnd 13	End of season
Daniel Gilmore	concussion	Rnd 13	End of season
Migraines.
Paul Hasleby	knee ACL	Pre-season	End of season
ACL confirmed, with reco having him out for the year.
Joshua Head	knee injury	Rnd 18	Rnd 20
Test
Brock O'Brien	hamstring strain	Rnd 16	Rnd 21
Luke Pratt	shoulder injury	Rnd 18	End of season
Dean Solomon	Suspension	Rnd 15	Next season
Won't return until round 2 of 2009 after being suspended for 8 weeks
Robert Warnock	shoulder injury	Rnd 18	End of season
Luke Webster	knee injury	Rnd 18	Rnd 21

 

Geelong Cats
Player	Injury	Onset	Estimated Return
Gary Ablett jnr	ankle sprain	Rnd 15	Rnd 19
Test
Paul Chapman	hamstring strain	Rnd 17	Rnd 21
Has had previous hamstring injuries
Matthew Egan	navicular stress fracture	Last season	End of season
Has had a difficult recovery from navicular stress fracture a la James Hird
Tom J. Hawkins	foot injury	Rnd 16	Rnd 20
David Johnson	knee injury	Rnd 18	Rnd 21
Chris Kangars	ankle sprain	Rnd 18	Rnd 21
Darren Milburn	Suspension	Rnd 18	Rnd 20
David Wojcinski	achilles tendonitis	Rnd 16	Rnd 19
Test

 

Hawthorn Hawks
Player	Injury	Onset	Estimated Return
Max Bailey	knee ACL	Rnd 12	Next season
Re-reuptured his ACL on return to VFL
Tim Boyle	groin injury	Rnd 16	Rnd 20
Danny Jacobs	hip cartilage injury	Pre-season	Retired
Has been forced to retire with a chronic hip injury.
Luke McEntee	diagnosis unknown	Rnd 13	Indefinite
Unsure of exact diagnosis or return date
Ben McGlynn	quadriceps strain	Rnd 14	Rnd 21
Has had a recurrence
Beau Muston	knee ACL	Preseason games	Next season
Will have his third knee reconstruction.
Michael Osborne	corked hip	Rnd 17	Rnd 20
Test

 

Kangaroos Kangaroos
Player	Injury	Onset	Estimated Return
Leigh Adams	knee ACL	Rnd 4	End of season
Non-contact injury in VFL, picked up on MRI scan.
Nathan Grima	knee ACL	Pre-season	End of season
Will miss the year due to ACL injury at training in January
Hamish McIntosh	knee PCL	Rnd 12	Rnd 20
First PCL rupture from a ruck dual since the new ruck rules were put in place.
Ben Ross	ankle sprain	Rnd 16	Rnd 20
Adam Simpson	corked hip	Rnd 18	Rnd 20
Test
Jesse W. Smith	hamstring strain	Rnd 14	Next season
Will have an earlier end to the season as the club hopes to initiate an early preseason program designed to reduce soft tissue injuries
Josh Smith	knee injury	Rnd 18	Rnd 20

 

Melbourne Demons
Player	Injury	Onset	Estimated Return
Aaron Davey	foot injury	Rnd 18	End of season
Heel injury.
Colin Garland	hamstring strain	Rnd 18	Rnd 21
Brock McLean	ankle sprain	Rnd 14	End of season
Has had season ending surgery
Brad Miller	hamstring strain	Rnd 18	Rnd 20
Test
Brent Moloney	shoulder injury	Rnd 11	End of season
David Neitz	spinal injury	Rnd 5	Retired
Nerve impingement causing right arm pain. No settling well. Will have more scans and need an extensive lay off.
Jared Rivers	corked hip	Rnd 11	End of season
Ruled out for the season with a stomach complaint
Russell Robertson	achilles tendon rupture	Rnd 10	Next season
Will miss a large part of 2009.

 

Port Adelaide Power
Player	Injury	Onset	Estimated Return
Chad Cornes	knee meniscal tear	Rnd 16	End of season
Has has season ending surgery
Nathan Krakouer	hamstring strain	Rnd 14	Rnd 20
Grade 2 strain
Steven Salopek	achilles tendonitis	Rnd 17	End of season
Nick Salter	concussion	Rnd 18	Rnd 21
Test
Matt Thomas	foot injury	Rnd 18	End of season
Warren Tredrea	shoulder injury	Rnd 17	End of season
Michael Wilson	knee injury	Rnd 17	Retired

 

Richmond Tigers
Player	Injury	Onset	Estimated Return
Kayne Pettifer	knee ACL	Rnd 16	Next season
Has had a reconstruction
Graham Polak	head injury	Rnd 14	Indefinite
Struck by a tram and was in a coma in hospital. Unclear whether he will play next season at this stage.
Dean Putt	knee injury	Rnd 18	Indefinite

 

St. Kilda Saints
Player	Injury	Onset	Estimated Return
Jayden Attard	knee ACL	Last season	End of season
Ruptured ACL late in 2007 and will miss much of 2008.
Luke Ball	hamstring strain	Rnd 18	Rnd 22
Injury appeared more severe than a grade 1 strain and he may be in doubt for finals
Eljay Connors	shoulder dislocation	Rnd 11	End of season
Matt Maguire	foot injury	Rnd 7	End of season
Fractured 4th metatarsal and is listed as out for the season
Luke Van Rheenen	foot injury	Rnd 6	End of season

 

Sydney Swans
Player	Injury	Onset	Estimated Return
Leo Barry	hamstring strain	Rnd 16	Rnd 21
Nick Davis	knee injury	Rnd 15	End of season
Matthew Laidlaw	hamstring strain	Rnd 6	Indefinite
Brett Meredith	shoulder dislocation	Rnd 15	End of season
Daniel O'Keefe	groin injury	Rnd 7	End of season
Michael O'Loughlin	ankle sprain	Rnd 16	Rnd 22
Henry Playfair	hamstring strain	Rnd 17	Rnd 21
Tim Schmidt	knee injury	Rnd 15	End of season
Kristin Thornton	knee ACL	Pre-season	End of season
Had a conventional reco, Swans not risking the new version in a younger player.

 

West Coast Eagles
Player	Injury	Onset	Estimated Return
Mitchell Brown	knee ACL	Pre-season	End of season
One of quite a few ACL recos from the pre-season matches.
Adam Hunter	shoulder injury	Rnd 15	End of season
Has had a shoulder reconstruction and knee surgery.
Shannon Hurn	fibula fracture	Rnd 6	Rnd 22
Reinjured at training
Brett Jones	knee meniscal tear	Rnd 15	End of season
Has had season ending surgery
Josh Kennedy	shoulder injury	Rnd 16	End of season
Has had surgery
Daniel Kerr	knee cartilage damage	Rnd 15	End of season
Has had surgery
Chris Masten	osteitis pubis	Rnd 12	End of season
Matt Rosa	fibula fracture	Rnd 10	Rnd 22
Brent Staker	knee cartilage damage	Rnd 18	End of season
Has had surgery
Beau Waters	fractured forearm	Rnd 14	End of season

 

Western Bulldogs
Player	Injury	Onset	Estimated Return
Dylan Addison	knee injury	Rnd 17	Prelim Final
Jarrad Grant	osteitis pubis	Rnd 10	End of season
Club has ruled him out for the year
Gavin Hughes	diagnosis unknown	Pre-season	Indefinite
Has returned to SA for personal reasons.
Scott West	knee injury	Rnd 6	Rnd 20
Stress reaction.
Tom L. Williams	shoulder injury	Rnd 13	Indefinite
TBA

 

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