AFL - Rnd 14

Adelaide Crows		Updated on: 02/07/2009
Player	Injury	Onset	Estimated Return
Brett Burton	knee ACL	Last season	Rnd 14
Should return midseason from an ACL reconstruction. Test
Greg Gallman	corked hip	Rnd 13	Rnd 14
Test
Nick Gill	fibula fracture	Rnd 12	Rnd 20
Simon Goodwin	knee MCL	Rnd 11	Rnd 14
Grade 1 injury. Test
Jonathon Griffin	calf strain	Rnd 12	Rnd 15
Trent Hentschel	knee injury	Rnd 8	Rnd 16
Has had further arthroscopic surgery
Jarrhan Jacky	hamstring strain	Rnd 12	Rnd 18
Grade 2 strain
Tom Lee	knee injury	Rnd 7	Rnd 15
Will miss 4-6 weeks
Brad Moran	knee PCL	Rnd 13	Indefinite
James Moss	hip cartilage injury	Pre-season	Indefinite
Has had hip surgery
Brent Reilly	hamstring strain	Rnd 12	Rnd 14
Test
Chris Schmidt	shoulder dislocation	Rnd 9	End of season
Has had a shoulder reconstruction

 

Brisbane Lions		Updated on: 01/07/2009
Player	Injury	Onset	Estimated Return
Matt Austin	ankle sprain	Rnd 13	Indefinite
Will have his injury further assessed
Jamie Charman	ankle sprain	Rnd 4	End of season
Has had an ankle reconstruction
Scott Clouston	ankle sprain	Rnd 8	Rnd 15
Josh Drummond	calf strain	Rnd 11	Rnd 14
Forced from the field early in the match
Pat Garner	knee ACL	Pre-season	End of season
3rd ACL rupture for Pat. He will need 12 months to really make sure he gives himself the best chance of not doing again.
Kieran King	ankle injury	Rnd 4	Rnd 14
Will miss 10-12 weeks
Matthew Leuenberger	knee meniscal tear	Rnd 3	Rnd 21
Lateral meniscus tear. Has had surgery and will miss 12 weeks. Recovery was complicated by a leg infection.
Bart McCulloch	quadriceps strain	Rnd 5	Indefinite
Has suffered a recurrence on returning from a quad strain and at best will likely miss a month
Troy Selwood	shoulder dislocation	Rnd 12	Rnd 19
Will consult a surgeon

 

Carlton Blues		Updated on: 02/07/2009
Player	Injury	Onset	Estimated Return
Paul Bower	knee MCL	Rnd 13	Rnd 18
Will miss a month
Brendan Fevola	hand injury	Rnd 13	Rnd 14
Has finger surgery but is likely to play. Named
Sam Jacobs	foot injury	Rnd 5	Rnd 15
Darren Pfeiffer	shoulder injury	Pre-season	Rnd 16
Significant shoulder injury
Mitch Robinson	Suspension	Rnd 13	Rnd 15
Suspended by the VFL tribunal
Bret Thornton	hamstring strain	Rnd 12	Rnd 14
Named
Jarrad Waite	knee ACL	Rnd 9	Next season
Will miss the remainder of the season after requiring a fulll knee reconstruction
Andrew Walker	shoulder dislocation	Rnd 2	Rnd 16
Reinjured the shoulder that troubled him during the preseason.
Robbie Warnock	foot stress fracture	Pre-season	Rnd 16
Looking to return late in the year from a stress fracture

 

Collingwood Magpies		Updated on: 02/07/2009
Player	Injury	Onset	Estimated Return
Johnny Bennell	fractured collarbone	Rnd 13	Rnd 20
Leon Davis	diagnosis unknown	R13 training	Rnd 14
Named
Brent Macaffer	knee injury	Rnd 12	Rnd 14
Awaiting results of scans after hyperextending his knee playing in the VFL
John McCarthy	hamstring strain	Rnd 11	Rnd 15
Grade 1 strain
Scott Pendlebury	knee MCL	Rnd 12	Rnd 14
Will miss up to a month. Named
Anthony Rocca	achilles tendonitis	Rnd 13	Rnd 17
Has a history of achilles problems and could miss more time
Sean Rusling	quadriceps strain	Rnd 12	Rnd 16
Hip flexor strain

 

Essendon Bombers		Updated on: 02/07/2009
Player	Injury	Onset	Estimated Return
Tom Bellchambers	knee injury	Rnd 9	Rnd 16
Scans revealed bone bruising and ligament damage
Bryce Carroll	diagnosis unknown	Rnd 12	Rnd 14
Scott Gumbleton	back injury	Pre-season	Indefinite
Has has scans for a back injury which is producing hamstring tightness. Will have surgery to correct a disc bulge and miss at least the first half of the season
David Hille	knee ACL	Rnd 5	End of season
Will have scans but looks like an ACL rupture which will rule him out for the season
Kade Klemke	hamstring strain	Rnd 12	Rnd 15
Has had a recurrence
Jason Laycock	navicular stress fracture	Rnd 10	End of season
Developed soresness on will be put on ice for the rest of the season
Scott Lucas	concussion	Rnd 13	Rnd 14
Named
Rhys Magin	A/C joint sprain	Rnd 9	Rnd 17
Adam McPhee	corked calf	Rnd 12	Rnd 14
Named
Mark McVeigh	Suspension	Rnd 13	Rnd 15
Club suspension, can play VFL
Michael Still	shin injury	Rnd 3	Indefinite
Jobe Watson	ankle sprain	Rnd 13	Rnd 15
Will miss at least 1 week
John Williams	hand injury	Rnd 7	Rnd 14
Test

 

Fremantle Dockers		Updated on: 02/07/2009
Player	Injury	Onset	Estimated Return
Andrew Browne	diagnosis unknown	Rnd 3	Indefinite
Recovering from a shoulder injury and now missing due to personal reasons
Ryan Crowley	foot injury	Rnd 6	End of season
Finished the game on crutches.
Steven Dodd	concussion	Rnd 13	Rnd 14
Named
Antoni Grover	quadriceps strain	Rnd 13	Rnd 14
Forced from the field with tightness. Named
Roger Hayden	fibula fracture	Rnd 9	Rnd 17
Will miss 8 weeks after having surgery to repair a fractured fibula
Michael Johnson	ankle sprain	Rnd 10	Rnd 15
Has had scans and will miss a few weeks
Brock O'Brien	quadriceps strain	Rnd 11	Rnd 17
Has had a recurrence
Rhys Palmer	knee ACL	Rnd 5	Next season
Has had surgery to repair a ruptured ACL
Matthew Pavlich	calf strain	Rnd 13	Rnd 17
Likely to miss a month
Dean Solomon	Suspension	Rnd 13	Rnd 15
Club based suspension
Jay van Berlo	shin stress fracture	Rnd 4	Indefinite

 

Geelong Cats		Updated on: 01/07/2009
Player	Injury	Onset	Estimated Return
Tom Allwright	knee injury	Rnd 13	Rnd 15
Mitchell W. Brown	tibial fracture	Rnd 2	End of season
Will miss the season with a fractured tibia
Ranga Ediriwickrama	hamstring strain	Pre-season	Rnd 18
Has had a recurrence
Matthew Egan	navicular stress fracture	Pre-season	End of season
Had his navicular fused to his cuneiform. Long rehab ahead. It was a last resort option.
Joshua Hunt	knee ACL	Pre-season	End of season
Left knee buckled early in NAB final when shoved, reco will mean end of season.
David Johnson	calf strain	Rnd 13	Rnd 17
Has a long history of soft tissue injuries
Steven Motlop	shoulder injury	Pre-season	Rnd 16
Brad Ottens	knee MCL	Rnd 2	Rnd 15
Has had further arthoscopic surgery
Scott Simpson	fibula fracture	Rnd 6	Rnd 19
Has had surgery to correct a fracture following an ankle injury
Mathew Stokes	ankle sprain	Rnd 13	Rnd 14
Test

 

Hawthorn Hawks		Updated on: 02/07/2009
Player	Injury	Onset	Estimated Return
Max Bailey	knee ACL	Pre-season	Rnd 15
Had an ACL recon in 2008
Tim Boyle	knee ACL	Rnd 6	Next season
Injured playing VFL
Trent Croad	foot injury	Last season	Indefinite
Still recovering from a brokem foot sustained in the grand final. Has also had surgery for an unrelated ankle injury and is in doubt for the rest of the season
Stuart Dew	quadriceps strain	R13 training	Rnd 16
Late withdrawal
Stephen Gilham	knee injury	Rnd 11	Rnd 14
Late withdrawal. Named
Jordan Lewis	thigh injury	Rnd 13	Rnd 14
Test with a hip flexor injury. Named
Jarryd Morton	patella tendinopathy	Rnd 13	Rnd 14
Test
Garry Moss	knee injury	Rnd 9	Rnd 18
Carl Peterson	diagnosis unknown	Rnd 13	Rnd 14
Brent Renouf	ankle sprain	Rnd 13	Rnd 14
Test
Cyril Rioli	hamstring strain	Rnd 11	Rnd 15
Will miss at least a month
Mitch Thorp	foot injury	Rnd 6	End of season
Sesmoid fracture, unclear whether he will return this year
Brendan Whitecross	knee injury	Rnd 13	Rnd 14
Test
Mark Williams	knee MCL	Rnd 13	Rnd 22
Hoping to return before finals
Clinton Young	quadriceps strain	Rnd 10	Rnd 14
Will miss a month

 

Kangaroos Kangaroos		Updated on: 02/07/2009
Player	Injury	Onset	Estimated Return
Matt Campbell	hamstring strain	Rnd 11	Rnd 15
Grade 1 strain
Luke Delaney	shoulder injury	Rnd 10	End of season
Connor Meredith	groin injury	Rnd 11	Rnd 14
Available
Jesse W. Smith	hamstring strain	Pre-season	Rnd 14
Plagued by hamstring injuries last season.
Robbie Tarrant	shoulder dislocation	Rnd 11	End of season
Will require further surgery to his troublesome shoulder
Lindsay Thomas	hamstring strain	Rnd 12	Rnd 14
Available
Ben Warren	fibula fracture	Rnd 13	End of season
Has had surgery
Daniel Wells	groin injury	Rnd 11	Rnd 15
May return after the midseason break. Test
Jack Ziebell	fibula fracture	Rnd 12	Rnd 19
Will miss around 2 months

 

Melbourne Demons		Updated on: 02/07/2009
Player	Injury	Onset	Estimated Return
Sam Blease	fibula fracture	Rnd 5	Next season
Injured at school and will miss the season
Simon Buckley	groin injury	Rnd 8	Rnd 16
Colin Garland	foot injury	Rnd 1	Indefinite
Diagnosed with a navicular stress fracture and will miss 16 weeks, best case scenario. May be in doubt for the remainder of the season
Rhys Healey	thigh injury	Rnd 9	Rnd 17
Has had a recurrence
Mark Jamar	corked thigh	R12 training	Rnd 14
Named
James McDonald	knee injury	R12 training	Rnd 14
Has had a recurrence of his knee injury. Named
Tom McNamara	quadriceps strain	Rnd 12	Rnd 15
Hip flexor strain
John Meesen	navicular stress fracture	Rnd 6	End of season
Will miss the remainder of the season
Jake Spencer	ankle sprain	Rnd 12	Rnd 15
Jack Watts	medical illness	Rnd 13	Rnd 15
Austin Wonaeamirri	knee meniscal tear	Rnd 6	Rnd 17
Injured riddled season continues. Has had arthroscopic surgery

 

Port Adelaide Power		Updated on: 01/07/2009
Player	Injury	Onset	Estimated Return
Travis Boak	knee MCL	Rnd 11	Rnd 17
Grain 1 injury
Shaun Burgoyne	knee injury	Rnd 3	Indefinite
May return late in the season
Chad Cornes	knee meniscal tear	Rnd 9	Rnd 17
Has had an arthroscope and will miss a month
Hamish Hartlet	hamstring strain	Rnd 11	Rnd 14
Has had a recurrence. Test
Daniel Motlop	ankle sprain	Rnd 12	Rnd 20
Will have the injury further investigated
Matt Thomas	knee PCL	Rnd 9	Rnd 14
Will miss a month

 

Richmond Tigers		Updated on: 02/07/2009
Player	Injury	Onset	Estimated Return
Nathan Brown	groin injury	Rnd 10	Rnd 15
Unsure of exact diagnosis. Test
David Gourdis	hamstring strain	Rnd 12	Rnd 14
Test
Kane Johnson	patella tendinopathy	Pre-season	Retired
Placed on the long term injury list
Luke McGuane	knee injury	Rnd 13	Rnd 14
Named
Matthew Richardson	hamstring strain	Rnd 6	Rnd 19
Has hard surgery to repair the tendon and will miss 12 weeks
Troy Simmonds	groin injury	Rnd 12	Rnd 14
Test
Matthew White	hamstring strain	Rnd 9	Rnd 14
Grade 1 strain. Available

 

St. Kilda Saints		Updated on: 02/07/2009
Player	Injury	Onset	Estimated Return
Jarryd Allen	hip cartilage injury	Pre-season	Indefinite
Recovering from surgery and should return mid season
Xavier Clarke	knee ACL	Rnd 6	Next season
Injured playing in the VFL and has had reconstructive surgery
Leigh Fisher	hamstring strain	Rnd 12	Rnd 15
Max Hudghton	ankle sprain	Rnd 13	Rnd 15
Will face a fitness test
Steven King	Suspension	Rnd 11	Rnd 16

 

Sydney Swans		Updated on: 02/07/2009
Player	Injury	Onset	Estimated Return
Leo Barry	calf strain	Rnd 7	Rnd 15
Will miss a month
Craig Bolton	knee injury	Rnd 11	Rnd 14
Will be aided by the split round, may only miss another week. Named
Amon Buchanan	knee injury	Rnd 12	Rnd 14
Test
Paul Currie	foot injury	Rnd 13	Rnd 21
Barry Hall	Suspension	Rnd 13	Rnd 16
Suspended by the AFL tribunal
Campbell Heath	knee ACL	Pre-season	End of season
Required a knee reconstruction in pre-season
Lewis Johnston	ankle sprain	R5 training	Rnd 16
Has suffered an avulsion fracture of the 5th metatarsal and has surgery to reattach the bone
Matthew Laidlaw	ankle sprain	Rnd 10	Rnd 15
Jarrad McVeigh	A/C joint sprain	Rnd 12	Rnd 14
May miss 1-2 weeks. Named
Brett Meredith	fractured forearm	Rnd 9	Rnd 21
Henry Playfair	hamstring strain	Pre-season	Indefinite

 

West Coast Eagles		Updated on: 02/07/2009
Player	Injury	Onset	Estimated Return
Dean Cox	groin injury	Rnd 12	Rnd 15
RTest this week
Adam Hunter	shoulder injury	Rnd 11	Rnd 14
Carrying a chronic shoulder injury
Jordon Jones	hamstring strain	Rnd 13	Rnd 17
Grade 1 strain
Daniel Kerr	diagnosis unknown	Rnd 13	Rnd 15
Soreness
Mark Nicoski	back injury	Rnd 12	Rnd 14
Test
Luke Shuey	fibula fracture	Rnd 11	Rnd 19
Brent Staker	hand fracture	Rnd 12	Rnd 19
Will miss at least 3 weeks with a fractured metacarpal
Beau Waters	elbow dislocation	Pre-season	End of season
Dislocated his elbow last season and has had further surgery ruling him out for the season.
Beau Wilkes	concussion	Rnd 13	Rnd 14

 

Western Bulldogs		Updated on: 01/07/2009
Player	Injury	Onset	Estimated Return
Jamason Daniels	hamstring strain	Rnd 13	Rnd 14
Test
Daniel Giansiracusa	knee MCL	Rnd 13	Rnd 20
Should return prior to finals
Paul O'Shea	hip cartilage injury	Pre-season	Indefinite
Will miss the first 3 months after having surgery for femoral acetabular impingement
Stephen Tiller	corked hip	Rnd 12	Rnd 14
Test
Easton Wood	shoulder injury	Rnd 10	Rnd 14
Test

 

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