Australian Football Association of North America

by Lisa Albergo reporting for AFANA from Chicago

ADELAIDE
Injury Update:
Trent Hentschel & Rhett Biglands, knee, season
Mark Ricciuto, back, ongoing assessment, has begun running
Nick Gill hamstring, hamstring, ongoing assessment, has started running.
Ivan Maric, hip, 2 weeks
John Meesen, knee, 5 weeks
Ken McGregor, Achilles, 3 weeks
Darren Pfeiffer, cheekbone, 2 weeks
Graham Johncock, ankle, 3-4 weeks
David Mackay, hamstring, 2 weeks
Rhys Archard, hamstring, 2 weeks
Robert Shirley, fractured finger, 1 week
Matthew Bode, leg soreness, 1 week

Source: David Burtenshaw, Club Media

BRISBANE
Injury Update:
Mitchell Clark, leg, 1-2 weeks
Rhan Hooper, quad, 1-2 weeks
Matthew Leuenberger, osteitis pubis, 2-3 weeks
Troy Selwood, preseason back surgery, has resumed full training, 2-4 weeks
Joel Macdonald, knee, 3-5 weeks
Anthony Corrie, knee, indefinite
Chris Scott, hip, indefinite.
Daniel Bradshaw & Pat Garner, knee reconstruction, season

Source: Sam Lord, Club Media Release

CARLTON
Injury Update:
Shaun Grigg, fractured left shoulder, 7-9 weeks, placed on long-term injury list
Sam Jacobs, left knee hyperextension, 1-2 weeks
Anthony Koutoufides, ruptured finger tendon, 4-5 weeks
Nick Stevens, neck, disc-related neck injury, may require surgery which would end his 2007 season

Membership: 30,152

Source: Stephen Wilson, Club Media Release

COLLINGWOOD:
Injury Update:
Nathan Buckley, hamstring, 1-2 weeks
Ryan Lonie, groin, 1-2 weeks
Chris Dawes, knee, 10 weeks
Sean Rusling, shoulder, indefinite
John Anthony, neck, season

Source: Herald Sun

ESSENDON
Injury Update:
Jay Nash, foot, 3 weeks
Nathan Lovett-Murray, groin, 1 week
Andrew Welsh, strained hamstring, 2 weeks
Jay Neagle, foot, 8 weeks

Source: Cara Pelchen, Club Media Release

FREMANTLE
Injury Update:
Robert Haddrill, knee, 2 weeks
Andrew Browne, hamstring, 3 weeks
Brett Peake, collarbone, 4 weeks
Byron Schammer, post-surgery complications, indefinite

Source: Herald Sun

GEELONG
Injury Update:
Tom Harley, ruptured finger tendon, 4 weeks
Joel Reynolds, ACL rupture/knee reconstruction, season
Tom Lonergan, kidney, progressing well

Source: Sarah Birch, Club Media Release

HAWTHORN
Injury Update:
Trent Croad, foot, 2-3 weeks
Tim Clarke, achilles surgery, 12 weeks
Richard Vandenberg, hamstring, 2 weeks
Joel Smith, knee, 2-3 weeks
Mitch Thorp, hip, 3-4 weeks

Source: Sarah Kalaja, Club Media Release

KANGAROOS
Injury Update:
Nathan Thompson, knee, season
Leigh Harding, knee, indefinite
Callum Urch, hamstring, 4 weeks

Source: Matt Harrington, Club Media Release

MELBOURNE
Injury Update:
James Frawley, foot, 2 weeks
David Neitz, knee, 2-3 weeks
Brock McLean, foot, 4 weeks
Russell Robertson, knee, 6 weeks
Clint Bartram, knee, 6-8 weeks

Source: Herald Sun

PORT ADELAIDE
Injury Update:
Dean Brogan, ankle, 1-2 weeks
Daniel Motlop, ankle, 1-2 weeks

Source: Herald Sun

RICHMOND
Injury Update:
Ray Hall, hip, 3 weeks
Carl Peterson, groin, indefinite
Mark Coughlan, knee, season
Kent Kingsley, ankle, 3 weeks
Trent Knobel, ankle, 6-8 weeks
Nathan Brown, leg, ongoing assessment

Source: Glynis Smalley, Club Media Release

ST KILDA
Injury Update:
Jarryd Allen, elbow, long-term injury list 
Luke Ball, post-concussion (Round 1) headaches, ongoing assessment
Max Hudghton, quad, 3-4 weeks
Matt Maguire, foot, indefinite
Raphael Clarke, back,indefinite
Aaron Hamill, knee, indefinite
Fergus Watts, ankle, indefinite

Source: Herald Sun & Melbourne Age

SYDNEY
Injury Update:
Nick Davis, foot, 2 weeks
Sean Dempster, knee, 6 weeks
Lewis Roberts-Thomson, foot, 6 weeks

Source: Stephen Brassel, Club Media Release

WEST COAST
Injury Update:
Mark Nicoski, shoulder, 7 weeks
Sam Butler, groin, 1 week

Source: Gary Stocks, Club Media Release


WESTERN BULLDOGS
Injury Update:
Jason Akermanis, hamstring, 1 week
Damian McCormack, knee, 7 weeks
Chris Grant, groin surgery, 7-9 weeks

Source: Rebecca O'Riley, Club Media Release