Australian Football Association of North America

by Lisa Albergo reporting for AFANA from Chicago

ADELIADE
Injury Update:
Brad Symes, ankle, 2 weeks
Brad Moran, hamstring, 3 weeks
Myke Cook, hamstring, 2-3 weeks
Kris Massie, hamstring, 2 weeks
Rhett Biglands, knee reconstruction, season

Source: David Burtenshaw, Club Media Release

BRISBANE
Injury Update:
Wayde Mills, knee, 1 week
Sam Sheldon, groin, 1-2 weeks
Nigel Lappin, achilles, 2 weeks
Colm Begley, quad, 3 weeks
Pearce Hanley, hamstring, 3-4 weeks
Matthew Moody, groin, indefinite

Source: Stephen Buckley, Club Media Release

CARLTON
Richard Hadley, groin, 2-4 weeks
Ryan Houlihan, hip, 7-8 weeks
Michael Jamison, shoulder, 1-2 weeks
Andrew Walker, shoulder, 4 weeks
Paul Bower, shoulder, 6-8 weeks

Source: Stephen Wilson, Club Media Release

COLLINGWOOD
Injury Update:
Simon Prestigiacomo, foot, 2-3 weeks
Sean Rusling, shoulder, season
Brad Dick, knee, season

Source: collingwoodfc.com.au

ESSENDON
Injury Update:
Darcy Daniher, back, 1 week
Ricky Dyson, appendix, 1 week
Tom Hislop, shoulder, 1 week
Heath Hocking, groin, 2 weeks
Courtenay Dempsey, leg, 3 weeks
Jason Johnson, calf, 4 weeks
Alwyn Davey, knee, season
Andrew Lee, shoulder, indefinite,long term injury list

Source: Cara Pelchen, Club Media Release

FREMANTLE
Injury Update:
Luke Pratt, ankle, 2 weeks
Steven Dodd, calf, 2-3 weeks
Luke Webster, knee, 2-4 weeks
Roger Hayden, collapsed lung, 4 weeks
Des Headland, knee, 8 weeks
Paul Hasleby, knee, season
Shaun McManus, knee soreness, ongoing assessment

Source: afl.com.au

GEELONG
Injury Update:
David Johnson, hamstring, 1-2 weeks
Scott Simpson, knee, 1-2 weeks
Matthew Egan, broken foot, season

Source: afl.com.au

HAWTHORN
Injury Update:
Max Bailey, knee, 1-2 weeks
Shane Crawford, knee tendonitis, ongoing assessment
Brent Guerra, hamstring, 2 weeks
Beau Muston, knee, season

Source: Sara Kalaja, Club Media Release

MELBOURNE
Injury Update:
Russell Robertson, ruptured achilles, season
Ricky Petterd, groin, 1-2 weeks Jack Grimes, back, 1-2 weeks
David Neitz, neck, retired

Source: Leigh Newton, Club Media Release

NORHT MELBOURNE
Injury Update:
Nathan Grima & Leigh Adams, knee, season
Robbie Tarrant, shoulder, 6 weeks
Aaron Edwards, broken leg, 5-6 weeks
Jess Sinclair, ankle, 4-5 weeks
Andrew Swallow, ankle, 3 weeks Alan Obst, punctured lung, 2 weeks
Jesse Smith, hamstring, 2 weeks

Source: John Murphy, Club Media Release

PORT ADELAIDE
Injury Update:
Matthew Westhoff, foot, 2 weeks
Daniel Boyle, hamstring tendonitis, 1 week
Mitch Farmer, groin tightness, 1 week

Source: Hitaf Rasheed, Club Media Release

RICHMOND
Injury Update:
Kane Johnson, knee, 3-4 weeks
Mark Coughlan, hamstring, indefinite

Source: Judith Donnelly, Club Media Release

ST KILDA
Injury Update:
Jayden Attard, knee reconstruction (2007), 2-4 weeks
Xavier Clarke, hamstring, 1 week
Glenn Chivers, foot, 1-2 weeks
Sam Gilbert, dislocated AC joint (shoulder), 1-2 weeks
Matt Maguire, fractured metatarsal (foot), season
Luke van Rheenen, foot, season

Source: Matt Schmidt, Club Media Release

SYDNEY
Injury Update:
Barry Hall, wrist, 1 week
Brett Meredith, shoulder, 1 week
Matthew Laidlaw, hamstring, 1 week
Patrick Veszpremi, groin, 2 weeks
Daniel O'Keefe, groin, indefinite
Kristin Thornton, knee, season

Source: afl.com.au

WEST COAST
Injury Update:
Mark LeCras, groin, 1 week
Shannon Hurn, fractured fibula, 2-3 weeks
Adam Hunter, bone bruising, 4-5 weeks
Chad Jones, ankle, 4-5 weeks
Mitchell Brown, knee, season

Source: afl.com.au

WESTERN BULLDOGS
Injury Update:
Scott West, knee, 2-3 weeks
Shaun Higgins, ankle, 9 weeks
Tim Callan, hamstring, 3 weeks
Hugh Minson, knee, retired, long term injury list**

*A degenerative knee condition forced Minson to retire at the start of the season. He will remain on the long term injury list until the end of the season, at which time he will officially be delisted. The club has the option of elevating a player from the rookie list to the seniors at any time during the year.

Source: Stacey Mair, Club Media Release