Round 21 Injury Report

by Lisa Albergo reporting for AFANA from Chicago

ADELAIDE
Injury Update:
Jason Porplyzia, concussion/brain bruising, ongoing assessment
Trent Hentschel, hamstring, 3 weeks
Bernie Vince, hamstring, 1 week
Rhett Biglands, knee reconstruction, season, retired** 
Brett Burton, knee reconstruction, season, long term injury list

**Biglands, who has endured two knee reconstructions (and subsequent setbacks) in two years, announced his retirement on August 18 (see Late August News at this site for more details)

Source: David Burtenshaw, Club Media Release

BRISBANE
Injury Update:
Haydn Kiel, hamstring, 1-2 weeks
Mitch Clark, quad, 2-3 weeks
Josh Drummond, thigh, 3-5 weeks
Matt Austin, achilles, ongoing assessment
Nigel Lappin, achilles, ongoing assessment
Matthew Leuenberger, knee, season, long term injury list

Source: Stephen Buckley, Club Media Release 

CARLTON
Injury Update:
Cain Ackland, hamstring, 1 week
Jordan Bannister & Clinton Benjamin, hamstring, season
Setanta O’hAilpin, calf, season

Source: Ian Coutts, Club Media Release

COLLINGWOOD
Injury Update:
Anthony Rocca, ankle, 2-4 weeks
Ben Reid, foot, 2-4 weeks
Kevin Dyas, hamstring, season
Brodie Holland, arm, season
Sean Rusling, shoulder, season, long term injury list
Brad Dick, knee, season

Source: Nick Hulett, Club Media Release

ESSENDON
Injury Update:
Courtenay Dempsey, leg, ongoing assessment
Kyle Reimers, hamstring, 1 week
Dustin Fletcher, groin, 1-2 weeks
David Hille, fractured hand, season
Tom Hislop & Tayte Pears, hip, season
Darcy Daniher & Jason Winderlich, back, season
Alwyn Davey & Courtney Johns, knee, season
Bachar Houli, groin, season
Andrew Lee, shoulder, season
David Myers, foot, season
Jay Neagle, ankle, season
Scott Gumbleton, collarbone, season

Source: Cara Pelchen, Club Media Release

FREMANTLE
Injury Update:
Luke Webster, knee, 2-3 weeks
Andrew Foster, back, season
Daniel Gilmore, head, season
Paul Hasleby, knee, season
Brock O'Brien, wrist, season
Luke Pratt & Robert Warnock, shoulder, season

Source: afl.com.au

GEELONG
Injury Update:
Matthew Egan (foot) – season
David Johnson (knee) – 1-2 weeks

Source: Tom Peeters, Club Media Release

HAWTHORN
Injury Update:
Max Bailey & Beau Muston, knee, season
Garry Moss, groin, season
Luke McEntee, hamstring, season

Source: Sara Kalaja, Club Media Release

MELBOURNE
Injury Update:
Tom McNamara, hamstring, 1-2 Weeks
Chris Johnson, groin, season
Aaron Davey, heel stress fracture, season
Jared Rivers, abdominals/groin, season
Paul Johnson, hip, season
Brent Moloney, shoulder, season
Brock McLean, ankle, season
Russell Robertson, ruptured achilles, season
David Neitz, neck, retired

Source: Leigh Newton, Club Media Release

NORHT MELBOURNE
Injury Update:
Nathan Grima & Leigh Adams, knee, season
Jesse Smith, hamstring, 2-3 weeks

Source: John Murphy, Club Media Release

PORT ADELAIDE
Injury Update:
Chad Cornes, knee/shoulder, season
Nathan Krakouer, hamstring, 1 week
*Michael Pettigrew, arthroscopic shoulder surgery, season
Steven Salopek, achilles tendonitis, season
Matt Thomas, foot, season
Warren Tredrea, shoulder, season

Source: Daniel Bryant, Club Media Release

RICHMOND
Injury Update:
Dean Putt, knee, indefinite
Graham Polak, head trauma, indefinite
Kayne Pettifer, knee, season, long term injury list
Andrew Raines, knee related hamstring/quad, season

Source: Judith Donnelly, Club Media Release

ST KILDA
Injury Update:
Jayden Attard, knee, season
Luke Ball, hamstring, 1 week
Eljay Connors, shoulder reconstruction, season
Matt Maguire, metatarsal fracture (foot), season
Luke van Rheenen, foot, season

Source: Matt Schmidt, Club Media Release

SYDNEY
Injury Update:
Henry Playfair, hamstring 1 week
Michael O'Loughlin, ankle 1-2 weeks
Tim Schmidt, knee, indefinite
Matthew Laidlaw,. hamstring, indefinite
Kristin Thornton & Nick Davis, knee, season
Daniel O'Keefe, groin, season
Brett Meredith, shoulder, season, long term injury list

Source: sydneyswans.com.au

WEST COAST
Injury Update:
Mitch Brown, Daniel Kerr & Brett Jones, knee, season
Beau Waters, elbow, season
Beau Masten, groin, season
Adam Hunter, shoulder/knee, season, long term injury list
Josh Kennedy, shoulder, season
Patrick McGinnity, glandular fever, season
Shannon Hurn, leg, 1-2 weeks
Matt Rosa, ankle, 1-2 weeks
Jaymie Graham, quad, 1-2 weeks

Source: Anna Carew-Reid, Club Media Release

WESTERN BULLDOGS
Injury Update:
Dylan Addison, medial knee ligament, 4 weeks
Tom Williams, shoulder, ongoing assessment
Malcolm Lynch, hamstring, 3 weeks
Jarrad Grant, osteitis pubis, season

Source: Stacey Mair, Club Media Release