by Lisa Albergo reporting for AFANA from Chicago
ADELAIDE
Injury Update:
Trent Hentschel, hamstring, 1 week
Brad Moran, fractured finger, 1-2 weeks
Brent Reilly, wrist, 2-3 weeks
Nick Gill, hamstring, 2 weeks
Luke Jericho, cracked sternum, 1 week
Myke Cook, hamstring, 1-2 weeks
Rhett Biglands, knee reconstruction, season
Source: David Burtenshaw, Club Media Release
BRISBANE
Injury Update:
Patrick Garner, hamstring, 2-3 weeks
Josh Drummond, quad, 3 weeks
Joel Tippett, finger, 3 weeks
Matthew Moody & Sam Sheldon, groin, indefinite
Source: Stephen Buckley, Club Media Release
CARLTON
Injury Update:
Ryan Houlihan, hip surgery (cyst), indefinite
Jason Saddington, hamstring, 1 week
Andrew Walker, shoulder, indefinite
Source: Stephen Wilson, Club Media Release
COLLINGWOOD
Injury Update:
Alan Toovey, shoulder, 2-3 weeks
Simon Prestigiacomo, foot, 4-6 weeks
Brad Dick, knee, season
Sean Rusling, shoulder, season
Source: Herald Sun
ESSENDON
Injury Update:
Scott Gumbleton & Leroy Jetta, hamstring, 1 week
Sam Lonergan, hamstring, 2 weeks
Mark McVeigh, hamstring, 3 weeks
Scott Lucas, knee, 5 weeks
Heath Hocking, groin, 7-9 weeks
Andrew Lee, shoulder, indefinite
Source: Cara Pelchen, Club Media Release
FREMANTLE
Injury Update:
Mark Johnson, knee, 1 week
Luke Webster, knee, 7 weeks
Paul Hasleby, knee, season
Source: Herald Sun
GEELONG
Injury Update:
Nathan Djerrkura, quad, 1 week
Matthew Egan, foot, long term injury list
Source: Kevin Diggerson, Club Media Release
HAWTHORN
Injury Update:
Max Bailey, knee, 4-6 weeks
Stuart Dew, hamstring, 1 week
Gary Moss, shoulder, ongoing assessment
Tom Murphy, finger, 2-3 weeks
Beau Muston, knee reconstruction, season
Source: Sara Kalaja, Club Media Release
MELBOURNE
Injury Update:
David Neitz, neck, indefinite
Jack Grimes, back, indefinite, long-term injury list
Ricky Petterd, groin, 3-4 weeks
Paul Johnson, broken hand, 2 weeks
Source: Leigh Newton, Club Media Release
NORTH MELBOUNRE
Injury Update:
Leigh Adams & Nathan Grima, knee, season
Robbie Tarrant, shoulder, 12 weeks
Josh Gibson, knee, 1-2 weeks
Source: Matt Harrington, Club Media Release
PORT ADELAIDE
Injury Update:
Matt Thomas, plantar fascia tear (foot), 4 weeks
Michael Wilson, ruptured achilles, ongoing assessment
Source: Hitaf Rasheed, Club Media Release
RICHMOND
Injury Update:
Danny Meyer, hip, 1 week
Andrew Raines, knee, 2 weeks
Source: Judith Donnelly, Club Media Release
ST KILDA
Injury Update:
Jayden Attard, knee reconstruction, 8-10 weeks
Glenn Chivers, left foot injury, 6-8 weeks
Sam Gilbert, dislocated AC joint (shoulder), 6-8 weeks
Steven King, hamstring, 2-3 weeks
Luke Miles, stress fracture in fibula, 2-4 weeks
Luke van Rheenen, mid foot ligament injury, 3-4 weeks
Source: Matt Schmidt, Club Media Release
SYDNEY
Injury Update:
Daniel Currie, ankle, 1 week
Brett Meredith, shoulder, 5-6 weeks
Barry Hall, wrist/suspension, 7 weeks
Nick Malceski, knee, indefinite
Kristin Thornton, knee, season
Source: Herald Sun
WEST COAST
Injury Update:
Brown (knee) Season
LeCras (groin) 1-2 weeks
Priddis (knee) 1-2 weeks
Source: Anna Carew-Reid, Club Media Release
WESTERN BULLDOGS
Injury Update:
Brian Lake, hamstring/back, ongoing assessment
Brad Johnson, corked thigh, ongoing assessment
Shaun Higgins, ankle, 12-14 weeks
Hugh Minson, degenerative knee, retired, long tern injury list**
**Minson was advised by medical experts that his knee condition, the result of injuries as a junior, would not withstand the rigors of AFL football. He will remain on the long-term injury list until the end of the season, at which time he will be officially delisted. The club can now elevate a player from the rookie list to the seniors at any stage during the season.
Source: Stacey Mair, Club Media Release
Article last changed on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 2:42 PM EDT
