Round Seven Injury Update

by Lisa Albergo reporting for AFANA from Chicago

ADELAIDE
Injury Update:
Brent Reilly, wrist, 1 week
Nick Gill, hamstring, 1-2 weeks
Myke Cook, hamstring, 1 week
Greg Gallman, knee, 1-2 weeks
Rhett Biglands, knee reconstruction, season

Source: David Burtenshaw, Club Media Release 

BRISBANE
Injury Update:
Patrick Garner, hamstring, 2 weeks
Josh Drummond, quad, 2 weeks
Joel Tippett, finger, 2 weeks
Colm Begley, quad, 4 weeks
Pearce Hanley, hamstring, 4 weeks
Matthew Moody & Sam Sheldon, groin, indefinite

Source: Stephen Buckley, 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

CARLTON
Injury Update:
Dennis Armfield, hamstring, 3 weeks
Jordan Bannister, ruptured hamstring, 4 weeks
Adam Hartlett, hamstring, 2 weeks
Ryan Houlihan, cyst removal (hip), indefinite
Ryan Jackson, hand, 3-4 weeks
Bret Thornton, knee, 6 weeks
Andrew Walker, shoulder, indefinite

Source: Stephen Wilson, Club Media Release

ESSENDON
Injury Update:
Damien Peverill, jaw, ongoing assessment
Dustin Fletcher, adductor, 2 weeks
Mark McVeigh, hamstring, 2 weeks
Scott Lucas, knee, 4-5 weeks
Heath Hocking, groin, 6-8 weeks
Andrew Lee, shoulder, indefinite
Alwyn Davey, knee reconstruction, season**

**Davey injured his knee during a routine training session prior to the ANZAC Day game.

Source: Herald Sun

FREMANTLE
Injury Update:
Andrew Browne, hamstring, 3 weeks
Luke Webster, knee, 6 weeks
Paul Hasleby, knee reconstruction, season

Source: Herald Sun

GEELONG
Injury Update:
Matthew Egan, foot, long term injury list
Brad Ottens, foot, 1 week

Source: Kevin Diggerson, Club Media Release

HAWTHORN
Injury Update:
Max Bailey, knee, ongoing assessment
Tim Boyle, corked hip, 1-2 weeks
Garry Moss, shoulder, 2-3 weeks
Thomas Murphy, finger, 1-2 weeks
Beau Muston, knee, season

Source: Sara Kalaja, Club Media Release

MELBOURNE
Injury Update:
David Neitz, neck, long-term injury list
Jack Grimes, back, long-term injury list
Ricky Petterd, groin, 4 weeks

Source: Leigh Newton, Club Media Release

NORTH MELBOURNE
Injury Update:
Nathan Grima & Leigh Adams, knee, season
Robbie Tarrant, shoulder, 11 weeks
Aaron Edwards, broken leg, 8 weeks**

**as of this report, Edwards is due for surgery. Should doctors discover ligament damage during surgery, Edwards could miss the rest of the season

Source: Matt Harrington, Club Media Release

PORT ADELAIDE
Chad Cornes, broken finger, 3-4 weeks
Matt Thomas, plantar fascia tear (foot), 3 weeks
Matthew Westhoff, foot, 4-5 weeks
Michael Wilson, achilles, ongoing assessment

Source: Hitaf Rasheed, Club Media Release

RICHMOND
Matthew White, leg, ongoing assessment
Andrew Raines, knee, 1 week

Source: Judith Donnelly, Club Media Release

ST KILDA
Injury Update:
Jayden Attard, knee reconstruction, 7-9 weeks
Glenn Chivers, left foot 5-7 weeks
Sam Gilbert, dislocated AC joint (shoulder), 5-7 weeks
Steven King, hamstring, 1-2 weeks
Luke Miles, stress fracture in fibula, 1-3 weeks
Adam Schneider, hamstring, ongoing assessment
Luke van Rheenen, mid foot ligament injury, 2-3 weeks

Source: Matt Schmidt, Club Media Release

SYDNEY
Injury Update:
Heath Grundy, foot, 1 week
Daniel Currie, ankle, 1 week
Matthew Laidlaw, hamstring,2-3 weeks
Nick Malceski, knee,2-3 weeks
Brett Meredith, shoulder,4-5 weeks
Barry Hall, wrist, 6 weeks
Kristin Thornton, knee, season

Source: Herald Sun

WEST COAST
Injury Update:
Mitch Brown, knee reconstruction, season
Shannon Hurn, fractured fibula, 4-6 weeks
Mark LeCras, groin, 1-2 weeks Matt Priddis, knee, 1-2 weeks
Adam Hunter, bone bruising on knee, 6 weeks

Source: Anna Carew-Reid, Club Media Release

WESTERN BULLDOGS
Injury Update:
Scott West, knee soreness, ongoing assessment
Shaun Higgins, ankle, 12-14 weeks
Hugh Minson, degenerative knee, retired, long-term injury list**

**Minson will remain on the long term injury list until the end of the season, at which time he will be officially delisted. This gives the club the option of elevating a rookie to the senior list at any time during the season.

Source: Stacey Mair, Club Media Release