by Lisa Albergo reporting for AFANA from Chicago
ADELAIDE
Injury Update:
Brett Burton, ACL rupture, knee reconstruction, season
Jason Porplyzia, dislocated shoulder, ongoing assessment
Brent Reilly, strained medial knee ligament, 3 weeks
Myke Cook, hamstring, indefinite
Rhett Biglands, ACL, knee reconstruction, season (knee)
Source: David Burtenshaw, Club Media Release
BRISBANE
Injury Update:
Joel Macdonald, ankle, 1 week
Matthew Leuenberger, knee, season
Nigel Lappin, achilles, ongoing assessment
Source: Herald Sun
CARLTON
Injury Update:
Jordan Bannister, hamstring, 1 week
Paul Bower, shoulder, 1-2 weeks
Richard Hadley, groin, 2 weeks
Ryan Houlihan, hip, 2 weeks
Aaron Joseph, appendicitis, 3-4 weeks
Source: Stephen Wilson, Club Media Release
COLLINGWOOD
Injury Update:
Brodie Holland, achilles, 2 weeks
Kevin Dyas, hamstring, 4-5 weeks
Ben Reid, foot, 5-7 weeks
Anthony Rocca, ankle, 5-7 weeks
Brad Dick, knee, season
Sean Rusling, shoulder, season
Source: Herald Sun
ESSENDON
Injury Update:
Darcy Daniher, back, 1 week
Courtenay Dempsey, leg, 2 weeks
Bachar Houli, groin, 2 weeks
Tayte Pears, hip, 2 weeks
David Myers, foot, 3 weeks
Andrew Lee, shoulder, 3 weeks
Jason Johnson, calf, 3 weeks
Jason Winderlich, back, season
Courtney Johns & Alwyn Davey, knee, season
Source: Cara Pelchen, Club Media Release
FREMANTLE
Injury Update:
Roger Hayden, hamstring, 1 week
Des Headland, knee, 2 weeks
Andrew Foster, back, season
Paul Hasleby, knee, season
Source: Herald Sun
GEELONG
Injury Update:
Gary Ablett, ankle, 1 week
Cameron Ling, fractured cheekbone, 3-4 weeks
Matthew Egan, foot, season
Liam Bedford, hamstring, 1 week
Source: Kevin Diggerson, Club Media Release
HAWTHORN
Injury Update:
Max Bailey, knee, season
Stuart Dew, hamstring, 1-2 weeks
Ben McGlynn, quad, 1-2 weeks
Beau Muston, knee, season
Source: Sara Kalaja, Club Media Release
NORTH MELBOURNE
Injury Update:
Nathan Grima & Leigh Adams, knee, season
Hamish McIntosh, knee, 4 weeks
Aaron Edwards, broken leg, 4 weeks
Jesse Smith, hamstring, 4 weeks
Source: John Murphy, Club Media Release
MELBOURNE
Injury Update:
Brad Green, hamstring, 1-2 weeks
Jared Rivers, abdominals/groin, season
Brent Moloney, shoulder, season
Brock McLean, ankle, season
Russell Robertson, ruptured achilles, season
Kyle Cheney, hand, 1-2 weeks
David Neitz, neck, retired
Source: Leigh Newton, Club Media Release
PORT ADELAIDE
Injury Update:
Travis Boak, groin, 1 week
Peter Burgoyne, hamstring, 1 week
Toby Thurstans, knee, 1 week
Robbie Gray, ankle, 3 weeks
Nathan Krakouer, hamstring, 3-4 weeks
Source: Herald Sun
RICHMOND
Injury Update:
Travis Casserly, hamstring, indefinite
Graham Polak, head trauma/brain injury, indefinite**
**Polak suffered his injury after being hit by a car several weeks ago the night after a game. He has since been moved from the hospital to a rehabilitation center for recovery and therapy.
Source: Judith Donnelly, Club Media Release
ST KILDA
Injury Update:
Jayden Attard, ACL, knee reconstruction, 1-2 weeks
Glenn Chivers, foot, 1-2 weeks
Eljay Connors, shoulder reconstruction, season
Matt Maguire & Luke van Rheenen, foot, season
Source: Matt Schmidt, Club Media Release
SYDNEY
Injury Update:
Ed Barlow & Nic Fosdike, hamstring, 1 week
Matthew Laidlaw, hamstring, indefinite
Brent Meredith, shoulder, season
Daniel O'Keefe, groin, season
Nick Davis, Tim Schmidt & Kristin Thornton, knee, season
Source: Herald Sun
WEST COAST
Injury Update:
Mitch Brown, knee, season
Beau Waters, elbow, season
Chris Masten, groin, season
Matt Rosa, ankle, 4-5 weeks
Shannon Hurn, leg, 4-5 weeks
Source: Anna Carew-Reid, Club Media Release
WESTERN BULLDOGS
Injury Update:
Scott West, knee, 3 weeks
Wayde Skipper, medial knee ligament, 4 weeks
Tim Callan, hamstring, 2 weeks
Tom Williams, shoulder, ongoing assessment
Mitch Hahn, foot, ongoing assessment,
Jarrad Grant, osteitis pubis, season
Hugh Minson, degenerative knee, long-term injury list, retired**
**Minson, due a degenerative knee condition which began in his junior playing days, was forced to retire just before the start of the season. He will remain on the playing list until the end of the season and then be officially delisted. The club has the option to elevate a player from the rookie list to the seniors at any time during the season.
Source: Stacey Mair, Club Media Release
Article last changed on Tuesday, July 22, 2008 - 12:38 AM EDT
