Round 17 Injury Report

by Lisa Albergo reporting for AFANA from Chicago

ADELAIDE
Injury Update:
Brent Reilly, strained medial knee ligament, 2 weeks
Jason Porplyzia, dislocated shoulder, indefinite
Myke Cook, hamstring, indefinite
Rhett Biglands & Brett Burton, ruptured ACL, knee reconstruction, season

Source: David Burtenshaw, Club Media Release

BRISBANE
Injury Update:
Matthew Leuenberger, knee, season
Nigel Lappin, achilles, ongoing assessment

Source: Stephen Buckley, Club Media Release

CARLTON
Injury Update:
Paul Bower, shoulder, 1 week
Richard Hadley, groin, 1 week
Ryan Houlihan, hip, 1 week
Aaron Joseph, appendicitis, 2 weeks
Setanta O’hAilpin, calf, 2-3 weeks

Source: Stephen Wilson, Club Media Release

COLLINGWOOD
Injury Update:
Brodie Holland, achilles, 1-2 weeks
Kevin Dyas, hamstring, 4-6 weeks
Ben Reid, foot 4-6, weeks
Anthony Rocca, ankle, 4-6 weeks
Sean Rusling, shoulder, season
Brad Dick, knee, season

Source: Nick Hulett, Club Media Release

ESSENDON
Injury Update:
Jay Neagle, ankle, ongoing assessment
Tayte Pears, hip, ongoing assessment
Angus Monfries, ankle, ongoing assessment
Heath Hocking, calf, ongoing assessment
Tom Hislop, hip, ongoing assessment
Jason Johnson, calf, 2 weeks
Andrew Lee, shoulder, 2 weeks
David Myers, foot, 2 weeks
Scott Gumbleton, collarbone, 2-3 weeks
Mark McVeigh, knee, 3-4 weeks
Bachar Houli, groin, indefinite
Jason Winderlich, back, season*
Courtney Johns & Alwyn Davey, knee, season

*Winderlich has been placed on the long-term injury list with Rhys Magin elevated from the rookie list to the seniors as his replacement.

Source: Cara Pelchen, Club Media Release

FREMANTLE
Injury Update:
Roger Hayden, hamstring, 1 week
Des Headland, knee, 1 week
Andrew Foster, back, season
Paul Hasleby, knee, season

Source: afl.com.au

GEELONG
Injury Update:
Tom Hawkins, foot, 3 weeks
Gary Ablett, ankle, 1 week
Cameron Ling, fractured cheekbone, 1 -2 weeks
Liam Bedford, hamstring, 1 week
Matthew Egan, foot, season\

Source: Kevin Diggerson, Club Media Release

HAWTHORN
Injury Update:
Max Bailey, knee, season
Tim Boyle, groin, ongoing assessment
Beau Muston, knee, season

Source: Clinton Brown, AFL Media Release

MELBOURNE
Injury Update:
Brad Green, hamstring, 1 week
Jared Rivers, abdominals/groin, season
Brent Moloney, shoulder, season
Brock McLean, ankle, season
Russell Robertson, achilles, season
Kyle Cheney, hand, 1 week
David Neitz, neck, retired

Source: Leigh Newton, Club Media Release

NORTH MELBOURNE
Injury Update:
Nathan Grima & Leigh Adams, knee, season
Jesse Smith, hamstring, 4 weeks
Hamish McIntosh, knee, 3 weeks
Aaron Edwards, broken leg, 3 weeks
Ben Ross, ankle, 2 weeks

Source: John Murphy, Club Media Release

PORT ADELAIDE
Injury Update:
Robbie Gray, ankle, 2 weeks
Damon White, hamstring, 2 weeks
Nathan Krakouer, hamstring, 3 weeks
Chad Cornes, knee, season

Source: afl.com.au

RICHMOND
Injury Update:
Daniel Connors, hamstring, 2 weeks
Travis Casserly, hamstring, indefinite
Graham Polak, head trauma with brain injury, indefinite
Kayne Pettifer, knee, ongoing assessment

Source: Judith Donnelly, Club Media Release

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

Source: Alistair Hogg, Club Media Release

SYDNEY
Injury Update:
Michael O'Loughlin, ankle, ongoing assessment
Daniel O'Keefe, groin, season
Kristin Thornton*, Nick Davis, & Tim Schmidt, knee, season
Brett Meredith, shoulder, season

*Matthew O'Dwyer has been elevated from the rookie list to the seniors to replace Thornton

Source: sydneyswans.com.au

WEST COAST
Injury Update:
Mitch Brown, knee, season
Beau Waters, elbow, season
Chris Masten, groin, season
Adam Hunter, shoulder, season
Matt Rosa, ankle, 3-4 weeks
Shannon Hurn, leg, 3-4 weeks

Source: Anna Carew-Reid

WESTERN BULLDOGS
Injury Update:
Scott West, knee, 2 weeks
Wayde Skipper, medial knee ligament, 3 weeks
Tim Callan, hamstring, 1 week
Tom Williams, shoulder, 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