Bombers manfully over came the first half loss of not one player but two when they lost speedsters Jason Winderlich and Courtenay Dempsey to season ending Knee injuries in their draw with the Blues. The Bombers will face the rampant Magpies in the traditional ANZAC day match without them but could see the return of David Hille to stretch the Pies. The problem with that is that its more loss of speed. Adelaide lost to Port but as concerning is there injury list. They hope to get some back but its too long again!
The Dockers have done fairly well to start the year considering the injuries that they have had to start the year. Unfortunately for them they lost young player, Nick Suban to a broken leg will miss around 2 months. This could open the door to DreamTeam/SuperCoach Favorite, Nick Lower. Cross town rival, the Eagles, lost defender Mitch Brown with a thumb injury. He will miss 2 months with that as well.
The new sub rule may have got its first injury victim with Gold Coast Suns Coach Guy McKenna claiming that mature age defender Michael Coad’s hamstring injury was directly caused by having to put him on against their better judgement because they had no one else. Coad didn’t just do a minor hammy but in fact tore it off the bone in a similar way that Nick Riewoldt and Josh Gibson did last year. He must be incourage that those two made great returns but he will miss half the season getting back. This is something, with the suspension of Campbell Brown, that they can hardly afford to lose! Fantasty coaches will need to move him on (unless you did all ready).
Lastly, out of Bulldogs training this morning, there have been question marks over Daniel Giansiracusa and Patrick Veszpremi availablity to play this week. We will wait and see. On to the rest of the list.
Adelaide
Ian Callinan (bicep) – indefinite
James Craig (hamstring) – 4 weeks
Phil Davis (shoulder) – 1-2 weeks
Michael Doughty (corked leg) – test
David Mackay (shoulder) – indefinite
Jason Porplyzia (shoulder) – indefinite
Sam Shaw (hamstring) – 1-2 weeks
Rory Sloane (thumb/jaw) – 2-3 weeks
Scott Stevens (ill) – test
Daniel Talia (achilles) – 2-3 weeks
Luke Thompson (ankle) – test
Brisbane Lions
Callum Bartlett (knee) – indefinite
Jonathan Brown (face) – 6 weeks
Jamie Charman (achilles) – indefinite
X-man Clarke (knee) – 1-2 weeks
Josh Drummond (quad) – 2weeks
Ryan Lester (foot) – TBC
Matt Maguire (quad) – 2 weeks
Bart McCulloch (quad) – 2 weeks
Brent Staker (knee) – 10-12 weeks
Carlton
Mark Austin (arm) – 6 weeks
Levi Casboult (knee) – 6-8 weeks
Ryan Houlihan (calf) – 2-3 weeks
Matthew Kreuzer (knee) – 2-3 weeks
Luke Mitchell (shoulder) – indefinite
Collingwood
Nathan Brown (knee) – season
Tom Hunter (neck) – retired
Ben Sinclair (leg) – 3-4 weeks
Josh Thomas (foot) – 1 week
Essendon
Courtenay Dempsey (knee) – indefinite
Scott Gumbleton (hamstring) – 2 weeks
Anthony Long (hamstring) – indefinite
David Myers (scaphoid) – 4 weeks
Tayte Pears (foot) – ongoing assessment
Jason Winderlich (knee) – indefinite
Fremantle
Michael Barlow (broken leg) – TBC
Ben Bucovaz (hamstring) – test
Roger Hayden (foot) – 8-9 weeks
Clayton Hinkley (knee) – 1 week
Joel Houghton (broken arm) – 10 weeks
Anthony Morabito (knee) – season
Tendai Mzungu (knee) – 6-8 weeks .. getting closer
Tim Ruffles (knee) – TBC
Byron Schammer (hip) – 1-2 weeks
Alex Silvagni (groin) – 2-4 weeks
Nick Suban (fibula fracture) – 8 weeks
Geelong
Shannon Byrnes (knee) -2 weeks
Marcus Drum (quad) – 1 week
Mitch Duncan (general soft-ness) – test
Mathew Stokes (neck soreness) – test
Gold Coast
Josh Caddy (foot) 6-8 weeks
Michael Coad (hamstring) – 12-14 weeks
Jeremy Taylor (groin) – 4 weeks
Joel Wilkinson (knee) – available
Hawthorn
Paul Johnson (foot) – TBC
Will Langford (groin) – 3 weeks
Sam Menegola (wrist) – 2-3 weeks
Jarryd Morton (foot) – TBC
Michael Osborne (calf) – test
Ryan Shoenmakers (achilles) – 1 week
Ben Stratton (knee) – season
Melbourne
Robert Campbell (achilles) – 4 weeks
Jordie McKenzie (groin) – 3 weeks
Tom Scully (knee) – 5 weeks
North Melbourne
Ryan Bastinac (knee) – indefinite
Ayden Kennedy (knee) – season
Ed Lower (knee) – indefinite
Hamish McIntosh (achilles) – indefinite
Marcus White (shoulder) – indefinite
Port Adelaide
Dom Cassisi (tibial fracture) – 5-6 weeks
Ben Jacobs (glandular fever) – test
Matthew Lobbe (dislocated shoulder) – 1 week
Ben Newton (ankle) – 2 weeks
Simon Phillips (jaw) – test
Nick Salter (foot) – 6 weeks
Jay Schulz (knee) – 4 weeks
Richmond
Ben Griffiths (shoulder) – ongoing assessment
Tom Hislop (knee) – 1-2 weeks
Kelvin Moore (hip) – 1-2 weeks
St Kilda
Steven Baker (foot) – test
Paul Cahill (quad) – TBA
Michael Gardiner (knee) – 3 weeks
Jarryn Geary (fibula) – TBA
Lenny Hayes (knee) – season
Tom Ledger (hamstring) – 2 weeks
Dean Polo (finger) – test
Sydney Swans
Daniel Bradshaw (knee) – indefinite
Campbell Heath (knee) – 2-3 weeks
Nick Malceski (knee) – 6-8 weeks
Lewis Roberts-Thomson (calf) – test
Matt Spangher (quad) – test
Byron Sumner (calf/shin) – test
West Coast
Mitch Brown (thumb) – 8-10 weeks
Brett Jones (arm) – 4-5 weeks
Mark LeCras (adductor) – 1-2 weeks
Chris Masten (knee) – 1-2 weeks
Ryan Neates (abdomen) – 4 weeks
Beau Waters (elbow) – 11 weeks
Western Bulldogs
Ryan Hargrave (ankle) – 2 weeks
Easton Wood (ankle) – 5-6 weeks
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