Get the latest injury update from High Performance Manager Ben Serpell ahead of Saturday afternoon's Round 2 clash against Port Adelaide at Adelaide Oval.

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“It was a good result from the boys and certainly very exciting, but nothing to get ahead of ourselves at the moment,” Serpell said.

“The boys were back in at 9am the next morning getting some rehab done, which was great.

“We were treated with an appearance by some of the women coming down to help with the rehab session for some of our boys.

“Really appreciative of Shelby Knoll, Charley Ryan, Katie Brennan and Mon Conti, jumping in with the likes of Josh Smillie and Noah Balta the next day.”

All eyes now turn to Port Adelaide at Adelaide Oval on Saturday afternoon.

“As teams, we can do a bit better by travelling together and coming together as a group. Being a bit more excited this week after the win, it should be pretty good.”

01:58

Josh Smillie

Hamstring, 1-2 weeks

“No real change to his expected return. He’s tracking quite well, getting some training into him."

“He’s looking around one to two weeks and hopefully get into a bit of footy this week again."

08:08

Dion Prestia and Hugo Ralphsmith

Achilles and Hamstring, 2-5 weeks

“They’re tracking well in rehab. There’s no real change to their return-to-play."

“Between them, they’re both two-to-five weeks away. We’ll see them hopefully in a few drills over the coming weeks."

Jonty Faull

Back, Test

“Jonty’s an exciting one. He got to play a bit of VFL on the weekend on limited game time."

“We’ll progress his game time over the next couple of weeks and see him having some impact as the season progresses."

Jacob Blight

Adductor, Test

“He slipped in back play and got a little bit of adductor soreness. He’ll be a test for this weekend and hopefully gets through his cramping and we’ll be right.”

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Player Injury Estimated Return
3. Dion Prestia

3. Dion Prestia

Achilles 3-5 weeks

Prestia will miss the early rounds of the 2025 AFL season due to an achilles issue.

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13. Hugo Ralphsmith

13. Hugo Ralphsmith

Hamstring 2-4 weeks

Ralphsmith injured his hamstring during a pre-season match simulation and will miss the early rounds of the 2025 AFL season.

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16. Josh Smillie

16. Josh Smillie

Hamstring 1-2 weeks

Smillie injured his hamstring during pre-season training in January 2025.

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18. Josh Gibcus

18. Josh Gibcus

ACL TBC

Gibcus is recovering from a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), which he sustained during Richmond's clash with Carlton in March 2024.

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23. Judson Clarke

23. Judson Clarke

ACL TBC

Clarke ruptured the graft in his right anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) during Richmond's VFL match against Werribee in April 2024.

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24. Taj Hotton

24. Taj Hotton

ACL TBC

Hotton ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) of his right knee during a training session in May 2024, wiping out most of his draft year.

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26. Jonty Faull

26. Jonty Faull

Back Test

Faull played limited game time in his VFL return last weekend and will progress his game time over the next couple of weeks.

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42. Mykelti Lefau

42. Mykelti Lefau

ACL TBC

Lefau suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) during Richmond’s AFL match against Geelong in June 2024.

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45. Tylar Young

45. Tylar Young

ACL TBC

Young suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) during Richmond's VFL match against Essendon in May 2024.

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46. Jacob Blight

46. Jacob Blight

Adductor Test

Blight slipped against Carlton and got a little bit of adductor soreness. He’ll be a test for this weekend.

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13. Hugo Ralphsmith

13. Hugo Ralphsmith

Ralphsmith injured his hamstring during a pre-season match simulation and will miss the early rounds of the 2025 AFL season.

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Injury: Hamstring
Est. Return: 2-4 weeks
18. Josh Gibcus

18. Josh Gibcus

Gibcus is recovering from a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), which he sustained during Richmond's clash with Carlton in March 2024.

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Injury: ACL
Est. Return: TBC
23. Judson Clarke

23. Judson Clarke

Clarke ruptured the graft in his right anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) during Richmond's VFL match against Werribee in April 2024.

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Injury: ACL
Est. Return: TBC
24. Taj Hotton

24. Taj Hotton

Hotton ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) of his right knee during a training session in May 2024, wiping out most of his draft year.

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Injury: ACL
Est. Return: TBC
26. Jonty Faull

26. Jonty Faull

Faull played limited game time in his VFL return last weekend and will progress his game time over the next couple of weeks.

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Injury: Back
Est. Return: Test
42. Mykelti Lefau

42. Mykelti Lefau

Lefau suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) during Richmond’s AFL match against Geelong in June 2024.

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Injury: ACL
Est. Return: TBC
45. Tylar Young

45. Tylar Young

Young suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) during Richmond's VFL match against Essendon in May 2024.

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Injury: ACL
Est. Return: TBC
46. Jacob Blight

46. Jacob Blight

Blight slipped against Carlton and got a little bit of adductor soreness. He’ll be a test for this weekend.

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Injury: Adductor
Est. Return: Test

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