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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Injury Report: Round 2
High Performance Manager Ben Serpell gives an update ahead of the Round 2 match against Port Adelaide.
“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.”
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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."
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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 |
Achilles |
3-5 weeks
Prestia will miss the early rounds of the 2025 AFL season due to an achilles issue. Read Article |
|
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. Read Article |
|
16. Josh Smillie |
Hamstring |
1-2 weeks
Smillie injured his hamstring during pre-season training in January 2025. Read Article |
|
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. Read Article |
|
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. Read Article |
|
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. Read Article |
|
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. Read Article |
|
42. Mykelti Lefau |
ACL |
TBC
Lefau suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) during Richmond’s AFL match against Geelong in June 2024. Read Article |
|
45. Tylar Young |
ACL |
TBC
Young suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) during Richmond's VFL match against Essendon in May 2024. Read Article |
|
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. Read Article |
3. Dion Prestia
Prestia will miss the early rounds of the 2025 AFL season due to an achilles issue.
Read Article
13. Hugo Ralphsmith
Ralphsmith injured his hamstring during a pre-season match simulation and will miss the early rounds of the 2025 AFL season.
Read Article
16. Josh Smillie
Smillie injured his hamstring during pre-season training in January 2025.
Read Article
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.
Read Article
23. Judson Clarke
Clarke ruptured the graft in his right anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) during Richmond's VFL match against Werribee in April 2024.
Read Article
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.
Read Article
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.
Read Article
42. Mykelti Lefau
Lefau suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) during Richmond’s AFL match against Geelong in June 2024.
Read Article
45. Tylar Young
Young suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) during Richmond's VFL match against Essendon in May 2024.
Read Article
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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