Injury Report: Round 4, 2025

Hear from High Performance Manager Ben Serpell, as he updates on the squad ahead of the Round 4 clash against Brisbane at the MCG.

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02:26

Sam Banks

Concussion, Test

"He's done really well, Banksy. He's got through all his protocols well. He's just got to get through training on Wednesday.

"Full contact training with no symptoms and he should be available for playing this weekend, if the coaches choose to select him."

Josh Smillie

Hamstring, Test

"Like last week, Smil's got through a good body of work.

"He'll continue to train and we'll make him available for selection this week. We will leave it up to the coaches to have the conversation at the table."

Liam Fawcett

Concussion, 1-2 weeks

"Unfortunately for Liam, he sustained a broken nose and was concussed (in the VFL).

"He'll go through the same protocols as what Sam Banks did (over) the last couple of weeks."

Hugo Ralphsmith

Hamstring, Test

"As it stands, Hugo is available for selection this week, he's still got to get through another training session.

"If he gets through that, he'll be a discussion at the table with the coaches later."

Dion Prestia

Achilles, 2-4 weeks

"He's doing well. There's no real update on where he's at.

"He's getting through quite well. He's trying to push things as quick as he can. Unfortunately, we have to hold Dion back from himself sometimes."

Judson Clarke

ACL, 3-6 weeks

"Judson Clarke will get through his first full week of training this week, with no yellow hat on (no contact). He'll be full contact training.

"We'll do a few weeks of that and he should be available for selection towards the end of April."

Mykelti Lefau, Tylar Young

ACLs, TBC

"We're seeing Mykelti and Youngy join into training with the yellow hat on.

"They're getting through everything, no contact."

02:08

Taj Hotton

ACL, TBC

"Taj is not too far off where those two are at, as well.

"He's doing quite well. He's excited."

Josh Gibcus

ACL, TBC

"He's starting to get into a few football drills.

"He's quite a complex case in that he's had that hamstring injury last year, followed by an ACL injury this year.

"He's just taking a little bit more time to respond to his training. But once he is, I'm sure we'll get him out there.

"I'm sure the fans don't want to see him re-hurt, so we will make sure we look after him."

Player	Injury	Estimated Return
41. Sam Banks	Concussion	Test Banks suffered a concussion and stitches to the head during the Round 2 match against Port Adelaide. Read Article
16. Josh Smillie	Hamstring	Test Smillie injured his hamstring during pre-season training in January 2025. Read Article
13. Hugo Ralphsmith	Hamstring	Test Ralphsmith injured his hamstring during a pre-season match simulation and missed the early rounds of the 2025 AFL season. Read Article
37. Liam Fawcett	Concussion	1-2 weeks Fawcett sustained a broken nose and concussion in Richmond VFL's Round 2 match against Sandringham. Read Article
3. Dion Prestia	Achilles	2-4 weeks Prestia will miss the early rounds of the 2025 AFL season due to an achilles issue. Read Article
23. Judson Clarke	ACL	3-6 weeks Clarke ruptured the graft in his right anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) during Richmond's VFL match against Werribee in April 2024. 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
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
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