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YOUR CLUB'S INJURY LIST | Tracking the brutal injury blows around the AFL pre-season
Nic Negrepontis • February 5th, 2025 11:55 am
It has been a brutal pre-season for some clubs, with key players injured and a few seasons already over.
Teams like the Western Bulldogs, St Kilda and West Coast have been hit particularly hard with a volume of issues, while Carlton, Port Adelaide and ... West Coast, again, have already lost players for the entire season.
We've pulled in all the injury news from around the league as we approach the start of pre-season games.
See it below:
Kieran Strachan (Navicular) - Dealing with a navicular stress fracture. WilL miss the start of the season.
Sid Draper (Back) - Managing a back issue, expected to play in pre-season games.
Eric Hipwood (Groin) - Working his way back from off-season groin injury.
Lincoln McCarthy (Knee) - Coming off a torn ACL in 2024.
Darcy Gardiner (Knee) - Coming off a torn ACL in 2024.
Keidean Coleman (Knee) - Coming off a torn ACL in 2024.
Tom Doedee (Knee) - Coming off a torn ACL in 2024.
Oscar McInerney (Shoulder) - Working his way back from off-season shoulder surgery.
Alex Cincotta (Hip) - Expected to miss the first chunk of the season.
Nic Newman (Knee) - Expected to miss the entire 2025 season.
Sam Walsh (Hamstring) - Likely to be ready for Round 1.
Charlie Curnow (Knee, Ankle) - Working his way back from multiple off-season surgeries.
Jack Silvagni (Knee) - Back in full training following a torn ACL.
Dan Houston (Suspension) - Will miss Opening Round.
Tom Mitchell (Foot) - Suffered a bone-stress injury in the pre-season.
Nick Daicos (Foot) - Managed a foot issue over summer.
Jordan De Goey (Bone Bruising) - Sitting out training this week.
Harvey Harrison (Knee) - Recovering from a torn ACL suffered mid 2024.
Jye Caldwell (Hip) - Close to a return to full training after hip surgery in August.
Jordan Ridley (Hamstring) - Suffered a minor hamstring strain at training.
Matt Guelfi (Hamstring) - Set to miss the start of the season.
Ben McKay (Ankle) - Set to return to full training in February.
Alwyn Davey Jnr (Knee) - Underwent knee surgery during the pre-season.
Nik Cox (Concussion)
Archer Day-Wicks (Toe)
Jayden Nguyen (Knee)
Zak Johnson (Shoulder)
Sean Darcy (Knee) - Visiting specialists in Qatar, but expected to be available for the start of the season.
Hayden Young (Hamstring) - Ruled out of the first pre-season game.
Shai Bolton (Calf) - Doubtful for the first pre-season game.
Odin Jones (Back) - Ruled out for the 2025 season.
Bailey Smith (Knee) - Good to go coming off a torn ACL.
Dan Rioli (Knee) - Suffered an MCL injury in November.
Jed Walter (Suspension) - Will miss Opening Round.
Josh Fahey (Suspension) - Unavailable until Round 5.
Joe Fonti (Suspension) - Unavailable until Round 3.
Toby McMullin (Suspension) - Unavailable until Round 3.
Jake Riccardi (Suspension) - Unavailable until Round 3.
Harvey Thomas (Suspension) - Unavailable until Round 3.
Mitch Lewis (Knee) - Will miss the start of the season.
James Blanck (Knee) - Working his way back from a torn ACL in 2024.
Calsher Dear (Back) - Dealing with a stress issue in his back.
Koltyn Tholstrup (Bone Stress) - Will miss the start of the season.
Jake Melksham (Hamstring) - Touch and go for the start of the season.
Kade Chandler (AC Joint) - Set to return to training soon.
Judd McVee (Foot) - Set to return to training soon.
Tom Fullarton (Hamstring) - In doubt for the start of the season.
Luker Kentfield (Illness) - Will miss the start of the season.
Callum Coleman-Jones (Achilles) - Will miss the start of the season.
Brayden George (Knee) - Will miss the start of the season working back from a torn ACL.
George Wardlaw (Hamstring) - Will miss the start of the season.
Todd Marshall (Achilles) - Will miss the 2025 season with a torn Achilles.
Willem Drew (Foot) - Expected to be available for the start of the season.
Sam Powell-Pepper (Knee) - Working his way back from a torn ACL in 2024. Expected to be available early in 2025, if not Round 1.
Tylar Young (Knee) - Working his way back from a torn ACL in 2024.
Mykelti Lefau (Knee) - Working his way back from a torn ACL in 2024.
Josh Gibcus (Knee) - Working his way back from a torn ACL in 2024.
Judson Clarke (Knee) - Working his way back from a torn ACL in 2024. Closer to a return than the others.
Taj Hotton (Knee) - Expected to be eased into his first AFL season off a torn ACL.
Josh Smillie (Hamstring) - Will miss the start of the season.
Jasper Alger (Knee) - Hyperextended knee in pre-season training.
Dougal Howard (Shoulder) - Dislocated shoulder. Will miss a chunk of the season.
Paddy Dow (Knee) - Out indefinitely with an infection stemming from knee surgery.
Mattaes Phillipou (Leg) - Will miss the start of the season with a stress fracture in his right femur.
Rowan Marshall (Back, Pelvis) - Stress fracture in his pelvis, managing a back issue.
Liam Henry (Knee) - Expected to be ready for the start of the season.
Hunter Clark (Groin) - Expected to be ready for the start of the season.
Alix Tauru (Back) - Will miss the start of the season.
Logan McDonald (Ankle) - In doubt for the start of the season.
Jack Buller (Shoulder) - In doubt for the start of the season.
Jesse Dattoli (Back) - Expected to miss the start of the season.
Hayden McLean (Groin) - In doubt for the start of the season.
Will Edwards (Leg) - Will return to training in the next month.
Dom Sheed (Knee) - Will miss the 2025 season with a torn ACL.
Elliot Yeo (Knee, Ankle) - Will miss the start of the season.
Harley Reid (Ankle) - On a modfield program, expected to be fine for the start of the season.
Jake Waterman (Back) - Expected to return to full training next week.
Tim English (Abdominal) - Being managed through pre-season training.
Liam Jones (Hamstring) - High grade hamstring. Will miss the first chunk of the season.
Adam Treloar (Calf) - Will miss the start of the season.
Jason Johannisen (Hamstring) - Will miss the start of the season.
Anthony Scott (Patella) - In doubt for Round 1.
Jamarra Ugle-Hagan (Personal) - Expected to miss the start of the season.
