HERE is the latest injury news heading into Round 17.

Matthew Kennedy (knee)
• Experienced knee soreness out of the game on Sunday however scans have cleared him of damage to his knee
• Will aim to train later this week in order to be available to play
• Availability: Test

Corey Durdin (shoulder)
• Experienced a dislocated shoulder in the VFL on Sunday
• Unavailable for selection this week, his recovery will be reassessed over the next fortnight

Tom De Koning (managed)
• Will aim to train fully this week
• Availability: Test

Matthew Cottrell (foot)
• Availability: Test

Billy Wilson (knee)
• Availability: Test

Player Injury Estimated Return
32. Matthew Carroll

32. Matthew Carroll

Ankle Test (Update: 18 March)

Modified program: experienced a rolled ankle during VFL practice match last Friday. Availability: test. (Update: 18 March)

19: Corey Durdin

19: Corey Durdin

Ankle Round 3 (Update: 18 March)

Full training. Availability: Round 3 (Update: 18 March)

40: Hudson O'Keeffe

40: Hudson O'Keeffe

Hamstring Round 3 (Update: 18 March)

Full training. Availability: Round 3 (Update: 18 March)

34. Rob Monahan

34. Rob Monahan

Groin Round 3 (Update: 18 March)

Full training. Availability: Round 3 (Update: 18 March)

22. Harry O'Farrell

22. Harry O'Farrell

Concussion Round 3 (Update: 18 March)

Modified program: has entered concussion protocols following VFL practice match last Friday. Availability: Round 3. (Update: 18 March)

27: Marc Pittonet

27: Marc Pittonet

Calf Rounds 4-5 (Update: 26 February)

Recovery phase: experienced a calf strain against St Kilda. Will recover this week and progress to building up through a modified program from next week. (Update: 26 February)

14. Orazio Fantasia

14. Orazio Fantasia

Calf TBC (Update: 18 March)

Modified program: return to play to be further assessed in Round 5. Experienced calf strain late last week, therefore return-to-play timeline has been re-evaluated. (Update: 18 March)

41. Matt Duffy

41. Matt Duffy

Knee Round 4-5 (Update: 11 March)

Modified program. Availability: Rounds 4-5 (Update: 11 March)

39. Alex Cincotta

39. Alex Cincotta

Hip Availability: Rounds 7-9 (Update: 26 February)

Modified program: commenced running last week and will look to build up modified program from here. Availability: Rounds 7-9 (Update: 26 February)

24. Nic Newman

24. Nic Newman

Knee Ruled out of the 2025 season (Update: 17 January)

Nic Newman has been ruled out of the 2025 season after rupturing his patella tendon at training in January.

7. Jagga Smith

7. Jagga Smith

Knee Season (Update: 26 February)

Suffered a ruptured ACL. Will undergo surgery before progressing towards a full recovery. (Update: 26 February)

32. Matthew Carroll

32. Matthew Carroll

Modified program: experienced a rolled ankle during VFL practice match last Friday. Availability: test. (Update: 18 March)

Injury: Ankle
Est. Return: Test (Update: 18 March)
19: Corey Durdin

19: Corey Durdin

Full training. Availability: Round 3 (Update: 18 March)

Injury: Ankle
Est. Return: Round 3 (Update: 18 March)
40: Hudson O'Keeffe

40: Hudson O'Keeffe

Full training. Availability: Round 3 (Update: 18 March)

Injury: Hamstring
Est. Return: Round 3 (Update: 18 March)
34. Rob Monahan

34. Rob Monahan

Full training. Availability: Round 3 (Update: 18 March)

Injury: Groin
Est. Return: Round 3 (Update: 18 March)
22. Harry O'Farrell

22. Harry O'Farrell

Modified program: has entered concussion protocols following VFL practice match last Friday. Availability: Round 3. (Update: 18 March)

Injury: Concussion
Est. Return: Round 3 (Update: 18 March)
27: Marc Pittonet

27: Marc Pittonet

Recovery phase: experienced a calf strain against St Kilda. Will recover this week and progress to building up through a modified program from next week. (Update: 26 February)

Injury: Calf
Est. Return: Rounds 4-5 (Update: 26 February)
14. Orazio Fantasia

14. Orazio Fantasia

Modified program: return to play to be further assessed in Round 5. Experienced calf strain late last week, therefore return-to-play timeline has been re-evaluated. (Update: 18 March)

Injury: Calf
Est. Return: TBC (Update: 18 March)
41. Matt Duffy

41. Matt Duffy

Modified program. Availability: Rounds 4-5 (Update: 11 March)

Injury: Knee
Est. Return: Round 4-5 (Update: 11 March)
39. Alex Cincotta

39. Alex Cincotta

Modified program: commenced running last week and will look to build up modified program from here. Availability: Rounds 7-9 (Update: 26 February)

Injury: Hip
Est. Return: Availability: Rounds 7-9 (Update: 26 February)
24. Nic Newman

24. Nic Newman

Nic Newman has been ruled out of the 2025 season after rupturing his patella tendon at training in January.

Injury: Knee
Est. Return: Ruled out of the 2025 season (Update: 17 January)
7. Jagga Smith

7. Jagga Smith

Suffered a ruptured ACL. Will undergo surgery before progressing towards a full recovery. (Update: 26 February)

Injury: Knee
Est. Return: Season (Update: 26 February)

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