HERE is the latest injury news heading into Round 18. 

Jacob Weitering (cork)
• Experienced a cork to the quad in first quarter against GWS
• Availability: Test

Tom De Koning (ankle)
• Experienced a rolled ankle in first quarter of the game against GWS
• Availability: Test

Jack Martin (calf)
• Availability: Test

Hudson O’Keeffe (hamstring)
• Availability: Test

Sam Docherty (knee)
• Has been able to progress to the next stage of his rehabilitation (non-contact, light skills training)
• Will continue to work through this phase of his recovery over the coming months

Player Injury Estimated Return
6. Zac Williams

6. Zac Williams

Soreness Test (Update: 1 April)

Modified program. Availability: test. Subbed out of game after landing awkwardly in marking contest: scans cleared of Achilles injury. Will continue to be assessed to determine availability for Round 4. (Update: 1 April)

27: Marc Pittonet

27: Marc Pittonet

Calf Round 5 (Update: 1 April)

Full training. Availability: Round 5. Recommenced training with the main group, with aim of returning to play next week. (Update: 1 April)

14. Orazio Fantasia

14. Orazio Fantasia

Calf Rounds 7-8 (Update: 1 April)

Modified program. Availability: Round 7-8. Aiming to build up his training loads over coming weeks as he approaches a return to play. (Update: 1 April)

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 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)

6. Zac Williams

6. Zac Williams

Modified program. Availability: test. Subbed out of game after landing awkwardly in marking contest: scans cleared of Achilles injury. Will continue to be assessed to determine availability for Round 4. (Update: 1 April)

Injury: Soreness
Est. Return: Test (Update: 1 April)
27: Marc Pittonet

27: Marc Pittonet

Full training. Availability: Round 5. Recommenced training with the main group, with aim of returning to play next week. (Update: 1 April)

Injury: Calf
Est. Return: Round 5 (Update: 1 April)
14. Orazio Fantasia

14. Orazio Fantasia

Modified program. Availability: Round 7-8. Aiming to build up his training loads over coming weeks as he approaches a return to play. (Update: 1 April)

Injury: Calf
Est. Return: Rounds 7-8 (Update: 1 April)
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: 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)

Last Updated: 6:01 AM Tuesday, April 1, 2025