UPDATES on 11 Blues leading into Round 20.

Tom De Koning (lung/foot)

- Experienced a collapsed lung and a foot fracture during the win over North Melbourne
- Was treated on Sunday night in hospital for the collapsed lung and is recovering well
- Will undergo surgery this week on his fractured foot and as a result will be sidelined for the remainder of the home and away season

Blake Acres (foot)

- Scans cleared him of damage to his foot after being subbed out of the game against North Melbourne
- Will aim to train fully this week to be available
- Availability: Test

Sam Durdin (calf)

- Underwent scans which confirmed a medium-grade calf strain, following the game against North Melbourne
- Availability: 4-6 weeks

Hudson O’Keeffe (hamstring)

- Underwent scans which confirmed a hamstring strain, following the VFL game on Sunday
- His timeline of recovery will be determined over the next fortnight

Jordan Boyd (shin soreness)

- Availability: Test

Caleb Marchbank (illness)

- Availability: Test

Orazio Fantasia (calf)

- Availability: Test

Mitch McGovern (hip flexor)

- Availability: Test

Zac Williams (hamstring)

- Recovering from a low-grade hamstring strain
- Availability: 3-4 weeks

Corey Durdin (shoulder)

- Currently a week-to-week assessment, with the Club to be guided by his progression over the coming weeks
- Availability: TBA

Jack Silvagni (knee)

- Has commenced his running program, which he will look to progress over the coming months

Player Injury Estimated Return
1. Jack Silvagni

1. Jack Silvagni

Groin soreness Test (Update: 20 May)

Modified program. Availability: Test. Scans during the week have cleared him of any further injury and his availability will be further assessed later in week. (Update: 20 May)

13. Blake Acres

13. Blake Acres

Shoulder Test (Update: 20 May)

Full training. Availability: Test. Will aim to complete training this week to be available for selection. (Update: 20 May)

8. Lachie Fogarty

8. Lachie Fogarty

Hamstring Test (Update: 20 May)

Full training. Availability: Test. Will aim to complete training this week to be available for selection. (Update: 20 May)

12. Tom De Koning

12. Tom De Koning

Throat Test (Update: 20 May)

Full training. Availability: Test. Will aim to complete training this week to be available for selection. (Update: 20 May)

14. Orazio Fantasia

14. Orazio Fantasia

Calf Test (Update: 20 May)

Full training. Test. After three weeks of full training has been progressing really well and will aim to be available to play this weekend. (Update: 20 May)

37. Jordan Boyd

37. Jordan Boyd

Concussion Round 13 (Update: 20 May)

Modified program. Availability: Round 13. Has entered concussion protocols following an incident in the fourth quarter of Friday night’s game against Sydney. (Update: 20 May)

6. Zac Williams

6. Zac Williams

Calf Round 13 (Update: 20 May)

Modified program. Availability: Round 13. Will be given an extra fortnight during the bye to recover fully and is expected to be available to play against Essendon. (Update: 20 May)

2. Lachie Cowan

2. Lachie Cowan

Hamstring Round 13 (Update: 13 May)

Modified program. Availability: Round 13. Scans confirmed a minor hamstring strain that will see him miss the next two games before the bye (Update: 13 May)

46. Matthew Cottrell

46. Matthew Cottrell

Ankle Round 13-14 (Update: 6 May)

Modified program: will be given sufficient time to recover from ankle injury. Availability: Round 13-14. Given expected timeframe, it provided the opportunity for minor knee clean-up. This won't affect recovery time. (Update: 6 May)

17. Brodie Kemp

17. Brodie Kemp

Achilles Season (Update: 15 April)

In recovery phase: ruled out for the remainder of the 2025 season. Experienced a ruptured Achilles in Round 5. (Update: 15 April)

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)

1. Jack Silvagni

1. Jack Silvagni

Modified program. Availability: Test. Scans during the week have cleared him of any further injury and his availability will be further assessed later in week. (Update: 20 May)

Injury: Groin soreness
Est. Return: Test (Update: 20 May)
13. Blake Acres

13. Blake Acres

Full training. Availability: Test. Will aim to complete training this week to be available for selection. (Update: 20 May)

Injury: Shoulder
Est. Return: Test (Update: 20 May)
8. Lachie Fogarty

8. Lachie Fogarty

Full training. Availability: Test. Will aim to complete training this week to be available for selection. (Update: 20 May)

Injury: Hamstring
Est. Return: Test (Update: 20 May)
12. Tom De Koning

12. Tom De Koning

Full training. Availability: Test. Will aim to complete training this week to be available for selection. (Update: 20 May)

Injury: Throat
Est. Return: Test (Update: 20 May)
14. Orazio Fantasia

14. Orazio Fantasia

Full training. Test. After three weeks of full training has been progressing really well and will aim to be available to play this weekend. (Update: 20 May)

Injury: Calf
Est. Return: Test (Update: 20 May)
37. Jordan Boyd

37. Jordan Boyd

Modified program. Availability: Round 13. Has entered concussion protocols following an incident in the fourth quarter of Friday night’s game against Sydney. (Update: 20 May)

Injury: Concussion
Est. Return: Round 13 (Update: 20 May)
6. Zac Williams

6. Zac Williams

Modified program. Availability: Round 13. Will be given an extra fortnight during the bye to recover fully and is expected to be available to play against Essendon. (Update: 20 May)

Injury: Calf
Est. Return: Round 13 (Update: 20 May)
2. Lachie Cowan

2. Lachie Cowan

Modified program. Availability: Round 13. Scans confirmed a minor hamstring strain that will see him miss the next two games before the bye (Update: 13 May)

Injury: Hamstring
Est. Return: Round 13 (Update: 13 May)
46. Matthew Cottrell

46. Matthew Cottrell

Modified program: will be given sufficient time to recover from ankle injury. Availability: Round 13-14. Given expected timeframe, it provided the opportunity for minor knee clean-up. This won't affect recovery time. (Update: 6 May)

Injury: Ankle
Est. Return: Round 13-14 (Update: 6 May)
17. Brodie Kemp

17. Brodie Kemp

In recovery phase: ruled out for the remainder of the 2025 season. Experienced a ruptured Achilles in Round 5. (Update: 15 April)

Injury: Achilles
Est. Return: Season (Update: 15 April)
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: 6:56 AM Tuesday, May 20, 2025