UPDATES on seven Blues leading into Round 21.
David Cuningham (shoulder)
- Suffered a dislocated shoulder against Port Adelaide which will require surgery
- Will miss the remainder of the 2024 season
Harry McKay (illness)
- Availability: test
Blake Acres (foot)
- Availability: test
Hudson O’Keeffe (hamstring)
- Availability: 3-4 weeks
Orazio Fantasia (calf)
- Availability: one week
Caleb Marchbank (illness)
- Availability: test
Zac Williams (hamstring)
- Availability: 1-2 weeks
| Player | Injury | Estimated Return |
|---|---|---|
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Knee |
Season (Update: 26 February)
Suffered a ruptured ACL. Will undergo surgery before progressing towards a full recovery. (Update: 26 February) |
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)
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)
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)
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)
24. Nic Newman
Nic Newman has been ruled out of the 2025 season after rupturing his patella tendon at training in January.
7. Jagga Smith
Suffered a ruptured ACL. Will undergo surgery before progressing towards a full recovery. (Update: 26 February)
Last Updated: 6:01 AM Tuesday, April 1, 2025
