UPDATES on 12 Blues ahead of this week's elimination final.

Sam Docherty (knee)
- Available for selection this week

Charlie Curnow (ankle)
- Availability: test

Harry McKay (quad)
- Availability: test

Mitch McGovern (hamstring)
- Availability: test

Jack Martin (hamstring)
- Availability: test

Adam Cerra (hamstring)
- Availability: test

Zac Williams (hamstring)
- Availability: test

Tom De Koning (foot)
- Availability: test

Jordan Boyd (adductor)
- Completing his running program
- Availability: TBC

Sam Durdin (calf)
- Availability: 2-3 weeks

Hudson O’Keeffe (hamstring)
- Returned to full training
- Availability: 1-2 weeks

Caleb Marchbank (concussion)
- Continues to be monitored and a further update will be provided as he progresses
- Availability: TBC

AFL Injury List

Player Injury Estimated Return
11. Mitch McGovern

11. Mitch McGovern

Soreness Test (Update: 13 May)

Modified program: Scans cleared him of any structural damage after a collision during the win over St Kilda. Availability: Test. Will aim to complete training this week to be available for selection. (Update: 13 May)

39. Alex Cincotta

39. Alex Cincotta

Hip Test (Update: 13 May)

Full training. Availability: Test (Update: 13 May)

13. Blake Acres

13. Blake Acres

Shoulder Round 11 (Update: 13 May)

Modified program. Availability: Round 11. Will not play this week, aiming to recover in order to be available to play against GWS next week (Update: 13 May)

8. Lachie Fogarty

8. Lachie Fogarty

Hamstring Round 11 (Update: 13 May)

Modified program: Availability to play against GWS in Round 11 to be further assessed next week (Update: 13 May)

6. Zac Williams

6. Zac Williams

Calf Round 11 (Update: 13 May)

Modified program. Availability: Round 11. Availability to play against GWS to be further assessed next week. (Update: 13 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)

14. Orazio Fantasia

14. Orazio Fantasia

Calf TBC (Update: 6 May)

Modified program: needs to increase training loads before clearer return-to-play timeline can be determined. Availability: TBC.(Update: 6 Mayl)

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)

11. Mitch McGovern

11. Mitch McGovern

Modified program: Scans cleared him of any structural damage after a collision during the win over St Kilda. Availability: Test. Will aim to complete training this week to be available for selection. (Update: 13 May)

Injury: Soreness
Est. Return: Test (Update: 13 May)
39. Alex Cincotta

39. Alex Cincotta

Full training. Availability: Test (Update: 13 May)

Injury: Hip
Est. Return: Test (Update: 13 May)
13. Blake Acres

13. Blake Acres

Modified program. Availability: Round 11. Will not play this week, aiming to recover in order to be available to play against GWS next week (Update: 13 May)

Injury: Shoulder
Est. Return: Round 11 (Update: 13 May)
8. Lachie Fogarty

8. Lachie Fogarty

Modified program: Availability to play against GWS in Round 11 to be further assessed next week (Update: 13 May)

Injury: Hamstring
Est. Return: Round 11 (Update: 13 May)
6. Zac Williams

6. Zac Williams

Modified program. Availability: Round 11. Availability to play against GWS to be further assessed next week. (Update: 13 May)

Injury: Calf
Est. Return: Round 11 (Update: 13 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)
14. Orazio Fantasia

14. Orazio Fantasia

Modified program: needs to increase training loads before clearer return-to-play timeline can be determined. Availability: TBC.(Update: 6 Mayl)

Injury: Calf
Est. Return: TBC (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: 7:10 AM Tuesday, May 13, 2025