CARLTON co-vice captain Sam Walsh will be sidelined for at least the next month after suffering a hamstring strain.

The injury occurred during training yesterday, with scans confirming the strain.

Walsh is expected to integrate back into the training program in the next two to three weeks.

AFL Injury List

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