Injury news: Williams a test, updates on three more

UPDATES on four Blues leading into Round 4.

Zac Williams (soreness)

- Modified program
- Availability: Test
- Subbed out of the game last week after landing awkwardly in a marking contest, with scans clearing him of any injury to his Achilles. Will continue to be assessed to determine his availability for Thursday night.

Marc Pittonet (calf)

- Full training
- Availability: Round 5
- Recommenced training with the main group, with the aim of returning to play next week.

Matt Duffy (knee)

- Full training
- Has returned to full fitness and will now complete a block of training to build up his game education and enhance his development, before making his VFL debut.

Orazio Fantasia (calf)

- Modified program
- Availability: Rounds 7-8
- Aiming to build up his training loads over the coming weeks as he approaches a return to play.

Player	Injury	Estimated Return
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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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)

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