The Carlton Football Club can confirm forward Brodie Kemp will miss the remainder of the 2025 season after rupturing his Achilles tendon.

The injury occurred in the fourth quarter of Saturday’s win over West Coast, with the 23-year-old set to undergo surgery before commencing his recovery.

“Brodie had put in a mountain of work over the summer too earn is place in the side to start the season, so for him to miss the remainder of the year is such bad luck and we are all feeling for him right now,” Carlton General Manager of Football Brad Lloyd said.

“Brodie really embraced his new role up forward, which is a testament to his team-first mindset and his commitment to getting the best out of himself.

“We will all get around Brodie from here on and support him during his rehabilitation.”

Brodie Kemp (Achilles)

- Recovery phase
- Availability: Ruled out for the remainder of the 2025 season
- Confirmation he experienced a ruptured Achilles in the fourth quarter of the Round 5 win over West Coast

Harry McKay (concussion) 

- Modified program
- Availability: Rounds 7-8
- Entered concussion protocols following collision during first quarter of Saturday’s win over West Coast

Alex Cincotta (hip)

- Modified program
- Availability: Rounds 9-10
- Recommencing skills training with the group, with an aim to return in the next month

Orazio Fantasia (calf)

- Modified program
- Availability: To be further assessed in Round 9
- Continuing to build up his training loads, with his return to play timeline to be further assessed in Round 9

Injury List

Player	Injury	Estimated Return
39. Alex Cincotta	Hip	Availability: Rounds 9-10 (Update: 15 April) Modified program: recommencing skills training with the group, with an aim to return in the next month. Availability: Rounds 9-10 (Update: 15 April)
14. Orazio Fantasia	Calf	Further assessed in Round 9 (Update: 15 April) Modified program. Availability: To be further assessed in Round 9. Continuing to build training loads, with return-to-play timeline to be further assessed in Round 9. (Update: 15April)
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)

39. Alex Cincotta

Modified program: recommencing skills training with the group, with an aim to return in the next month. Availability: Rounds 9-10 (Update: 15 April)

Injury: Hip

Est. Return: Availability: Rounds 9-10 (Update: 15 April)

14. Orazio Fantasia

Modified program. Availability: To be further assessed in Round 9. Continuing to build training loads, with return-to-play timeline to be further assessed in Round 9. (Update: 15April)

Injury: Calf

Est. Return: Further assessed in Round 9 (Update: 15 April)

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

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

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: 12:53 AM Sunday, April 27, 2025