With clubs finalising their injury lists by Tuesday evening, we’ll bring you all the latest news surrounding your club’s casualty list ahead of Round 9.
Collingwood coach Craig McRae has confirmed that a host of stars will be out for the foreseeable future while a GWS midfielder was cleared of any serious ankle damage.
Growing concerns at Brisbane headquarters of the amount of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries whilst an in-form Eagles pair will be absent for the upcoming weekend.
Here’s the latest AFL injury news…
Collingwood face forward line reshuffle
The Pies will be without forwards Lachie Schultz (suspension), Beau McCreery (concussion) and Brody Mihocek (hamstring) for the clash with West Coast.
McCreery copped an errant knee to the head and entered the mandatory concussion protocols while McRae revealed Mihocek suffered a hamstring injury during the third term of Friday’s win against Carlton.
Collingwood will also be without midfielder Tom Mitchell due to appendicitis while Jordan De Goey hasn’t been officially ruled out but is unlikely to be ready to go.
GWS midfielders are set to play while defenders delayed
Giants midfielders Tom Green and Stephen Coniglio are likely to face Essendon on Saturday, pending they pass fitness tests.
Green – who was subbed from the ground with an ankle injury – was cleared of any major damage and is still a chance to feature this weekend.
Coniglio is also expected to put his hand up for selection, making a return from a knee injury he sustained in Round 5.
However, the news isn’t as good for defender Isaac Cumming, who suffered a hamstring injury in the VFL.
Cumming has had a frustrating start to the year with a constant calf issue keeping him from the senior side before the hamstring was another blow to his return.
Veteran defender Adam Kennedy suffered a minor setback from his return from an ACL, sustaining a hamstring injury during training.
ACL injuries starting to mount up for battered Lions
Brisbane is staring down the barrel of losing two more players for the remainder of the 2024 season, with Lincoln McCarthy and Darcy Gardiner suffering from suspected ACL injuries.
Despite the courageous win against the Suns in the QClash, Chris Fagan is likely to lose the forward pair for a lengthy period while Brandon Starcevich (calf) and Noah Answerth (concussion) have their own injury troubles.
With it yet to be confirmed, the likely ACL injuries to Gardiner and McCarthy will take the number to five (Will Ashcroft, Tom Doedee and Keidean Coleman) in the past six months.
Dog downed once again, ruled out ‘indefinitely’
Tough midfielder Tom Liberatore has entered concussion protocols for the second time in a month.
During the loss to Hawthorn, Liberatore copped a knock to the head and has subsequently been ruled out of the Round 9 clash with Richmond.
The club has taken a conservative approach given the seriousness of this injury and has ruled out the 31-year-old ‘indefinitely’.
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