JACK Henderson continues to make positive strides in his recovery from a groin injury, and will face a fitness test ahead of this weekend’s clash with the West Coast Eagles.
“Jack had a really good week on track last week,” AFL High Performance Manager Selwyn Griffith said.
“We’ve been working with him on progressing back into some skills with the team, and he was able to do some of that last week.
“He also completed a recon session on the weekend. With the VFL having a bye, he’ll complete a training session this weekend, with the plan for him to be in full training and available next week.”
Meanwhile, Steven May is tracking well through the AFL’s concussion protocols.
“Mayzy progressed really well through the back end of last week,” Griffith said.
“He completed the incidental contact phase today; the next phase is full training at the end of this week.
“During his suspension, he’ll continue training with the team. Then once it’s served, we’re hopeful he’ll be available.”
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Young forward Oliver Sestan is also tracking well in his recovery from a facial injury.
“Ollie has recovered really well. He is back into conditioning with the group and participating in non-contact skills.
“Next week he’ll look to integrate some contact training and then we’ll hopefully have him available for our Round 23 clash.”
There were also promising signs from Shane McAdam, who completed his first running session last week.
“Shane’s had a great couple of weeks and has really progressed well from a strength perspective,” Griffith said.
“That’s transferred into some of his power work, which allowed him to begin running last week.
“We’ll keep working on his conditioning capacity while also building strength and power through his gym work.”
Jake Lever also remains in rehab following an ankle issue, with continued focus on building strength and function.
“Jake’s been working tirelessly on his recovery,” Griffith said.
“He had a really good response to the injection, and now it’s about getting him back to the physical capacities needed to tolerate the demands of AFL football.
“He’s made some great progress across the last two sessions, but he’s still a little way off returning to skill work. Right now, we’re just focusing on building his capacities before reintroducing conditioning and skill.”
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| Player | Injury | Estimated Return |
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13. Jai Culley |
Arm |
Available
“Jai had been completing non-contact skills as he recovered from that fractured arm, but he’s continued to progress really well,” Griffith said. “He integrated into full contact at the end of last week and will train fully this week to be available.” |
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28. Brody Mihocek |
Concussion |
Available
“Brody has progressed really well through his concussion protocol,” Griffith said. “He trained fully at the end of last week and he’ll train fully again this week to be available on Sunday.” |
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31. Bayley Fritsch |
Hand |
Available
“Bayley trained really strongly on the weekend,” Griffith said. “We kept him out of skills with the main group, but he’ll integrate back into skills with the group with the aim to fully train on Friday to be available for this weekend.” |
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45. Andy Moniz-Wakefield |
Knee | Available |
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43. Jack Henderson |
Sacrum | Available |
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23. Shane McAdam |
Achilles | 2-4 weeks |
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21. Matt Jefferson |
Foot |
4-6 weeks
“Matt has unfortunately sustained a bone stress injury in his foot,” Richardson said. “We have taken a conservative approach and given him time to de-load. "Once he’s had that period of rest, we will then have a clearer picture of his return to play timeline.” Read Article |
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42. Aidan Johnson |
Knee | 4-6 weeks |
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34. Kalani White |
Glandular Fever | 4-6 weeks |
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44. Luker Kentfield |
Knee | 4-6 weeks |
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17. Jake Bowey |
Foot |
8-10 weeks
“This is a really unfortunate injury for Jake, who hurt his foot during a recent training session, with scans confirming a Lisfranc injury,” Richardson said. “Jake will have surgery in the coming days to repair the Lisfranc injury. We will ensure Jake receives all the support he requires throughout his recovery period. |
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29. Tom Campbell |
Neck | TBC |
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7. Jack Viney |
Achilles | TBC |
13. Jai Culley
“Jai had been completing non-contact skills as he recovered from that fractured arm, but he’s continued to progress really well,” Griffith said. “He integrated into full contact at the end of last week and will train fully this week to be available.”
28. Brody Mihocek
“Brody has progressed really well through his concussion protocol,” Griffith said. “He trained fully at the end of last week and he’ll train fully again this week to be available on Sunday.”
31. Bayley Fritsch
“Bayley trained really strongly on the weekend,” Griffith said. “We kept him out of skills with the main group, but he’ll integrate back into skills with the group with the aim to fully train on Friday to be available for this weekend.”
21. Matt Jefferson
“Matt has unfortunately sustained a bone stress injury in his foot,” Richardson said. “We have taken a conservative approach and given him time to de-load. "Once he’s had that period of rest, we will then have a clearer picture of his return to play timeline.”
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17. Jake Bowey
“This is a really unfortunate injury for Jake, who hurt his foot during a recent training session, with scans confirming a Lisfranc injury,” Richardson said. “Jake will have surgery in the coming days to repair the Lisfranc injury. We will ensure Jake receives all the support he requires throughout his recovery period.
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