“Xavier has completed a fantastic last month of training, with a couple of weeks of full training,” Griffith said. “He’ll return to football this weekend via the VFL, playing on managed minutes. We’ll then continue to build his game time over the coming weeks.”

“Bayley was removed from the game following the hit late in the last quarter,” Griffith said. “He was then sent to hospital for scans and thankfully they ruled out any internal damage. He’s still a bit sore from that knock, so we’ll asses his availability as the week goes on.”

“Caleb had some groin soreness during our main session last week, and we decided that it was best for him to be managed," Griffith said. "He has since returned to run, and the plan is for him to return to full training this week. We’ll determine his availability following our main session on Friday.”

“CJ was unable to get up for the game last week due to some ongoing soreness from that plantaris tendon rupture,” Griffith said. “He completed a conditioning and skills session on the weekend, so now we’ll look to integrate him into full training this week.”

“Jack missed the game last week due to an MCL strain,” Griffith said. “Pleasingly he was able to complete a skills and condition session on the weekend. We’ll look to integrate him into training this week and look to be available following Friday.”

“Unfortunately, Latrelle failed his HIA during the game and therefore entered the concussion protocols,” Griffith said. “We’ll assess him through each stage of the protocols to determine his return to play.”

“Unfortunately, Kade hurt his hand towards the end of the game and scans have shown that he sustained a fracture to one of the metacarpals in his hand,” Griffith said. “He’s had surgery on that hand and is recovering well now. We’ll assess his wound recovery and will be able to determine his availability following clearance from the surgeon.”

“Daniel has returned to some running and ball work after sustaining that rib fracture in Round 19,” Griffith said. “He will integrate into non-contact skills, and we’ll progress him based on his pain and function.”

“As previously mentioned, Jack returned to some training integration with the main group which is a really positive sign given the length of time he’s been managing his back and Achilles issues,” Griffith said. “We’re continuing to work closely with Jack on how we can further integrate him into training and build his tolerance. This will then guide us on whether a return to play is a possibility in the coming weeks.”

“Following the VFL game against North Melbourne, Jed reported some knee soreness which we followed up with scans,” Griffith said. “Unfortunately, they revealed that he had ruptured his PCL. Following a surgical consultation, the recommendation was for Jed to have a PCL reconstruction. It’s incredibly unfortunate news for Jed who had worked really hard to return to play this year. “This means that Jed will be sidelined for the remainder of the season and we’ll put the best plans in place to return him to peak performance in the new year.”

“Brody had some follow up scans and a review from the surgeon, which have pleasingly cleared him to begin to increase some of his physical activity, which means he’s been able to return to running and strength work in the gym,” Griffith said. “This is a really positive sign for Brody as he recovers from that neck surgery.”

“Jai is recovering well from his knee reconstruction and is in the early phases of his program, which is predominately focused on getting his range of motion back and beginning strength work,” Griffith said.

“Andy went in for surgery today following his ACL injury,” Griffith said. “Once he recovers from that surgery, we’ll begin to progress him through the first stages of his knee rehab.”