“Oli has had a great couple of weeks in training,” Griffith said. “He's obviously been modified from a contact perspective, but he's back into full training this week, so that will allow him two weeks of full contact training before we play in that first week of finals.”

“Jeffo landed awkwardly in a marking contest,” Griffith said. “While initially he tried to continue to play on, unfortunately the pain and function decreased. “He's had a scan which is unfortunately showing that he's injured his big toe. At this stage, we'll have to determine his return based on how far through the VFL team goes in finals.”

“Hendo played against Brisbane and pulled up a little bit sore following that game, so we made the call to try and manage him this week,” Griffith said. “He's still not responding the way that we would like him to, so it's unlikely he'll return again this season. “We'll continue to work with him day to day on managing that hip and groin concern.”

“He completed a rehab session on the weekend with good volume,” AFL High Performance Manager Selwyn Griffith said.“Unfortunately he's  still not comfortable at those top end speeds. With a short turnaround, we made the decision to make sure that Xavier is able to transition into the offseason program healthy and just avoid any risk associated with his return this Friday night.”

“Unfortunately for Caleb, he went to kick the ball and felt some pain in his left hamstring,” Melbourne’s High-Performance Manager Selwyn Griffith said. “Scans have shown that he's got a high grade hamstring strain, so we'll work with Caleb now to make sure that he's right tracking into the offseason and look to set him up for a really strong return for the 2026 season.”

“He had another good week on the track and has progressed into some agility. “Unfortunately, we're just going to run out of time to have him available to play senior football this year. "But he's tracking really well and we'll look to set him up for a really strong off-season to see him back for the 2026 season.”

“Marty had his ACL repaired last week after previously injuring his biceps tendon. Once he’s off crutches, he’ll also require shoulder surgery. “But he’s recovering well and we’ll support him closely through both recoveries.”

“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.”

“Andy has had a great couple of weeks of his program,” Selwyn Griffith said. “He continues to work really hard on his lower body strength and power. “As a part of this current phase he’s begun to run.”