Tuesday’s injury reports are starting to trickle out with key updates across the board to help guide your Round 15 trade targets and trade-outs.
Jason Horne-Francis has been cleared of any injury following a shoulder stinger and is available to play for Port Adelaide in Saturday’s clash with Sydney.
Port’s injury update said: “Scans have cleared Jason Horne-Francis and Aliir Aliir of serious injury, with Horne-Francis available to play this weekend.
“Horne-Francis sustained a shoulder sprain during the second half of Sunday’s game, while Aliir’s medial ligament sprain will be assessed throughout the week.”
Port also revealed Ollie Wines will miss a “couple of weeks” due to a medial knee injury.
Sydney are set to welcome back midfielder Errol Gulden pending a fitness test following a long-term ankle injury.
Sydney’s injury update said: “Errol trained fully with the team over the bye. He will be a test to return to play this week.”
St Kilda could welcome back Mattaes Phillipou following a ruptured plantaris tendon. The Saints update said: “He will still be required to pass a fitness test during Thursday’s main session to put his hand up for selection.”
Jayden Short is still one week away for Richmond from his calf injury. Tigers High Performance Manager Ben Serpell said: “Jayden Short was down for a test and we started testing him last week.
“He probably hasn’t progressed as well as we would have liked, so we will give him another week before we make him available for selection.
Carlton have listed Charlie Curnow as a test. The Blues update said: “After being subbed out of Sunday’s win against West Coast as a precaution, Charlie Curnow has been progressing well and will aim to train fully later this week to be available to play against North Melbourne.”
Young forward Hudson O’Keeffe, however, will miss several weeks with a hamstring injury, listing his availability as Rounds 18-19.
The Blues update said: “Scans have confirmed O’Keeffe experienced a low-grade hamstring strain in the third quarter of Sunday night’s win over West Coast.”
Essendon have listed Jordan Ridley as a potential returnee in Round 16, with Zach Reid and Saad El-Hawli in Round 17.
Geelong have ruled out defender Sam De Koning for 4-5 weeks with a shoulder injury and Gold Coast have declared Lachie Weller available to return this round.
GWS have ruled out Sam Taylor for 4-6 weeks with a fractured toe, along with Brent Daniels with an unconfirmed timeline due to an adductor tendon injury. Toby Greene is listed as a test to return from a glute issue.
