Injury Injuries 2022

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[Couldn't find a thread on this so I'm starting one. Mods please merge if one already exists.]

Seems like a good idea to keep all our injury news and summaries in one place.

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Last night's injuries are yet to be officially classified (in orange) and with any luck Dunkley and Gardner may be OK but there has to be a question mark over them based on the TV coverage.

So that's 16 - over a third of our list - who are either injured or just transitioning back to full availability.

And they're just the ones we know about.
 

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Bald

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Sam Darcy (foot) - test
Marcus Bontempelli (managed) – test
Tim English (hamstring) – test
Alex Keath (hamstring) – test
Tim O’Brien (calf) – 1-2 weeks
Cody Weightman (collarbone) – 2-3 weeks
Jason Johannisen (calf) – 2-3 weeks
Riley Garcia (knee) – 2-3 weeks
Mitch Wallis (foot) – 2-3 weeks
Josh Bruce (knee) – 4-5 weeks
Toby McLean (knee) – 4-5 weeks
Laitham Vandermeer (hamstring) – 7-8 weeks
Mitch Hannan (concussion) – indefinite
Lachie Hunter (personal) – indefinite
 
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Sam Darcy (foot) - test
Marcus Bontempelli (managed) – test
Tim English (hamstring) – test
Alex Keath (hamstring) – test
Tim O’Brien (calf) – 1-2 weeks
Cody Weightman (collarbone) – 2-3 weeks
Jason Johannisen (calf) – 2-3 weeks
Riley Garcia (knee) – 2-3 weeks
Mitch Wallis (foot) – 2-3 weeks
Josh Bruce (knee) – 4-5 weeks
Toby McLean (knee) – 4-5 weeks
Laitham Vandermeer (hamstring) – 7-8 weeks
Mitch Hannan (concussion) – indefinite
Lachie Hunter (personal) – indefinite

You could mount an argument that at least 12 of the above 14 players are in our best 22.
 
So ...

Mitch Wallis has gone from a possibility to play last Friday (as reported earlier in that week) to 2-3 weeks
English and Keath have gone from available last week to "test" this week
JJ has gone from 2-3 weeks to 2-3 weeks
Bruce has gone from 4-5 weeks to 4-5 weeks
Hannan and Hunter remain indefinite
And we have now added O'Brien, Weightman and Vandermeer

I can understand the abundance of caution necessary from the club but gee it's frustrating as a supporter.
 

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Jason Johannisen (Calf): test
Aaron Naughton (Knee): test
Tim O’Brien (Calf): test
Stefan Martin (General soreness): test
Tim English (Illness): 1-2 weeks
Cody Weightman (Collarbone): 1-2
 weeks
Riley Garcia (Knee): 1-2 weeks
Mitch Wallis (Foot): 1-2 weeks

Josh Bruce (Knee): 4-5 weeks

Toby McLean (Knee): 4-5 weeks
Laitham Vandermeer (Hamstring); 6-7 weeks

Mitch Hannan (Concussion): indefinite

Lachie Hunter (Personal): indefinite
 
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Disappointing Bruce’s timeline hasn’t moved
I think I heard 2-3 weeks somewhere the other day, I don’t think they’re really that detailed down to the week with these updates tbh - seems to be usually they’re weeks away and then all of sudden they’ve ticked all the boxes and they’re a test or a playing 2s on the weekend etc
 

Doggy

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I think I heard 2-3 weeks somewhere the other day, I don’t think they’re really that detailed down to the week with these updates tbh - seems to be usually they’re weeks away and then all of sudden they’ve ticked all the boxes and they’re a test or a playing 2s on the weekend etc
Yeah JJ was 2-3 weeks last week and we hadn't heard anything in a long time. Suddenly he's right
 

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Yeah JJ was 2-3 weeks last week and we hadn't heard anything in a long time. Suddenly he's right
Because it was tightness, and tightness can subside, they can only give a rough prognosis.
 
Disappointing Bruce’s timeline hasn’t moved

Hipwood did his ACL in round 17 last year and just came back, Bruce did his in round 21. 4-5 weeks would be spot on, although as he’s a bit older and heavier than Hipwood we may be a bit more cautious, kind of like they’ve done with McLean as he’s had 2 in a row
 

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