Injury SUNS Injury Thread

[Big Red Machine]

Name	Injury	Return
Noah Anderson	Appendix	Test
Avery Thomas	Shoulder	Short Term
Elliott Himmelberg	Knee - ACL	Medium Term
Jy Farrar	Ankle	Long Term

Latest Update: April 21st

Injury Timeframes (As per the club)​

Available = Cleared of injury
Probable = Expected to play
Short-term = 1 - 3 weeks
Medium-term = 4 - 6 weeks
Long-term = 6+ weeks

 

[Jirik13]

Joel Kennedy @
@JoelKennedyy Pick 18 in last year's draft Beau Addinsall has sustained a high-grade hamstring strain and is set to miss the opening stages of the season for the
Gold Coast Suns. The academy product is set to be sidelined for up to 6 weeks - Devastating for the teen, who was on
track for an early debut.
@FootyonNine @9NewsMelb

 

[Jirik13]

Addinsall, Murray, Farrar, Lewis, Ballard, Himmelberg

GC SUNS Qscan Injury Update

A pair of StreetSmarts SUNS Academy graduates will unfortunately face delayed starts to their SUNS careers.

www.goldcoastfc.com.au

 

[DTLSchulzy16]

Joel Kennedy @
@JoelKennedyy Pick 18 in last year's draft Beau Addinsall has sustained a high-grade hamstring strain and is set to miss the opening stages of the season for the
Gold Coast Suns. The academy product is set to be sidelined for up to 6 weeks - Devastating for the teen, who was on
track for an early debut.
@FootyonNine @9NewsMelb

Not the worst result was slightly worried from the early sporting. Beau had been flying on the track too

 

[Southern Sun]

Rowell to miss the start of the season with a broken hand.

 

[Supersuns]

**** you state of origin

 

[Jirik13]

Rogers and Knobel also injured.

Qscan Injury Update: Matt Rowell

Gold Coast SUNS midfielder Matt Rowell will be sidelined for the beginning of the 2026 AFL season with a finger injury sustained in Saturday night’s AFL Origin.

www.goldcoastfc.com.au

 

[Jirik13]

**** you state of origin

You would have to **** every match simulation too.

 

[Southern Sun]

With 3 games then the bye you would think that they would be conservative and hold him off until after the bye. Rogers news sucks also, the 2 trail games were really important for him to prove himself.

 

[thurls64]

With 3 games then the bye you would think that they would be conservative and hold him off until after the bye. Rogers news sucks also, the 2 trail games were really important for him to prove himself.

Wil Powell, Will Graham and Trac come on down

 

[Big Red Machine]

**** you state of origin

If we're being fair. McKercher did basically the same injury at Roos training

Contact sports gonna contact sport.

 

[Southern Sun]

If we're being fair. McKercher did basically the same injury at Roos training

Contact sports gonna contact sport.

And they reckon he'll be ok for rd1. Hopefully that's a good sign for Rowell and he'll be back for west coast.

 

[Big Red Machine]

And they reckon he'll be ok for rd1. Hopefully that's a good sign for Rowell and he'll be back for west coast.

Depends on the severity

But also, We don't really need to risk Rowelly for West Coast (with respect to West Coast)

 

[Jirik13]

It looks like round 4 for Rowell.

Reigning Brownlow Medallist Matt Rowell will miss more than just Opening Round after undergoing finger surgery on Thursday.

Gold Coast is planning for midfielder Matt Rowell

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Matt Rowell

Age

24

Ht

180cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.4

4star

K

7.6

3star

HB

9.8

5star

M

0.8

1star

T

5.2

5star

CL

3.8

5star

D

17.4

4star

K

7.6

3star

HB

9.8

5star

M

0.8

1star

T

5.2

5star

CL

3.8

5star

D

17.4

5star

K

7.6

3star

HB

9.8

5star

M

0.8

1star

T

5.2

5star

CL

3.8

5star

to be sidelined for more than a month after the Brownlow Medallist underwent surgery on a fractured finger on Thursday.
Rowell, 24, injured the finger on his left hand while playing for Victoria in AFL Origin last Saturday and was subsequently ruled out for the Suns’ Opening Round clash against Geelong on March 6.
But after surgery on Thursday to insert pins and screws into the finger, Rowell’s return timeline has stretched into the second month of the season with the superstar on-baller not likely to feature before the club’s Round 3 bye.

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/news/the-latest-selection-news-and-updates-of-the-2026-afl-preseason/news-story/e547dfcc68edc27324fc24511414d2b6

 

[Supersuns]

Hmm that 6-0 start in jeopardy

 

[LordLucifer]

Rowell to miss the start of the season with a broken hand.

A colleague is in the same hospital also undergoing surgery, he spoke with Rowell, got the distinct impression that the injury is a little worse than originally thought.

Time will tell if that is right or not.

 

[Morrell96]

A colleague is in the same hospital also undergoing surgery, he spoke with Rowell, got the distinct impression that the injury is a little worse than originally thought.

Time will tell if that is right or not.

Does anyone actually know what Rowell has done? Bit weird from the Suns they haven't really given a proper timeline when he'll return. You hear from one person it's nothing and just icing it, then all of a sudden he needs surgery and will miss opening rd then be good for rd 1 and now it's possibly after the bye round. Would be nice to know how bad his injury is?

 

[Jirik13]

Does anyone actually know what Rowell has done? Bit weird from the Suns they haven't really given a proper timeline when he'll return. You hear from one person it's nothing and just icing it, then all of a sudden he needs surgery and will miss opening rd then be good for rd 1 and now it's possibly after the bye round. Would be nice to know how bad his injury is?

Broken finger. Pretty bad when pins and screws had to be used (heraldsun above). Next injury report by Suns (Mon-Tue) will probably update timeline.

 

[SUNS]

If we're being fair. McKercher did basically the same injury at Roos training

Contact sports gonna contact sport.

And Tanner Bruhn done it at a strip club

 

[thurls64]

And Tanner Bruhn done it at a strip club

sometimes that lube comes in handy

 

[The Kings Ransom]

Is Roger’s still out?
Caught a glimpse of him running strongly in training highlights

 

[DCSuns]

Is Roger’s still out?
Caught a glimpse of him running strongly in training highlights

He will be fit for selection. Shorter injury recovery than expected. From the horses mouth at a recent community event.

 

[Southern Sun]

In small clip of training it looked like Rogers was involved in match sim and in the A team.

 

[Jirik13]

Beau Addinsall	Hamstring	4-6 weeks
Charlie Ballard	Knee	Test
Elliott Himmelberg	Knee	6-plus weeks
Max Knobel	Ankle	1-3 weeks
Jai Murray	Leg	6-plus weeks
Jake Rogers	Hamstring	Test
Matt Rowell	Finger	TBC
Updated: March 3, 2026

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Rowell had surgery last Thursday and the club is hopeful of a more definitive timeline on his return later this week, but have already ruled him out for the first three matches. Ethan Read will line up against Geelong on Friday night after missing the pre-season match against Brisbane with concussion, while Rogers and Ballard will both be available for selection but likely to play a VFL practice match. - Michael Whiting

 

[lommy]

Beau Addinsall	Hamstring	4-6 weeks
Charlie Ballard	Knee	Test
Elliott Himmelberg	Knee	6-plus weeks
Max Knobel	Ankle	1-3 weeks
Jai Murray	Leg	6-plus weeks
Jake Rogers	Hamstring	Test
Matt Rowell	Finger	TBC
Updated: March 3, 2026

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Rowell had surgery last Thursday and the club is hopeful of a more definitive timeline on his return later this week, but have already ruled him out for the first three matches. Ethan Read will line up against Geelong on Friday night after missing the pre-season match against Brisbane with concussion, while Rogers and Ballard will both be available for selection but likely to play a VFL practice match. - Michael Whiting

Can see the Rowell injury blowing right out.

 

[Southern Sun]

Yep get the feeling there's going to be bad news re Rowell