Round 7 Injury Update

Richmond veteran Matthew Richardson and Geelong superstar Gary Ablett Jnr head the list of injuries prior to round seven. 34 year old Richardson will go in for hamstring surgery and could miss 8-12 weeks, while the Brownlow betting has gone into disaray with favorite Ablett missing 2-3 weeks with an adductor strain. ADELAIDE Brett Burton (knee) – indefinite Nick Gill (hamstring) – available Trent Hentschel (knee) – 2 weeks BRISBANE LIONS Jamie Charman (ankle) – 3-4 weeks Bradd Dalziell (knee) – 6 weeks Pat Garner (knee) – season Rhan Hooper (ankle) – available Kieran King (ankle) – 9-11 weeks Matthew Leuenberger (knee) – 11 weeks Bart McCulloch (quad) – 4-6 weeks Adam Spackman (ankle) – 1 week Joel Tippett (back) – test Matt Tyler (ankle) - test CARLTON Adam Bentick (knee) – 5 weeks Shaun Grigg (ankle) - test Sam Jacobs (foot) – 5 weeks Chris Johnson (thigh) – 2-3 weeks Darren Pfeiffer (shoulder) – 7 weeks Andrew Walker (shoulder) – indefinite Robert Warnock (foot) – 5-7 weeks Chris Yarran (hamstring) - test COLLINGWOOD Alan Didak (hamstring) – 1-2 weeks Ben Johnson (broken leg) – 4-5 weeks John McCarthy (hamstring) – 1 week Paul Medhurst (ankle) – test Sean Rusling (shoulder) – 1-2 weeks Heath Shaw (hamstring) – test ESSENDON Dustin Fletcher (fractured fibula) – 3-4 weeks Scott Gumbleton (back) – indefinite David Hille (knee) – season Jason Laycock (foot) – indefinite Mark McVeigh (ankle) – 1 week Kyle Reimers (quad) – 3 weeks Hayden Skipworth (hamstring) – 1 week Andrew Welsh (ankle) – six weeks FREMANTLE Hayden Ballantyne (wrist) – 2 weeks Kepler Bradley (knee) – available Andrew Browne (personal) – indefinite Ben Bucovaz (hip) – available Brent Connelly (hip) – available Des Headland (calf) – 1 week Chris Mayne (ankle) – 2-3 weeks Brock O’Brien (quad) – 2-3 weeks Rhys Palmer (knee) – Season Ryan Crowley (foot) – to be determined GEELONG Gary Ablett (groin) – 2-3 weeks Mitch Brown (broken leg) – season Ranga Ediriwickrama (hamstring) – 3-5 weeks Matthew Egan (foot) – season Tom Harley (knee) – test Josh Hunt (knee) – season Cameron Ling (achilles) – test Brodie Moles (ankle) – test Steven Motlop (shoulder) – indefinite Brad Ottens (knee) – 3-4 weeks Scott Simpson (fractured ankle) – 12 weeks Adam Varcoe (knee) – test HAWTHORN Max Bailey (knee) - TBC Grant Birchall (thumb) - test Tim Boyle (knee) – season Trent Croad (foot) - TBC Xavier Ellis (foot) - TBC Stephen Gilham (knee) - test Rick Ladson (knee) - TBC Clinton Young (hamstring) - 1 week

MELBOURNE Sam Blease (leg) – indefinite Brad Green (broken jaw) – 2-3 weeks Colin Garland (foot) – indefinite Mark Jamar (foot) – test Paul Wheatley (quad) – 2 weeks NORTH MELBOURNE Liam Anthony (foot) – 1-2 weeks Matt Campbell (hamstring) – test Lachlan Hansen (hamstring) – 3-5 weeks Brent Harvey (elbow) – 10-12 weeks Daniel Pratt (knee) – 2-3 weeks Jesse Smith (hamstring) – indefinite Robbie Tarrant (knee) – 1-2 weeks Daniel Wells (hip) – test PORT ADELAIDE Mitch Banner (frontal sinus fracture) – test Shaun Burgoyne (knee) – 4 weeks Hamish Hartlett (hamstring) – TBC Jarrad Redden (ankle) – 2 weeks Nick Salter (knee) – 5 weeks Toby Thurstans (hamstring) – TBC Justin Westhoff (foot) – 5 weeks RICHMOND Nathan Brown (groin) – test Kane Johnson (knee) – 4 weeks Matthew Richardson (hamstring) – 8-12 weeks ST KILDA Jarryd Allen (hip) – indefinite Xavier Clarke (knee) – season Sean Dempster (knee) – indefinite Max Hudghton (calf) – 1 week Steven King (hamstring) – test SYDNEY SWANS Leo Barry (knee) – test Craig Bird (shoulder) – 1 week Campbell Heath (knee) – season Lewis Johnston (foot) – 9-10 weeks Brendan Murphy (shoulder) – 7 weeks Henry Playfair (hamstring) – indefinite Tim Schmidt (knee) – 1 week Patrick Veszpremi (finger) – 3 weeks

WEST COAST Josh Kennedy (eye) – available Luke Shuey (groin) – 4 weeks Brent Staker (hand) - 6 weeks Beau Waters (elbow) – season WESTERN BULLDOGS Jamason Daniels (quad) – test Paul O’Shea (hip) – indefinite Stephen Tiller (groin) – test Tom Williams (foot) – test

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