Geelong’s Daniel Menzel is weighing up his future after suffering from yet another ACL injury in a VFL match for the Cats on the weekend.
Scans on Monday confirmed the worst, a 4th ACL injury for the 21-year-old.
Menzel, drafted in 2009, has played just 21 matches for the Cats and now his future in the AFL is in serious doubt.
“Now the trick is we’ve all got to get our heads together and think about the future for Dan’s knee – what’s best for his knee,” Geelong physiotherapist Mike Snelling said.
“We’re going to go through every single possibility we can, leave no stone unturned.
“Hopefully by the end of the week, we’ve made some pretty clear decisions about what we’re going to do.”
Adelaide
Sam Shaw (hamstring) – TBA
Nathan van Berlo (knee) – 3-4 weeks
Brisbane Lions
Claye Beams (ACL) – season
Simon Black (knee) – available
Matt Maguire (leg) – 2 weeks
Jesse O’Brien (adductor) – 3 weeks
Brent Staker (knee) – available
Stephen Wrigley (knee) – season
Jared Polec (ankle) TBC
Carlton
Eddie Betts (jaw) – test
Nick Graham (knee) – 7 weeks
Andrew McInnes (knee) – 7 weeks
Rhys O’Keeffe (foot) – 2 weeks
Jarrad Waite (calf) – test
Matthew Kreuzer (thumb) – 2-3 weeks
Marcus Davies (hamstring) – 2-3 weeks
Collingwood
Nathan Brown (groin) – test
Tyson Goldsack (leg) – test
Ben Johnson (calf) – test
Dayne Beams (quad) – 2-3 weeks
Tim Broomhead (glandular fever) – 7-8 weeks
Brodie Grundy (back) – 3-5 weeks
Michael Hartley (shoulder) – 6 weeks
Darren Jolly (ribs) – test
Lachlan Keeffe (knee) – 4-6 weeks
Nick Maxwell (broken wrist) – 5 weeks
Jackson Ramsay (wrist) – 4-6 weeks
Clinton Young (hamstring) – 2 weeks
Essendon
Michael Hurley (ankle) – 1-2 weeks
Stewart Crameri (knee) – test
Dustin Fletcher (groin) – 1-2 weeks
Fremantle
Luke McPharlin (concussion) – test
Jesse Crichton (quad) – 2-3 weeks
Zac Clarke (calf) – test
Anthony Morabito (knee) – TBC
Aaron Sandilands (hamstring) – 7-11 weeks
Matthew Pavlich (Achilles) – 4-5 weeks
Alex Silvagni (ankle) – 2 weeks
Geelong
James Kelly (calf) – test
Travis Varcoe (shoulder) – 12 weeks
Hamish McIntosh (knee) – TBA
Daniel Menzel (knee) – season
Dawson Simpson (back) – TBA
Nathan Vardy (groin) – available
Josh Walker (shoulder) – 4-6 weeks
Josh Cowan (Achilles) – TBA
Gold Coast
Matthew Warnock (arm) – 8 weeks
Nathan Bock (Ieg) – indefinite
Jesse Lonergan (hand) – 2 weeks
Liam Patrick (hamstring) – 1 weeks
Seb Tape (knee) – 1-2 weeks
Maverick Weller (shoulder) – 4-6 weeks
Greater Western Sydney
Jon Patton (knee) – seasons
Matt Buntine (lung) – 1-2 weeks
Chad Cornes (knee) – indefinite
Josh Growden (lower leg) – 1-2 weeks
Andrew Phillips (hamstring) – 1-2 weeks
Joe Redfern (knee) – 2 weeks
James Stewart (back) – indefinite
Dom Tyson (knee) – 3 weeks
Hawthorn
Xavier Ellis (calf) – 1-2 weeks
Brad Sewell (hamstring) – test
Matthew Suckling (knee) – season
Ryan Schoenmakers (knee) – season
Derick Wanganeen (hamstring) – test
Brendan Whitecross (knee) – 6 weeks
Alex Woodward (knee) – season
Melbourne
Chris Dawes (hamstring) – 1 week
Joel Macdonald (hamstring) – 1 week
Nathan Stark (knee) – 1 week
Lynden Dunn (hamstring) – test
Jordie McKenzie (calf) test
North Melbourne
Eric Wallace (knee) – 2 weeks
Majak Daw (concussion) – test
Robbie Tarrant (leg) – test
Port Adelaide
Brett Ebert (adductor) – 4 weeks
Richmond
Troy Chaplin (concussion) – test
Jake King (hamstring) – 1-2 weeks
St Kilda
Sean Dempster (hand) – test
Beau Maister (wrist) – 4-6 weeks
Jackson Ferguson (knee) – 2 weeks
James Gwilt (knee) – 2 weeks
Adam Schneider (hamstring) – 3 weeks
Daniel Markworth (ACL) – season
Jack Newnes (fractured jaw) – 1 week
Sydney Swans
Lewis Roberts-Thompson (knee) – 4 weeks
Alex Johnson (knee) – season
Sam Naismith (thumb) – 2 weeks
Gary Rohan (leg) – indefinite
Rhyce Shaw (abdominal strain) – 1 week
West Coast
Nic Naitanui (groin) – 3-4 weeks
Mark Nicoski (hamstring) – 4-6 weeks
Matt Rosa (quad) – test
Brad Sheppard (shoulder) – 1 week
Sharrod Wellingham (ankle) – test
Beau Waters (calf) – test
Andrew Emblet (foot) – 2-3 weeks
Darren Glass (shoulder) – test
Western Bulldogs
Dylan Addison (hamstring) – 1 week
Ryan Griffen (AC joint) – 1-2 weeks
Robert Murphy (calf) – 2-3 weeks
Nathan Hrovat (calf) – 1-2 weeks
Shaun Higgins (foot) – season
Tory Dickson (ankle) – 7 weeks
