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Date Posted: 8/03/06 6:12:14pm
Author: MG77B
Subject: Injury update 8/3/06

AFL - Pre-season

Adelaide Crows
Player Injury Onset Estimated Return
Nathan Bassett shoulder injury Pre-season Rnd 2
Matthew Clarke calf strain Pre-season Rnd 1
Michael Doughty knee injury Pre-season Rnd 1
Ben Hart thigh injury Pre-season Pre-season
Missed the first NAB cup game.

John Hinge foot stress fracture Pre-season Rnd 1
With adequate rest John will be a chance for round 1.

Ben Hudson knee ACL Last season Rnd 19
Injured in a tackle on Port Adelaide's Josh Mahoney. Surgery one day post injury.

Mark Ricciuto hamstring strain Pre-season Pre-season
Will recover in time to play one or two pre-season games.

Jason Torney quadriceps strain Pre-season Rnd 2
Injured at training, grade II and will struggle to be fully fit for round 1.

Scott Welsh shin stress fracture Off-season Rnd 2

Brisbane Lions
Player Injury Onset Estimated Return
Jonathan Brown knee injury Pre-season Pre-season
Should get a couple of games in before the first round.

Josh Drummond ankle sprain Pre-season Pre-season
Grade one, good recovery expected.

Luke Forsyth hamstring strain Pre-season Pre-season
Richard Hadley hip cartilage injury Pre-season Pre-season
Jarred his hip at training.

Nigel Lappin ankle cartilage injury Last season Rnd 1
Sustained a broken leg and dislocated ankle late last season. Will definitley play round 1.

Justin Leppitsch lumbar disc prolapse Last season Indefinite
Recovering well from surgery on a bulging disc.

Bradley Scott ankle cartilage injury Pre-season Rnd 1
Recovering well from surgery.

Chris Scott hip cartilage injury Pre-season Rnd 1
Had an arthroscope and may even play one trial before the season starts

Carlton Blues
Player Injury Onset Estimated Return
Josh Kennedy shoulder injury Pre-season Rnd 1
Had an arthroscope in the off season and should be 100% for round1.

Jason Saddington knee injury Pre-season Rnd 1
Developed a baker's cyst on his left knee. Had arthroscopic surgery and should be 100% for round 1.

Jesse D. Smith pectoral tendon tear Pre-season Pre-season

Collingwood Magpies
Player Injury Onset Estimated Return
Anthony Rocca achilles tendon rupture Last season Pre-season
Ruptured his Achilles leading for a mark in the second quarter against the Kangaroos. Playing in the first NAB cup game.

Sean Rusling shoulder injury Pre-season Rnd 7
Dislocated his shoulder in a pre-season trial, there was minimal rotator cuff damage and surgery went well.

Rhyce Shaw knee ACL Last season Rnd 1
Injured in the second quarter against Melbourne, initially thought an ankle injury however an ACL rupture was diagnosed in the change rooms.

Essendon Bombers
Player Injury Onset Estimated Return
Courtney Johns hamstring strain Pre-season Pre-season
Should play a couple before the season starts.

Jason Johnson midfoot sprain Pre-season Rnd 1
Ruptured ligament in his foot. Should be 100% for round 1.

Jason Laycock ankle cartilage injury Pre-season Rnd 1
Had some loose bone removed from his ankle.

Adam McPhee knee injury Pre-season Pre-season
Injured in An intra club trial match.

Adam Ramanauskas medical illness Pre-season Indefinite
Ramanauskas had two tumours (Fibromatosis) removed from his neck.

Dean Rioli knee injury Pre-season Rnd 1
Will need to be managed well in the pre season to ensure he is fit for round 1.

Dean Solomon patellofemoral chondromalacia Pre-season Rnd 1
Had an arthroscope to remove some loose cartilage.

Fremantle Dockers
Player Injury Onset Estimated Return
Robert Haddrill hamstring strain Pre-season Pre-season
Should only miss the first NAB game

Geelong Cats
Player Injury Onset Estimated Return
Steve Johnson ankle sprain Pre-season Rnd 1
Kent Kingsley hamstring strain Pre-season Rnd 1
After good form in early games Kingsley will now be kept in cotton wool till round one.

Matthew McCarthy back injury Pre-season Rnd 1
Peter Riccardi hamstring strain Pre-season Rnd 1
Travis Varcoe foot injury Pre-season Rnd 1
David Wojcinski knee ACL Last season Rnd 1
Has had an ACL reconstruction, injured when changing direction against the Eagles at Subi. Looking good for round 1.

Hawthorn Hawks
Player Injury Onset Estimated Return
Campbell Brown shoulder injury Pre-season Pre-season
Will look to play in the second NAB cup game.

Beau Dowler groin injury Last season Rnd 11
Broke his pelvis in a car accident last year. He is on the long term injury list.

Peter Everitt hamstring strain Pre-season Rnd 1
Expected to be fit for round one.

Beau Muston knee ACL Pre-season Rnd 10
Had a revision due to the graft loosening a little. Expected back mid seaosn.

Josh Thurgood shoulder injury Pre-season Rnd 3
Had surgery in the off season to increase stability.

Kangaroos
Player Injury Onset Estimated Return
Glen Archer hamstring strain Pre-season Rnd 1
Jess Sinclair calf strain Pre-season Rnd 1

Melbourne Demons
Player Injury Onset Estimated Return
Jared Rivers elbow sprain Pre-season Rnd 2
Tore his medial ligamnet in his right elbow. Touch and go for round one.

Matthew Warnock hand fracture Pre-season Rnd 2
Having surgery on a broken thumb sustained in the trial game against the Lions.

Port Adelaide Power
Player Injury Onset Estimated Return
Chad Cornes foot injury Pre-season Pre-season
May recover in time to play one or two pre-season games.

Josh Francou knee injury Pre-season Rnd 1
Had an arthroscope to clean up his reconstructed knee.

Adam Kingsley shoulder dislocation Pre-season Rnd 4
Dislocated his shoulder in a contest against the Crows in the first NAB cup game.

Darryl Wakelin hamstring strain Pre-season Rnd 1
Gavin Wanganeen foot injury Pre-season Rnd 1
Right big toe injury.

Elijah Ware knee ACL Last season Indefinite
Ruptured his ACL while playing for Central District in the SANFL

St. Kilda Saints
Player Injury Onset Estimated Return
Raphael Clarke patella tendinopathy Pre-season Rnd 1
Xavier Clarke hamstring strain Pre-season Pre-season
Will miss the first NAB cup game.

Leigh Fisher hamstring strain Last season Rnd 1
Aaron Hamill calf strain Pre-season Rnd 1
Flet a bit of dis comfort after the first NAB cup game. Will be wrapped in cotton wool to ensure a round 1 appearance.

Justin Koschitzke patella tendinopathy Pre-season Rnd 1
Will play it safe in the preseason, looking to be 100% for round 1.

West Coast Eagles
Player Injury Onset Estimated Return
Chad Fletcher fractured collarbone Pre-season Rnd 1
Fractured his collar bone in a surfing accident.

Brad Smith knee ACL Last season Indefinite
Looks like missing the majority of this season.

Western Bulldogs
Player Injury Onset Estimated Return
Luke Darcy knee ACL Last season End of season
Tried to kick the ball across his body and but the leg that he planted on just held firm and his knee gave way. A change of direction mechanism of injury.

Brett Montgomery calf strain Pre-season Rnd 1
Stephen Tiller ankle sprain Pre-season Rnd 1
Tim Walsh knee ACL Pre-season End of season
Injured when diving on a loose ball in a intra-club pre season game.

Tom L. Williams navicular stress fracture Pre-season Rnd 8
Had surgery on a fractured navicular bone in his left foot.

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