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Injury and Suspension List: Round 13

Clayton Oliver - Hamstring | Test
Luke Dunstan - Knee | Test
James Harmes - Suspension | 1 Week
Jake Bowey - Concussion | 1 Week
Harry Petty - Foot | 1 - 2 Weeks
Will Verrall - Pelvis | 1 - 2 Weeks
Kye Turner - Groin | 3 - 4 Weeks
Tom McDonald - Foot | 6 - 8 Weeks

Injury List: Round 12

Clayton Oliver - Hamstring | TBC

Luke Dunstan - Knee | 1 - 2 Weeks

Harry Petty - Foot | 2 - 3 Weeks

Kye Turner - Groin | 3 - 4 Weeks

Will Verrall - Pelvis | 3 - 4 Weeks

Sad news. He was there at the wrong time - just as the dynasty was ending and he got injured at a time when the club had a spate of injuries.

Harry Petty had his foot stomped on too. No doubt, at some point during 2025, he’ll be sent in for routine scans as a precaution and the news will cause pandemonium on Demonland.

Injury and Suspension List: Round 11 

Jake Bowey - Calf | Test
Clayton Oliver - Hamstring | TBC
Lachie Hunter - Suspension | One Week
Luke Dunstan - Knee | 1 - 2 Weeks
Kye Turner - Groin | 3 - 4 Weeks
Will Verrall - Pelvis | 3 - 4 Weeks
Harry Petty - Foot | 3 - 5 Weeks

Injury and Suspension List: Round 10 
 
Christian Petracca - Knee | Test
Tom Sparrow - Suspension | One Week
Luke Dunstan - Knee | 2 - 4 Weeks
Kye Turner - Groin | 4 - 5 Weeks
Will Verrall - Pelvis | 4 - 5  Weeks
Harry Petty - Foot | 4 - 6 Weeks

Injury and Suspension List: Round 9

Christian Salem - Knee | Available 
Tom McDonald - Ankle | Test
Jacob van Rooyen - Suspension | 2 Weeks*
Luke Dunstan - Knee | 3 - 5 Weeks 
Kye Turner - Groin | 5 - 6 Weeks 
Will Verrall - Pelvis  | 5 - 6 Weeks

* subject to appeal

Injury List: Round 8

Charlie Spargo - Concussion | Available 
Harry Petty - Concussion | Test
Josh Schache - Wrist | Test
Luke Dunstan - Knee | TBC 
Christian Salem - Knee | 1 - 2 Weeks
Kye Turner - Groin | 5 - 7 Weeks
Will Verrall - Pelvis  | 7 - 8 Weeks

Injury List: Round 6

Ben Brown - Back  | Test
Max Gawn - Knee  | Test
Michael Hibberd - Achilles | Test
Jake Lever - Ankle  | Test
Charlie Spargo - Concussion | TBC
Kye Turner - Groin | TBC
Joel Smith - Thumb | 1 Week
Christian Salem - Knee | 2 - 4 Weeks
Will Verrall - Pelvis  | 8 - 9 Weeks

Pretty good apart from Will’s pelvis which is starting to look very much like a long term injury because it’s improving at only a very slow rate.

Source: Injury Report | Four Demons eye return

And that means a further update on the list

Injury List: Round 5  

Ben Brown - Back  | Test
Jake Lever - Ankle  | Test
Michael Hibberd - Achilles | 1 Week
Max Gawn - Knee  | 1 - 2 Weeks 
Joel Smith - Thumb | 1 - 2 Weeks 
Kye Turner - Groin | 1 - 2 Weeks 
Taj Woewodin - Finger  | 1 - 2 Weeks 
Christian Salem - Knee | 3 - 5 Weeks
Will Verrall - Pelvis  | 8 - 9 Weeks

Media Conference Rundown | All eyes on Gather Round

Some developments on the injury front.

• Michael Hibberd will miss playing against his old side in this week’s Gather Round due to his Achilles injury, and

• Jake Lever’s ankle to be tested later in the week.

Plus good news re James Harmes who will return after missing a couple of games due to personal issues.

21 minutes ago, adonski said:

Different to this...! Interesting to note Dr Laura said on the recently uploaded injury video, that Taj was a chance to be available for this week should his check up go well....

Thanks - missed it by that much.

MFC version -

Injury List: Round 5  

Ben Brown - Back  | Test
Michael Hibberd - Achilles | Test
Max Gawn - Knee  | 1 - 2 Weeks 
Joel Smith - Thumb | 1 - 2 Weeks 
Kye Turner - Groin | 1 - 2 Weeks 
Taj Woewodin - Finger  | 1 - 2 Weeks 
Christian Salem - Knee | 3 - 5 Weeks
Will Verrall - Pelvis  | 8 - 9 Weeks

I haven’t seen any reports of any training at the club but the AFL site has listed all clubs’ injuries. From the section allocated to Melbourne, I’ve gleaned the following:

Injury List: Round 5  

Ben Brown - Back  | TBC
Joel Smith - Thumb | 2 Weeks 
Max Gawn - Knee  | 2 - 4 Weeks 
Taj Woewodin - Finger  | 4 Weeks 
Christian Salem - Knee | 4 - 6 weeks
Will Verrall - Pelvis  | 7 - 9 Weeks

That leaves out any mention of Michael Hibberd who was said to have been subbed off with an Achilles injury last Sunday and Jake Lever who looked as if he sustained a possible ankle injury late in the game. Also Kye Turner missed at Casey in the local derby on Sunday and we’re all hopeful of an early James Harmes return from personal leave.

Watch this space.

4 hours ago, Axis of Bob said:

I think that the retirement of Mundy at the same time that Fyfe has stopped playing as a midfielder, has had a big impact on how Fremantle operates.

Mundy and Fyfe are both around 6'4 (~192cm), so they are big midfielders, and are contest winners with Mundy consistently averaging over 10 contested possessions a game (9 last year) and Fyfe averaging closer to 15 before injury and form issues recently. What these bigger bodies do is take the load off and make it easier for the smaller midfielders in the contest. 

By comparison, their spot as the top contest winners in the engine room has been taken by Serong (5'10 - 178cm) and Brayshaw (6'0 - 183cm). They're both excellent players but they don't have the physical size to make the game easier for everyone else. Serong averages 13 cp/g this year and Brayshaw 10. The other midfielders are O'Meara (6'0), Aish (6'0) plus whatever's left, but none of them are big midfielders. Brodie helped a lot when he was in form at points last year but has been struggling (and dropped) this year, Fyfe and Mundy could always make the job of others easier around the ball but they can't anymore and now they just can't get any drive from the contests. It's a bit like the Neale, Zorko, Lyons midfielders from Brisbane, where they always struggled in the tough games because they got beaten up with size around the ball. 

They've picked up some big midfielders in the last few drafts (Johnson and Erasmus) but neither have shown so far that they're going to be the answer. They also struggled last year to get consistent contests in the forward line from their big guys, and with Lobb and Logue moving on they are getting almost no aerial contest inside 50. Taberner has always been more of a leading forward, Jackson isn't that sort of player and Amiss is a kid. 

Freo are going to have to learn how to turn slow inside 50s into scores, as that's how they're set up at the moment. They shouldn't be as bad as they are at the moment but they've got an oddly constructed list with some big gaps that they need to be filled with few resources to fill them. It'll be an interesting journey. 

Excellent analysis of a problem compounded by the Dockers’ appalling list management in their quest to secure Jackson during last year’s trade period. 

Fyfe’s continuing struggles are bad luck but allowance should have been made for the possibility of a shaky return from injury. In order to secure Jackson, Mundy was retired and Blake Acres, Rory Lobb, Griffin Logue, Lloyd Meek and Darcy Tucker were traded. The other ins don’t really excite although you might get some mileage from Jaeger O'Meara. Nothing exciting came from the drafts and their first pick at the end of the year is currently #29 followed by #48. 

Tell me again. Who is the list manager over at the Dockers?

The Herald Sun’s article on yesterday’s game vs West Coast has this kiss of death section on Jake Lever:

An ankle injury to Jake Lever early in the fourth term is unlikely to stop to cause the defender to miss next week’s Gather Round.

Lever limped from the ground after laying a tackle on West Coast’s Connor West.

Before Sunday, Lever was the only player to have played every second of every quarter of the opening three rounds.

You can take it to the bank that just as Ben Brown was cleared earlier last week to play in yesterday’s game and then ruled out, Jake will not play against the Bombers in Adelaide. My tip is that Harry Petty goes back to defence and Adam Tomlinson also gets picked to play in the Gather Round. Michael Hibberd also a likely out after he was replaced due to his Achilles playing up as well.

4 minutes ago, Dee Zephyr said:

What’s happened to Trent Burgoyne?

Good question - anyone know?

Wondering how Zane Duursma went for the Gippy Power yesterday. I watched his brother Xavier for the other Power and I like the cut of his jib.

38 minutes ago, ElDiablo14 said:

We drafted someone with the second round pick in 2018, can't remember 

👌🏻

The name you’re thinking of is Tom Sparrow.

Injury List: Round 4 

Josh Schache - Concussion | Test
Daniel Turner - Ribs | Test
Joel Smith - Thumb | 3 Weeks 
Max Gawn - Knee  | 3 - 4 Weeks 
Taj Woewodin - Finger  | 4 Weeks 
Christian Salem - Knee | 4 - 6 weeks
Will Verrall - Pelvis  | 8 - 10 Weeks

At one stage last week, the list was a brief one but now …

Injury and Suspension List: Round 3

Steven May - Calf | Test
Daniel Turner - Foot | Test
Kysaiah Pickett - Suspended | 1 Week
Josh Schache - Concussion | 1 - 2 Weeks
Max Gawn - Knee  | 4 - 6 Weeks 
Taj Woewodin - Finger  | 5 Weeks 
Christian Salem - Knee | 6 - 8 weeks
Will Verrall - Pelvis  | 8 - 10 Weeks 

9 minutes ago, Jontee said:

Isnt it his finger?

 

Yep. Corrected to finger.

Injury Update | Four Dees available for return

Injury List: Round 2

Bayley Fritsch - Foot | Available 
Steven May - Calf | Available 
Christian Salem - Thyroid | Available 
Jack Viney - Knee  | Available 
Taj Woewodin - Finger  | 6 Weeks 

33 minutes ago, David-Demon said:

would you really want to drop McVee. Just think the confidence booster of another game may set him up for a life time of Demonisism. 

I made no comment on selection. Just quoted who was available after injury. It’s up to the selectors now to decide the makeup of the team. 

According to today’s Herald Sun ~

“While the Dees will lose star forward Kysaiah Pickett, they have four reinforcements likely to be available from their 2021 premiership side - Christian Salem (thyroid), Jack Viney (knee), Steven May (calf) and Bayley Fritsch (foot).

“The quartet successfully completed the Demons session at Gosch’s Paddock on Monday.”

3 hours ago, stinga said:

TMac and JVR are not 200cm KPF players.  They're not much taller than Fritsch.   They are the size of Cripps and a few other on ballers.  They are very mobile and can attack the ball on the ground.   Can't see why they can't all play.

Charlie Curnow is 192cm and the media touting him as the Coleman Medallist.