Injury Update 2025

[Damo]

I'd almost ice Armstrong for the year and do MSD or retire Prestia etc. No point bringing Armstrong back for 2-3 games when we're looking at a bottom 3 finish already anyway

If he’s fit to play, chuck him in. The more games we get into the cubs the better.

If we’re talking about retiring anyone, there’s a certain player listed on the injury list who has never played a game and never looked like it either. Would rather give a player like Prestia who has been so integral to our flags every chance to get atleast 1 farewell game then have a player like colina on the list.

Isn’t Colina category B?

I’d be putting Gibcus on ice if anyone

[Andyy]

I'd almost ice Armstrong for the year and do MSD or retire Prestia etc. No point bringing Armstrong back for 2-3 games when we're looking at a bottom 3 finish already anyway

If he’s fit to play, chuck him in. The more games we get into the cubs the better.

If we’re talking about retiring anyone, there’s a certain player listed on the injury list who has never played a game and never looked like it either. Would rather give a player like Prestia who has been so integral to our flags every chance to get atleast 1 farewell game then have a player like colina on the list.

If he's legitimately 11 weeks away we're talking about what, 3-4 games?

I know we need games in cubs but I'd rather not risk it unless we damned sure he's good to go at full pelt.

This kid has a dip and a half, has shown plenty. I wouldn't risk him at his age for a few games in a spoonish season.

[one-eyed]

Injury Report: Round 10, 2025

High Performance Manager Ben Serpell was pleased with the side's resilient two-point win over West Coast and was encouraged by how the playing group pulled up after a hard-fought game.

Despite defender Jayden Short being withdrawn from Sunday's game as a late out due to knee soreness, Serpell is confident that he will play in Sunday's game against the Kangaroos.

"Shorty complained with a bit of knee soreness in the warm-up," Serpell said.

"We are confident that he is going to be available for training this week, and there isn't that much to that knee at the moment."

Similarly, lockdown defender Nathan Broad suffered a dislocated finger during the match but was able to finish out the game thanks to help from Richmond's trainers.

"I watched some post-match footage and we saw him getting it popped back in," Serpell said.

"He is a tough guy, Broady, but there is nothing wrong with his finger, it was just a bit dislocated, and he is all good now."

Serpell also confirmed that key forward Mykelti Lefau will be given the green light for selection this week, if he can get through a test. The 26-year-old has successfully recovered from his ACL injury, which he sustained in Round 12 against Geelong last year.

Serpell said he was impressed by Lefau’s recovery and is excited to see him return.

Mykelti Lefau: ACL, test

"I'm happy to say that he just has to get through one more session, and Kelts will be available for selection this week," Serpell said.

"He will be getting a bit of game time, which is exciting for Mykelti."

Tylar Young: ACL, 1-3 weeks

"Probably about a week behind Mykelti is Tylar Young," Serpell said.

"So he is excited as well, and I'm sure the fans are very excited to see him out there."

Samson Ryan: Foot, 1-2 weeks

"Samson is progressing quite well," Serpell said.

"I think we will look after him over the next couple of weeks and make sure we do the right thing by him.

"Hopefully, within the next week or two after that we'll see him out there, available for selection."

Mate Colina: Knee, 1-3 weeks

"Mate is doing well," Serpell said.

"We expect him to be available for selection in another week or two after this."

Dion Prestia: Achilles, 1-3 weeks

"Exciting to say, contrary to previous weeks, that we can actually bring his timeline earlier," Serpell said.

"We are hoping to see him out there in the next one to three weeks. He has been training well and has been pulling up relatively pain-free."

Taj Hotton: ACL, 6-9 weeks

"Not really a huge update on him from previous weeks," Serpell said.

"We still think he will be back in six to nine weeks at this stage, but again, he is going to be more and more involved in footy drills over the next little while.

"We will see him in a non-contact hat for a bit, then we will take the non-contact hat off him and get him involved."

Harry Armstrong: Hamstring, 7-10 weeks

"Similarly to Taj, not much of an update on Harry, so we will just bring his return to play a week forward now," Serpell said.

"He is progressing well and getting a mountain of work done from a running perspective at this point in time."

Josh Gibcus: ACL, 7-10 weeks

"I'm really excited to say that we can put a timeframe on Josh Gibcus' return now," Serpell said.

"So we expect him out there in the next seven to 10 weeks, and I think anyone out there watching his training at the moment will see that he is actually involved in a lot of footy drills at the moment.

"He is working at a relatively high intensity, so we will get a bit of work into him over the next little while and look forward to seeing him out there playing later this year."

Josh Smillie: Hamstring, TBC

"Unfortunately for Josh, he came off the track last week with a minor hamstring strain, it's actually so minor that we don't even know when it occurred," Serpell said.

"We are going to spend our time with him over the next few weeks, developing him athletically and making sure that we are doing the right thing for him, not only in the short-term, but in the long-term future.

"So we probably aren't going to put a timeframe on his return, and we are going to focus on his athletic development over the next little while."

https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1780473/injury-report-round-10-2025

[one-eyed]

Injury List

Mykelti Lefau               ACL             Test
Samson Ryan              Foot        1-2 weeks
Dion Prestia              Achilles     1-3 weeks
Tylar Young                 ACL         1-3 weeks
Mate Colina                Knee        1-3 weeks
Taj Hotton                   ACL         6-9 weeks
Harry Armstrong   Hamstring  7-10 weeks
Josh Gibcus               ACL         7-10 weeks
Josh Smillie       Hamstring        TBC

https://www.richmondfc.com.au/football/afl/injury-list

[Tiger Khosh]

No more TBC for Gibcus

Another frkn hammy for Smillie 

[WilliamPowell]

...Injury Report: Round 11, 2025
Three Tigers are available for selection, while two veterans are ruled out of Dreamtime at the 'G.

By Richmond Media
4 hrs ago

High Performance Manager Ben Serpell gives his injury report ahead of Richmond's Dreamtime at the 'G clash with Essendon this Friday night.

As announced on Monday, forward Tom Lynch has entered the concussion protocols after reporting delayed symptoms following Sunday's game. He will miss Friday night's match against the Bombers.

Defender Jayden Short will also spend further time on the sidelines, having missed the past two games, after sustaining a soleus strain in his calf.

However, Serpell confirmed that three Tigers in Dion Prestia, Tylar Young and Samson Ryan, will all be available for selection this week.

Mykelti Lefau also made a successful return from his ACL injury over the weekend in the side's VFL match with North, kicking a goal and finishing with eight disposals on managed minutes.

"Kelts pulled up really well," Serpell said.

"He came out of the game having reached a lot of the same metrics as he did pre-injury, albeit over a shorter amount of gametime, but as a whole, he has pulled up well and we are looking forward to seeing him out there again this weekend with even more gametime."

Dion Prestia: Available

"Happy to say that Dion will be available for selection this week," Serpell said.

"I'm sure the fans are pretty excited about that, and it's good for Dion. He has a big smile on his face, and it will be good to see him play this year."

Tylar Young: Available

"I'm happy to say that Tylar Young will return to play this week," Serpell said.

"So he will be available for selection, and as with Mykelti last week, all of the boys are excited to see him get out there, and they will get around him over the next week or so."

Samson Ryan: Available

"Samson Ryan will be available for selection this week," Serpell said.

"That's exciting for him, and the rest of the boys are excited about that too."

Tom Lynch: Concussion, 1 week

"Tom Lynch sustained a concussion which didn't present until well after the game, it was more of a delayed onset," Serpell said.

"He will go through the concussion protocols now, but with things going well, he will be available for selection against GWS in a couple of weeks." 

Jayden Short: Calf, 1-2 weeks

"Shorty missed a game a couple of weeks ago, where he pulled out in the warm-up due to knee soreness," Serpell said.

"Unfortunately, in the last couple of weeks, that knee soreness has tracked to the back of his leg, and he has sustained a small soleus strain in his calf.

"We will manage that over the next couple of weeks, and just like we do with any of our other players, we will take a precautionary approach with it and give him a bit of time.

"He will miss the next one to two (weeks), so we can make sure that he is right to go when he is available."

Mate Colina: Knee, 1-2 weeks

"Mate got through a good body of work last week, but he probably still needs another week of training to go before we are comfortable sending him out," Serpell said.

"Hopefully, in the not-too-distant future, we will see Mate out there."

Taj Hotton: ACL, 5-8 weeks
Josh Gibcus: ACL, 6-9 weeks

"Taj is doing well, but no real update on where he is at from last week," Serpell said.

"We will just bring his timeline a week earlier.

"The same for Gibbo (Josh Gibcus), both of them are training pretty hard and getting a fair bit done.

"Wearing a non-contact hat, but both are performing well, and we will go through some testing with them at the back end of this week."

Harry Armstrong: Hamstring, 7-9 weeks

"Not a lot of update on him," Serpell said.

"He is progressing well and getting a good body of work in. He is running a lot, and starting to run a little bit faster as well, but again, his timeline just comes back a week sooner now."

Josh Smillie: Hamstring, TBC

"Josh Smillie is doing well," Serpell said.

"The injury itself is healing quite well, as we said last week, we want to look after Josh and make sure he is in a good position, not only in the short term but in the long term.

"So we are going to continue with his athletic development over the next little while, and when we feel that he is ready to play a good amount of footy, we will throw him out there.

"Until that point in time, we are just going to focus on him as an athlete and as a footballer."

Injury List

Player             Injury         Estimated Return
19. Tom Lynch     Concussion         1 week

15. Jayden Short  Calf                   1-2 weeks

39. Mate Colina     Knee                 1-2 weeks

24. Taj Hotton       ACL                   5-8 weeks

18. Josh Gibcus     ACL                   6-9 weeks

34. Harry Armstrong Hamstring       7-9 weeks

16. Josh Smillie       Hamstring        TBC

Last Updated: 4:02 PM Tuesday, May 20, 2025

https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1786368/injury-report-round-11-2025....

[Hard Roar Tiger]

I think the strength and conditioning team are doing a better job this year. There are still areas to improve but it’s good to see it gradually getting better