Latest injury update from Physical Performance Manager Luke Meehan ahead of next Wednesday night's Anzac Day Eve clash with Melbourne at the MCG.
Jacob Hopper, knee"'Hops' has been working really hard over the bye and has a couple of important training sessions to go. But at this stage, he is expected to play on Wednesday."
Dylan Grimes, wrist"Same boat (as Hopper). Dylan's looking good to play next week, as long as he gets through the next couple of training sessions."
Tim Taranto, wrist "Tim's actually ok. It was a pretty unfortunate accident at the end of training last week on Friday, in the last play of the last drill. He had surgery that day, we were lucky enough to get him in, and he actually went home that night. He has pulled up really well, hopefully he won't be out for too long, but at this stage, we're looking at a six to eight week period."
Judson Clarke, knee "Unfortunate news for 'Juddy', he unfortunately ruptured his right ACL. It's actually the same ACL he hurt while he was an under 18 player. He's going to have surgery on Monday and is going to be out for the rest of the season."
Jayden Short, soleus"It's a pretty minor soleus injury. He's going to be back running tomorrow and we're hoping he'll only miss one, maybe two games max."
Jack Ross, foot"(His) foot surgery went really well. It's his fifth metatarsal, which can be a really tricky bone to heal. It was a really tiny crack that appeared in the scan shortly after the St Kilda game. We debated whether to treat it conservatively but in the end, given the nature of that bone, the decision was made to have a screw put in and we'll give Jack the best chance to have a strong finish to the year."
Tom Lynch, hamstring"'Lynchy' pulled up well from his surgery. He's going to check up with his specialist today and we're hoping to get him running very soon, in the next couple of days, and we'll update you further."
Dion Prestia, hamstring"Dion's going really well, he's really attacked his rehab hard. (We're) hoping to get him involved in some skills this week and he's a couple of weeks away at this stage."
Noah Balta, knee "Noah's finally running, it's taken his knee a little bit to get over the initial injury. He's up and running now and we're hoping to get him going pretty soon. It's not going be the Melbourne game (his return), but hopefully it won't be too long after."
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