UPDATES on four Blues leading into Round 19.
Zac Williams (hamstring)
- Underwent scans which have confirmed a hamstring strain following the game against the Western Bulldogs
- The Club will work through a timeline of recovery over the next week
Orazio Fantasia (calf)
- Managing calf soreness out of the VFL game on Sunday
- Availability: Test
Mitch McGovern (hip flexor)
- Availability: Test
Billy Wilson (illness)
- Was a late withdrawal from the VFL game on Sunday due to illness
- Availability: Test
| Player | Injury | Estimated Return |
|---|---|---|
1. Jack Silvagni |
Groin soreness |
Season (Update: 5 August)
Availability: Season. Groin issue saw him unable to build back to full training loads, will miss finals games of season. Was able to undergo surgery last week to remove plate in hand that he broke and had to undergo surgery for in Round 7. (Update: 5 August) |
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5. Adam Cerra |
Knee |
Season (Update: 12 August)
Modified program. Availability: season. Has been unable to progress training loads this week, ruling him out of the final two games of the season. (Update: 12 August) |
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7. Jagga Smith |
Knee |
Season (Update: 26 February)
Suffered a ruptured ACL. Will undergo surgery before progressing towards a full recovery. (Update: 26 February) |
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8. Lachie Fogarty |
Ankle |
Season (Update: 19 August)
Modified program: unavailable for selection. Has been unable to train after experienced a rolled ankle in Round 23. (Update: 19 August) |
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17. Brodie Kemp |
Achilles |
Season (Update: 15 April)
In recovery phase: ruled out for the remainder of the 2025 season. Experienced a ruptured Achilles in Round 5. (Update: 15 April) |
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22. Harry O'Farrell |
Knee |
Season (Update: 4 August)
Will undergo surgery after rupturing ACL against Fremantle in Round 21. Availability: season. (Update: 4 August) |
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24. Nic Newman |
Knee |
Season (Update: 8 July)
Integrate into full training. Availability: Season. While he continues to make strong progress in his rehabilitation, the decision has been made to allow him to use the remainder of the season to build up his strength and conditioning, allowing him to enter the off-season in a really strong position moving forward. (Update: 8 July) |
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30. Charlie Curnow |
Knee |
Season (Update: 31 July)
Will miss the remaining four games of the season and will undergo a necessary knee clean up after developing soreness following Round 20. (Update: 31 July) |
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36. Cooper Lord |
Concussion |
Season (Update: 19 August)
Modified program: unavailable for selection. Entered concussion protocols during Round 23 win over Port Adelaide. (Update: 19 August) |
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46. Matthew Cottrell |
Foot |
Season (Update: 17 June)
Recovery phase. Will miss the remainder of the 2025 season. Has undergone surgery to correct a navicular stress fracture, ruling him out for the remainder of the 2025 season (Update: 17 June) |
1. Jack Silvagni
Availability: Season. Groin issue saw him unable to build back to full training loads, will miss finals games of season. Was able to undergo surgery last week to remove plate in hand that he broke and had to undergo surgery for in Round 7. (Update: 5 August)
5. Adam Cerra
Modified program. Availability: season. Has been unable to progress training loads this week, ruling him out of the final two games of the season. (Update: 12 August)
7. Jagga Smith
Suffered a ruptured ACL. Will undergo surgery before progressing towards a full recovery. (Update: 26 February)
8. Lachie Fogarty
Modified program: unavailable for selection. Has been unable to train after experienced a rolled ankle in Round 23. (Update: 19 August)
17. Brodie Kemp
In recovery phase: ruled out for the remainder of the 2025 season. Experienced a ruptured Achilles in Round 5. (Update: 15 April)
22. Harry O'Farrell
Will undergo surgery after rupturing ACL against Fremantle in Round 21. Availability: season. (Update: 4 August)
24. Nic Newman
Integrate into full training. Availability: Season. While he continues to make strong progress in his rehabilitation, the decision has been made to allow him to use the remainder of the season to build up his strength and conditioning, allowing him to enter the off-season in a really strong position moving forward. (Update: 8 July)
30. Charlie Curnow
Will miss the remaining four games of the season and will undergo a necessary knee clean up after developing soreness following Round 20. (Update: 31 July)
36. Cooper Lord
Modified program: unavailable for selection. Entered concussion protocols during Round 23 win over Port Adelaide. (Update: 19 August)
46. Matthew Cottrell
Recovery phase. Will miss the remainder of the 2025 season. Has undergone surgery to correct a navicular stress fracture, ruling him out for the remainder of the 2025 season (Update: 17 June)
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