UPDATES on 11 Blues leading into Round 20.
Tom De Koning (lung/foot)
- Experienced a collapsed lung and a foot fracture during the win over North Melbourne
- Was treated on Sunday night in hospital for the collapsed lung and is recovering well
- Will undergo surgery this week on his fractured foot and as a result will be sidelined for the remainder of the home and away season
Blake Acres (foot)
- Scans cleared him of damage to his foot after being subbed out of the game against North Melbourne
- Will aim to train fully this week to be available
- Availability: Test
Sam Durdin (calf)
- Underwent scans which confirmed a medium-grade calf strain, following the game against North Melbourne
- Availability: 4-6 weeks
Hudson O’Keeffe (hamstring)
- Underwent scans which confirmed a hamstring strain, following the VFL game on Sunday
- His timeline of recovery will be determined over the next fortnight
Jordan Boyd (shin soreness)
- Availability: Test
Caleb Marchbank (illness)
- Availability: Test
Orazio Fantasia (calf)
- Availability: Test
Mitch McGovern (hip flexor)
- Availability: Test
Zac Williams (hamstring)
- Recovering from a low-grade hamstring strain
- Availability: 3-4 weeks
Corey Durdin (shoulder)
- Currently a week-to-week assessment, with the Club to be guided by his progression over the coming weeks
- Availability: TBA
Jack Silvagni (knee)
- Has commenced his running program, which he will look to progress over the coming months
| Player | Injury | Estimated Return |
|---|---|---|
11. Mitch McGovern |
Soreness |
Test (Update: 13 May)
Modified program: Scans cleared him of any structural damage after a collision during the win over St Kilda. Availability: Test. Will aim to complete training this week to be available for selection. (Update: 13 May) |
|
39. Alex Cincotta |
Hip |
Test (Update: 13 May)
Full training. Availability: Test (Update: 13 May) |
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13. Blake Acres |
Shoulder |
Round 11 (Update: 13 May)
Modified program. Availability: Round 11. Will not play this week, aiming to recover in order to be available to play against GWS next week (Update: 13 May) |
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8. Lachie Fogarty |
Hamstring |
Round 11 (Update: 13 May)
Modified program: Availability to play against GWS in Round 11 to be further assessed next week (Update: 13 May) |
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6. Zac Williams |
Calf |
Round 11 (Update: 13 May)
Modified program. Availability: Round 11. Availability to play against GWS to be further assessed next week. (Update: 13 May) |
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2. Lachie Cowan |
Hamstring |
Round 13 (Update: 13 May)
Modified program. Availability: Round 13. Scans confirmed a minor hamstring strain that will see him miss the next two games before the bye (Update: 13 May) |
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46. Matthew Cottrell |
Ankle |
Round 13-14 (Update: 6 May)
Modified program: will be given sufficient time to recover from ankle injury. Availability: Round 13-14. Given expected timeframe, it provided the opportunity for minor knee clean-up. This won't affect recovery time. (Update: 6 May) |
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14. Orazio Fantasia |
Calf |
TBC (Update: 6 May)
Modified program: needs to increase training loads before clearer return-to-play timeline can be determined. Availability: TBC.(Update: 6 Mayl) |
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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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24. Nic Newman |
Knee |
Season (Update: 17 January)
Nic Newman has been ruled out of the 2025 season after rupturing his patella tendon at training in January. |
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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) |
11. Mitch McGovern
Modified program: Scans cleared him of any structural damage after a collision during the win over St Kilda. Availability: Test. Will aim to complete training this week to be available for selection. (Update: 13 May)
39. Alex Cincotta
Full training. Availability: Test (Update: 13 May)
13. Blake Acres
Modified program. Availability: Round 11. Will not play this week, aiming to recover in order to be available to play against GWS next week (Update: 13 May)
8. Lachie Fogarty
Modified program: Availability to play against GWS in Round 11 to be further assessed next week (Update: 13 May)
6. Zac Williams
Modified program. Availability: Round 11. Availability to play against GWS to be further assessed next week. (Update: 13 May)
2. Lachie Cowan
Modified program. Availability: Round 13. Scans confirmed a minor hamstring strain that will see him miss the next two games before the bye (Update: 13 May)
46. Matthew Cottrell
Modified program: will be given sufficient time to recover from ankle injury. Availability: Round 13-14. Given expected timeframe, it provided the opportunity for minor knee clean-up. This won't affect recovery time. (Update: 6 May)
14. Orazio Fantasia
Modified program: needs to increase training loads before clearer return-to-play timeline can be determined. Availability: TBC.(Update: 6 Mayl)
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)
24. Nic Newman
Nic Newman has been ruled out of the 2025 season after rupturing his patella tendon at training in January.
7. Jagga Smith
Suffered a ruptured ACL. Will undergo surgery before progressing towards a full recovery. (Update: 26 February)
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