UPDATES on four Blues leading into Round 9.
Matthew Cottrell (ankle)
- Modified program
- Availability: Rounds 13-14
- Will be given sufficient time to recover from an ankle injury, with an aim to return after the bye
- Further, given the expected timeframe, it provided the opportunity for Cottrell to have a minor knee clean up. This won’t affect his recovery time.
Jack Silvagni (hand)
- Full training
- Availability: test
- Will aim to complete training this week to be available for selection
Alex Cincotta (hip)
- Full training
- Availability: Round 10
- Progressing towards a return to play next week
Orazio Fantasia (calf)
- Modified program
- Availability: TBC
- Need to increase his training loads before a clearer return to play timeline can be determined
Injury List
| 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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