ALL the injury news leading into Opening Round.

*Jacob Weitering has trained fully this week and is available for selection.

**Blake Acres, Lachie Cowan and Matt Carroll have all trained fully this week and will play in the VFL practice match on Friday.

Francis Evans (knee)

- Modified program
- Availability: Round 1 or Round 3
- Experienced a minor medial ligament strain after a collision during the final quarter of last week’s practice match against Geelong. At this stage is a test to play against Richmond.

Nick Haynes (ankle)

- Integrating into full training
- Availability: Round 1 or Round 3
- Has re-joined main training, and on track to be available for selection in Round 1 or Round 3.

Matthew Cottrell (knee)

- Integrating into full training
- Availability: Rounds 3 - 4
- Expected to be available for selection shortly after the Round 2 bye.

Adam Cerra (hamstring)

- Modified program
- Availability: Rounds 3 - 4
- Expected to be available for selection shortly after the Round 2 bye.

Billy Wilson (foot)

- Modified program
- Availability: Timeline to be determined after Round 2 bye
- Hot spot detected in his foot in recent weeks which is currently being managed, his return to play timeline will be more accurately determined after the Round 2 bye. 

AFL injury list

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Player	Injury	Estimated Return
22. Harry O'Farrell	Knee	TBC (Update: 3 March) Continuing to undergo rehabilitation from ACL injury sustained late in 2025. Availability: TBC. (Update: 3 March)
3. Jesse Motlop	Knee	Season (Update: 11 January) Ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament in January. Availability: Season. (Update: 11 January)

22. Harry O'Farrell

Continuing to undergo rehabilitation from ACL injury sustained late in 2025. Availability: TBC. (Update: 3 March)

Injury: Knee

Est. Return: TBC (Update: 3 March)

3. Jesse Motlop

Ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament in January. Availability: Season. (Update: 11 January)

Injury: Knee

Est. Return: Season (Update: 11 January)

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