An injury update on four Blues heading into the 2026 Season this Sunday.
Lauren Bella (Calf)
- Recovery phase
- Timeline: Rounds 5-6
- Recovering after sustaining a high-grade calf strain during training earlier this week
Tayla McMillan (Shin)
- Modified training
- Timeline: Round 3
- Reintegrated into modified training following a bone stress reaction to her shin.
Meg Robertson (Illness)
- Recovery phase
- Currently recovering from Glandular fever. The Club will aim to have a return-to-play timeline by Round 6.
- Timeline: TBC
Maddy Guerin (Knee)
- Timeline: season
- Suffered a ruptured ACL during the pre season and will be unavailable for the 2026 season.
Injury List
| Player | Injury | Estimated Return |
|---|---|---|
12. Jess Good |
Foot soreness |
Test (Update: 3 November)
Full training. Availability: test. Managing ongoing foot soreness: will aim to train fully this week to be available for selection. (Update: 3 November) |
|
49. Maddy Hendrie |
Finger |
Test (Update: 3 November)
Full training. Availability: test. Will aim to train fully later in the week to be available for selection. (Update: 3 November) |
|
4. Claudia Whitfort |
Hamstring |
1-2 weeks (Update: 3 November)
Recovery. Availability: 1-2 weeks. Sustained hamstring injury in first quarter of Round 12: scans revealed a hamstring strain. (Update: 3 November) |
|
22. Brooke Boileau |
Foot |
1-2 weeks (Update: 3 November)
Completing modified training program. Availability: 1-2 weeks. (Update: 3 November) |
|
18. Maddy Guerin |
Knee |
Season (Update: 21 July)
Will miss the upcoming AFLW season after rupturing her anterior cruciate ligament. (Update: 21 July) |
12. Jess Good
Full training. Availability: test. Managing ongoing foot soreness: will aim to train fully this week to be available for selection. (Update: 3 November)
49. Maddy Hendrie
Full training. Availability: test. Will aim to train fully later in the week to be available for selection. (Update: 3 November)
4. Claudia Whitfort
Recovery. Availability: 1-2 weeks. Sustained hamstring injury in first quarter of Round 12: scans revealed a hamstring strain. (Update: 3 November)
22. Brooke Boileau
Completing modified training program. Availability: 1-2 weeks. (Update: 3 November)
18. Maddy Guerin
Will miss the upcoming AFLW season after rupturing her anterior cruciate ligament. (Update: 21 July)
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