Updates on seven Blues ahead of Round 11. 

Jack Silvagni (groin soreness)
- Modified program 
- Availability: Test 
- Scans during the week have cleared him of any further injury and his availability will be further assessed later in week
 
Jordan Boyd (concussion)
- Modified program
- Availability: Round 13 
- Has entered concussion protocols following an incident in the fourth quarter of Friday night’s game against Sydney
 
Blake Acres (shoulder)
- Full training
- Availability: Test
- Will aim to complete training this week to be available for selection
 
Lachie Fogarty (hamstring)
- Full training
- Availability: Test
- Will aim to complete training this week to be available for selection
 
Tom De Koning (throat)
- Full training
- Availability: Test
- Will aim to complete training this week to be available for selection

Orazio Fantasia (calf)
- Full training 
- Test
- After three weeks of full training has been progressing really well and will aim to be available to play this weekend
 
Zac Williams (calf)
- Modified program
- Availability: Round 13
- Will be given an extra fortnight during the bye to recover fully and is expected to be available to play against Essendon

Injury List

Player Injury Estimated Return
1. Jack Silvagni

1. Jack Silvagni

Groin soreness Test (Update: 20 May)

Modified program. Availability: Test. Scans during the week have cleared him of any further injury and his availability will be further assessed later in week. (Update: 20 May)

37. Jordan Boyd

37. Jordan Boyd

Concussion Round 13 (Update: 20 May)

Modified program. Availability: Round 13. Has entered concussion protocols following an incident in the fourth quarter of Friday night’s game against Sydney. (Update: 20 May)

6. Zac Williams

6. Zac Williams

Calf Round 13 (Update: 20 May)

Modified program. Availability: Round 13. Will be given an extra fortnight during the bye to recover fully and is expected to be available to play against Essendon. (Update: 20 May)

2. Lachie Cowan

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)

46. Matthew Cottrell

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)

17. Brodie Kemp

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)

24. Nic Newman

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.

7. Jagga Smith

7. Jagga Smith

Knee Season (Update: 26 February)

Suffered a ruptured ACL. Will undergo surgery before progressing towards a full recovery. (Update: 26 February)

1. Jack Silvagni

1. Jack Silvagni

Modified program. Availability: Test. Scans during the week have cleared him of any further injury and his availability will be further assessed later in week. (Update: 20 May)

Injury: Groin soreness
Est. Return: Test (Update: 20 May)
37. Jordan Boyd

37. Jordan Boyd

Modified program. Availability: Round 13. Has entered concussion protocols following an incident in the fourth quarter of Friday night’s game against Sydney. (Update: 20 May)

Injury: Concussion
Est. Return: Round 13 (Update: 20 May)
6. Zac Williams

6. Zac Williams

Modified program. Availability: Round 13. Will be given an extra fortnight during the bye to recover fully and is expected to be available to play against Essendon. (Update: 20 May)

Injury: Calf
Est. Return: Round 13 (Update: 20 May)
2. Lachie Cowan

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)

Injury: Hamstring
Est. Return: Round 13 (Update: 13 May)
46. Matthew Cottrell

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)

Injury: Ankle
Est. Return: Round 13-14 (Update: 6 May)
17. Brodie Kemp

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)

Injury: Achilles
Est. Return: Season (Update: 15 April)
24. Nic Newman

24. Nic Newman

Nic Newman has been ruled out of the 2025 season after rupturing his patella tendon at training in January.

Injury: Knee
Est. Return: Season (Update: 17 January)
7. Jagga Smith

7. Jagga Smith

Suffered a ruptured ACL. Will undergo surgery before progressing towards a full recovery. (Update: 26 February)

Injury: Knee
Est. Return: Season (Update: 26 February)

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