Updates on five Blues leading into Sunday’s trip west.
By Carlton Media
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Francis Evans (concussion)
– Integrate into full training
– Availability: Test
– Will aim to complete concussion protocols this week to be available to play
Mitch McGovern (hamstring)
– Integrate into full training
– Availability: Round 22
– Progressing back into full training this week, with the aim to be available to play against Gold Coast
Orazio Fantasia (hamstring)
– Modified program
– Availability: TBC
– The Club will be able to provide a further update once he is able to increase his training loads
Flynn Young (foot sprain)
– Full training
– Availability: Test
– Expected to train fully this week and be available to play
Harry Lemmey (hamstring)
– Modified program
– Availability: Rounds 23-24
– Scans have confirmed a hamstring strain which will sideline Lemmey for at least the next fortnight
Concussion
Test (Update: 29 July)
Integrate into full training. Availability: Test.
Will aim to complete concussion protocols this week to be available to play. (Update: 29 July
Foot sprain
Test (Update: 29 July)
Full training. Availability: Test.
Expected to train fully this week and be available to play. (Update: 29 July)
Hamstring
Round 22 (Update: 29 July)
Integrate into full training. Availability: Round 22.
Progressing back into full training this week, with aim to be available to play against Gold Coast. (Update: 29 July)
Hamstring
Rounds 23-24 (Update: 29 July)
Modified program. Availability: Rounds 23-24.
Scans have confirmed a hamstring strain that will sideline Lemmey for at least the next fortnight. (Update: 29 July)
Foot
TBC (Update: 22 July)
Modified program. Availability: TBC
Continuing to increase his running loads, however is yet to progress to full training. A further update will be provide when he is able to do so.
(Update: 22 July)
Groin soreness
TBC (Update: 15 July)
Modified program. Availability: TBC.
Continues to be monitored, with the Club to provide a further update once able to increase his training loads. (Update: 15 July)
Hamstring
TBC (Update: 29 July)
Modified program. Availability: TBC.
The Club will be able to provide a further update once he is able to increase training loads. (Update: 29 July)
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)
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)
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)
Knee
Season (Update: 26 February)
Suffered a ruptured ACL. Will undergo surgery before progressing towards a full recovery. (Update: 26 February)
44. Francis Evans
Integrate into full training. Availability: Test.
Will aim to complete concussion protocols this week to be available to play. (Update: 29 July
Injury: Concussion
Est. Return: Test (Update: 29 July)
45. Flynn Young
Full training. Availability: Test.
Expected to train fully this week and be available to play. (Update: 29 July)
Injury: Foot sprain
Est. Return: Test (Update: 29 July)
11. Mitch McGovern
Integrate into full training. Availability: Round 22.
Progressing back into full training this week, with aim to be available to play against Gold Coast. (Update: 29 July)
Injury: Hamstring
Est. Return: Round 22 (Update: 29 July)
31. Harry Lemmey
Modified program. Availability: Rounds 23-24.
Scans have confirmed a hamstring strain that will sideline Lemmey for at least the next fortnight. (Update: 29 July)
Injury: Hamstring
Est. Return: Rounds 23-24 (Update: 29 July)
18. Sam Walsh
Modified program. Availability: TBC
Continuing to increase his running loads, however is yet to progress to full training. A further update will be provide when he is able to do so.
(Update: 22 July)
Injury: Foot
Est. Return: TBC (Update: 22 July)
1. Jack Silvagni
Modified program. Availability: TBC.
Continues to be monitored, with the Club to provide a further update once able to increase his training loads. (Update: 15 July)
Injury: Groin soreness
Est. Return: TBC (Update: 15 July)
14. Orazio Fantasia
Modified program. Availability: TBC.
The Club will be able to provide a further update once he is able to increase training loads. (Update: 29 July)
Injury: Hamstring
Est. Return: TBC (Update: 29 July)
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)
Injury: Knee
Est. Return: Season (Update: 8 July)
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)
Injury: Foot
Est. Return: Season (Update: 17 June)
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)
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)