Key medical updates from the Swinburne Centre ahead of Round 2 against the Suns.
As Richmond prepares for its Round 2 match against the Gold Coast Suns, High Performance Manager Ben Serpell has cleared premiership-winning duo Nick Vlastuin and Dion Prestia for selection.
However, in unfortunate news, explosive small forward Rhyan Mansell is expected to be sidelined after sustaining a fractured wrist during last week’s season opener against Carlton.
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Nick Vlastuin: Management, Available
“We can expect Nick to come out this week,” Serpell said.
“In retrospect, he probably could have been ok to play last week, but we took the opportunity to get some more training into him.
“He’s such an important player in our team, he’s still got 20-plus games to go this year, so we thought we’d get some more training into him, but expect to see him out there this weekend.”
Dion Prestia: Hamstring, Available
“Happy to say Dion’s got through all of his training…probably expect to see him out there this weekend at some level,” Serpell said.
Samson Ryan: Foot, 1 week
“Samson’s progressing quite well, and we’re expecting him to be returning to play at some level next weekend,” Serpell said.
Rhyan Mansell: Wrist, 3-4 weeks
“Rhyan presented to the injury clinic the day after the game, complaining of a sore wrist, so we scanned it, and we saw there was a little scaphoid fracture there,” Serpell said.
“He’s going to undergo surgery tomorrow, and then he’ll miss the next three to four weeks of playing.”
Taj Hotton: Hip, TBC
“Taj is off crutches now, he’s walking around with a little bit of a smile on his face, which is good,” Serpell said.
“We’ll get a CT scan on that hip next week to see how the healing’s going, and we’ll make some plans after that.”
Sam Cumming: Shoulder, TBC
“Sam Cumming is back into football training with a yellow hat on and doing some contact progressions out to the side,” Serpell said.
“We’re hoping to see him training without a non-contact hat next week, see how that goes for another couple of weeks, and we’ll make a call after that.”
Foot
1 week
Ryan is currently recovering from a foot injury.
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Wrist
3-4 weeks
Mansell injured his wrist in the Round 1 AFL clash against Carlton.
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Quad
6-8 weeks
Smillie suffered a quad strain during a rehab session, further delaying his return.
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Hip
TBC
Hotton suffered a bone stress in his hip after the February 20 practice match against Essendon.
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Foot
TBC
Sims sustained a ulnar collateral ligament injury in the Round 20 VFL game against Sandringham. Routine end-of-season medicals also found a navicular stress fracture in his foot.
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Shoulder
TBC
Cumming suffered a subluxation of his right shoulder in the AAMI Community Series, a repeat of an injury he had in August last year.
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ACL
TBC
Clarke ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee during the Round 11 VFL game against Sydney last year.
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Injury: Foot
Est. Return: 1 week
Injury: Wrist
Est. Return: 3-4 weeks
Injury: Quad
Est. Return: 6-8 weeks
Injury: Hip
Est. Return: TBC
38. Tom Sims
Sims sustained a ulnar collateral ligament injury in the Round 20 VFL game against Sandringham. Routine end-of-season medicals also found a navicular stress fracture in his foot.
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Injury: Foot
Est. Return: TBC
22. Sam Cumming
Cumming suffered a subluxation of his right shoulder in the AAMI Community Series, a repeat of an injury he had in August last year.
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Injury: Shoulder
Est. Return: TBC
23. Judson Clarke
Clarke ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee during the Round 11 VFL game against Sydney last year.
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Injury: ACL
Est. Return: TBC