Injury News

Updates on five Blues leading into Round 8 AFL action.

UPDATES on five Blues leading into Round 8 AFL action.

Rob Monahan (shoulder)

– Recovery phase
– Availability: TBC
– Suffered a dislocated shoulder in the VFL, with the Club to work through the best course for his rehabilitation over the next week.

Harry McKay (concussion)

– Full training
– Availability: Test
– Will aim to train fully this week and be available for selection.

Ben Camporeale (concussion)

– Full training
– Availability: Test
– Will aim to train fully this week and be available for selection.

Marc Pittonet (hand)

– Full training
– Availability: Test
– Will aim to train fully this week and be available for selection.

Lucas Camporeale (kidney laceration)

– Recovery phase
– Availability: TBC
– Was discharged from hospital last week and will continue his recovery before his return to play timeline becomes clearer in a month. 

Concussion

Test (Update: 28 April)

Full training. Availability: Test.
Will aim to train fully this week and be available for selection. (Update: 28 April)

Concussion

Test (Update: 28 April)

Full training. Availability: Test.
Will aim to train fully this week and be available for selection. (Update: 28 April)

Hand

Test (Update: 28 April)

Full training. Availability: Test.
Will aim to train fully this week and be available for selection. (Update: 28 April)

Kidney laceration

TBC (Update: 28 April)

Recovery phase. Availability: TBC.
Discharged from hospital: will continue recovery before return-to-play timeline becomes clearer in a month. (Update: 28 April)

Shoulder

TBC (Update: 28 April)

Recovery phase. Availability: TBC.
Suffered dislocated shoulder in VFL: Club to work through best course of rehabilitation over next week. (Update: 28 April)

Knee

TBC (Update: 3 March)

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

Knee

Season (Update: 11 January)

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

10. Harry McKay

10. Harry McKay

Full training. Availability: Test.
Will aim to train fully this week and be available for selection. (Update: 28 April)

Injury: Concussion

Est. Return: Test (Update: 28 April)

16. Ben Camporeale

16. Ben Camporeale

Full training. Availability: Test.
Will aim to train fully this week and be available for selection. (Update: 28 April)

Injury: Concussion

Est. Return: Test (Update: 28 April)

27. Marc Pittonet

27. Marc Pittonet

Full training. Availability: Test.
Will aim to train fully this week and be available for selection. (Update: 28 April)

Injury: Hand

Est. Return: Test (Update: 28 April)

21. Lucas Camporeale

21. Lucas Camporeale

Recovery phase. Availability: TBC.
Discharged from hospital: will continue recovery before return-to-play timeline becomes clearer in a month. (Update: 28 April)

Injury: Kidney laceration

Est. Return: TBC (Update: 28 April)

34. Rob Monahan

34. Rob Monahan

Recovery phase. Availability: TBC.
Suffered dislocated shoulder in VFL: Club to work through best course of rehabilitation over next week. (Update: 28 April)

Injury: Shoulder

Est. Return: TBC (Update: 28 April)

22. Harry O'Farrell

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

3. Jesse Motlop

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

Injury: Knee

Est. Return: Season (Update: 11 January)