Check out how your AFLW team is tracking ahead of round 11
Kate Hore during the round seven AFLW match between Melbourne and North Melbourne at Ikon Park, on September 25, 2026. Picture: AFL Photos
MELBOURNE star Kate Hore could return for this week’s huge clash against the Western Bulldogs, who are set to lose important ball user Jess Fitzgerald to a hamstring injury.
Fitzgerald is set to spend the next 4-6 weeks on the sidelines which is a huge blow to the much-improved Bulldogs.
Elsewhere, Fremantle defender Emma O’Driscoll is a chance to return from an ankle injury, while Hawthorn pair Eliza West and Mackenzie Eardley will need to prove their fitness with their own ankle problems.
Geelong forward Jackie Parry has entered concussion protocols, but Mick Stinear’s Cats could regain defender Claudia Gunjaca.
As reported on Monday, Adelaide winger Maddi Newman will miss the rest of the season after suffering an ACL injury, while Richmond veteran Katie Brennan has also been ruled out for the year with a hip problem.
J’Noemi Anderson and Chelsea Biddell are both tests to return for the Saints and Crows respectively, while Richmond veteran Sarah Hosking is available for selection after playing scrimmage football last weekend.
Check out your club’s full injury list below.
PLAYER
INJURY
ESTIMATED RETURN
Chelsea Biddell
Hamstring
Test
Kiera Mueller
Patella
Season
Maddi Newman
Knee
Season
Danielle Paredes
Pregnancy
Inactive
Brooke Smith
Knee
Inactive
Updated: October 20, 2026
PLAYER
INJURY
ESTIMATED RETURN
Neasa Dooley
Sternoclavicular
TBC
Caitlin Kennedy
ACL
Inactive
Olivia Lacy
Thigh
Inactive
Ruby Svarc
Jaw
TBC
Updated: October 20, 2026
PLAYER
INJURY
ESTIMATED RETURN
Brooke Boileau
Foot
3-5 weeks
Jess Good
Foot
Test
Maddy Guerin
Knee
Inactive
Breann Harrington
Pregnancy
Inactive
Lila Keck
Foot
1-2 weeks
Updated: October 20, 2026
PLAYER
INJURY
ESTIMATED RETURN
Jordyn Allen
Calf
1-2 weeks
Matilda Argus
Knee
Inactive
Mischa Barwin
ACL
Season
Lauren Butler
Calf
Season
Dom Carbone
Foot
Season
Maisie Nankivell
Hamstring
1 week
Sarah Rowe
Groin
Test
Ruby Schleicher
Shoulder
Season
Updated: October 20, 2026
PLAYER
INJURY
ESTIMATED RETURN
Brooke Brown
Bone stress
Inactive
Taya Chambers
Bone stress
Season
Emma Dineen
Back
Season
Zoe Prowse
Foot
Season
Updated: October 20, 2026
PLAYER
INJURY
ESTIMATED RETURN
Holly Egan
Hamstring
1-2 weeks
Orlagh Lally
Hamstring
4-5 weeks
Emma O’Driscoll
Ankle
Test
Madi Scanlon
Ankle
TBC
Aine Tighe
Knee
Inactive
Updated: October 20, 2026
PLAYER
INJURY
ESTIMATED RETURN
Priva Bowering
Foot
3-5 weeks
Zali Friswell
Femur
4-6 weeks
Claudia Gunjaca
Shoulder
Test
Kate Kenny
Foot
Test
Emma Kilpatrick
ACL
Season
Renee Morgan
Groin
Test
Jackie Parry
Concussion
TBC
Georgie Rankin
Neck
Inactive
Updated: October 20, 2026
PLAYER
INJURY
ESTIMATED RETURN
Georgia Clayden
Pregnancy
Inactive
Annabel Kievit
ACL
Season
Mia Salisbury
Collarbone
1-3 weeks
Charlotte Wilson
Foot
1-3 weeks
Updated: October 20, 2026
PLAYER
INJURY
ESTIMATED RETURN
Poppy Boltz
Ankle
Season
Fleur Davies
Elbow
Season
Sara Howley
Hand
Season
Scarlett Johnson
Knee
Inactive
Kaitlyn Srhoj
Foot
Season
Updated: October 20, 2026
PLAYER
INJURY
ESTIMATED RETURN
Grace Baba
Ankle
2-4 weeks
Emily Bates
Knee
Season
Mackenzie Eardley
Ankle
Test
Emily Everist
Knee
Season
Hannah Looney
Hamstring
2-3 weeks
Matilda Van Berkel
Foot
Season
Eliza West
Ankle
Test
Updated: October 20, 2026
PLAYER
INJURY
ESTIMATED RETURN
Mia Austin
Throat
TBC
Chloe Baker-West
Leg
Inactive
Grace Beasley
Knee
Inactive
Lauren Clifton
Foot
4-5 weeks
Amelia Dethridge
Knee
Test
Kate Hore
Neck
Test
Eliza McNamara
Jaw
TBC
Saraid Taylor
Calf
1-2 weeks
Updated: October 20, 2026
PLAYER
INJURY
ESTIMATED RETURN
Nicole Bresnehan
Calf
Test
Emma Kearney
Hamstring
2-4 weeks
Mia King
Neck
Season
Claire Mahoney
Ankle
Test
Amy Smith
Knee
Inactive
Sarah Wall
Knee
Season
Updated: October 20, 2026
PLAYER
INJURY
ESTIMATED RETURN
Jemma Charity
Knee
Inactive
Sophie Eaton
Leg
1 week
Sachi Syme
Quad
TBC
Indy Tahau
Knee
Season
Caitlin Wendland
ACL – training block
Inactive
Updated: October 20, 2026
PLAYER
INJURY
ESTIMATED RETURN
Katie Brennan
Hip
Season
Aoibhin Cleary
Ankle
Season
Zoe Hargreaves
ACL
Test
Baia Pugh
Shoulder
Season
Emelia Yassir
Foot
Season
Updated: October 20, 2026
PLAYER
INJURY
ESTIMATED RETURN
J’Noemi Anderson
Hamstring
Test
Alice Burke
Knee
Season
Amber Clarke
Ankle
6+ weeks
Carys D’Addario
Hip
6+ weeks
Jade McLay
Calf
1-3 weeks
Hannah Priest
Pregnancy
Season
Olivia Vesely
Ankle
6+ weeks
Updated: October 20, 2026
PLAYER
INJURY
ESTIMATED RETURN
Sofia Hurley
Ankle
4-7 weeks
Alice Mitchell
ACL
Inactive
Ally Morphett
Knee
Season
Alex Neyland
ACL
Inactive
Brenna Tarrant
ACL
Season
Updated: October 20, 2026
PLAYER
INJURY
ESTIMATED RETURN
Ali Drennan
Pregnancy
Inactive
Mia Russo
Hamstring
3-4 weeks
Lily Smart
ACL
Inactive
Mikayla Western
ACL
Inactive
Updated: October 20, 2026
PLAYER
INJURY
ESTIMATED RETURN
Jess Fitzgerald
Hamstring
4-6 weeks
Charlie O’Connor Moreira
Knee
8-10 weeks
Updated: October 20, 2026