Injury News
Updates on five Blues leading into Round 12.
UPDATES on five Blues leading into the AFL Carlton Respects Game.
Jacob Weitering (calf)
– Full training
– Availability: Test
– Will aim to train fully this week and be available for selection
Matthew Carroll (ACL)
– Availability: Season
– Scans confirmed a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament following Saturday’s game. Carroll will have surgery before beginning his road to recovery.
Adam Saad, Cooper Lord and Zac Williams are available for selection.
Calf
Test (Update: 26 May)
Full training. Availability: test.
Will aim to train fully this week and be available for selection. (Update: 26 May)
Ankle
Round 13-15 (Update: 19 May)
Modified program. Availability: Round 13-15.
Scans confirmed an ankle injury following AFL Round 10: will now commence his recovery. (Update: 19 May)
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)
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)
Knee
Season (Update: 26 May)
Availability: Season.
Scans confirmed ruptured ACL in Round 11. Will have surgery before road to recovery. (Update: 26 May)
Shoulder
Season (Update: 5 May)
Suffered a dislocated shoulder in the VFL, with the Club determining surgery is required. Rob will undergo surgery before commencing his rehabilitation towards a full recovery. Availability: Season (Update: 5 May)
23: Jacob Weitering
Full training. Availability: test.
Will aim to train fully this week and be available for selection. (Update: 26 May)
Injury: Calf
Est. Return: Test (Update: 26 May)
4. Ollie Hollands
Modified program. Availability: Round 13-15.
Scans confirmed an ankle injury following AFL Round 10: will now commence his recovery. (Update: 19 May)
Injury: Ankle
Est. Return: Round 13-15 (Update: 19 May)
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)
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
Ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament in January. Availability: Season. (Update: 11 January)
Injury: Knee
Est. Return: Season (Update: 11 January)
32. Matthew Carroll
Availability: Season.
Scans confirmed ruptured ACL in Round 11. Will have surgery before road to recovery. (Update: 26 May)
Injury: Knee
Est. Return: Season (Update: 26 May)
34. Rob Monahan
Suffered a dislocated shoulder in the VFL, with the Club determining surgery is required. Rob will undergo surgery before commencing his rehabilitation towards a full recovery. Availability: Season (Update: 5 May)
Injury: Shoulder
Est. Return: Season (Update: 5 May)