{"id":212074,"date":"2025-10-14T06:35:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T06:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/212074\/"},"modified":"2025-10-14T06:35:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T06:35:07","slug":"aflw-injury-news-round-ten","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/212074\/","title":{"rendered":"AFLW injury news: Round ten"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article__summary\">\n                Updates on Belloni, MacLachlan and Gay.\n            <\/p>\n<p>Grace Belloni will unfortunately miss the remainder of the 2025 AFLW Season. Belloni experienced symptoms during mid-week training and scans have since confirmed a stress fracture in her lower leg (tibia).<\/p>\n<p>Since Friday night\u2019s match Maddison Gay has presented with pain in her left knee. Gay is undergoing further assessment and opinions to investigate the issue and if it is linked to her recent ACL sprain.\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Maggie MacLachlan is likely to have a small stint on the sidelines after straining her right calf in Round 9 vs. Western Bulldogs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                                Quad<\/p>\n<p>                                Test<\/p>\n<p class=\"injury-list__info-content\">\n                                                Morcom suffered a quad strain against North Melbourne in Round seven.\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>                                Calf<\/p>\n<p>                                2-3 weeks<\/p>\n<p class=\"injury-list__info-content\">\n                                                Maggie MacLachlan is likely to have a small stint on the sidelines after straining her right calf in Round 9 vs. Western Bulldogs.\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>                                ACL strain<\/p>\n<p>                                TBC<\/p>\n<p class=\"injury-list__info-content\">\n                                                Since Friday night\u2019s match Maddison Gay has presented with pain in her left knee. Gay is undergoing further assessment and opinions to investigate the issue and if it is linked to her recent ACL sprain.\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>                                Leg<\/p>\n<p>                                Season<\/p>\n<p class=\"injury-list__info-content\">\n                                                Grace Belloni will unfortunately miss the remainder of the 2025 AFLW Season. Belloni experienced symptoms during mid-week training and scans have since confirmed a stress fracture in her lower leg (tibia).\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>                                Syndesmosis<\/p>\n<p>                                Season<\/p>\n<p class=\"injury-list__info-content\">\n                                                Jess Verbrugge will miss the remainder of the 2025 AFLW Season after scans confirmed a syndesmosis injury.\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>                                ACL<\/p>\n<p>                                Season<\/p>\n<p class=\"injury-list__info-content\">\n                                                Brooke Walker will miss the remainder of the 2025 AFLW Season after rupturing her ACL during the Round 4 match against Geelong.\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>                                PCL injury<\/p>\n<p>                                Season<\/p>\n<p class=\"injury-list__info-content\">\n                                                Van De Heuvel will miss the remainder of the 2025 AFLW Season after suffering a PCL injury to her left knee in the Round 2.\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>                                ACL<\/p>\n<p>                                Season<\/p>\n<p class=\"injury-list__info-content\">\n                                                Gough is recovering from an ACL rupture and will miss the season.\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>                                ACL<\/p>\n<p>                                Season<\/p>\n<p class=\"injury-list__info-content\">\n                                                Radford is recovering from an ACL rupture and will miss the season.\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Injury: Quad\n                                <\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Est. Return: Test\n                                <\/p>\n<p>                                <a class=\"injury-list__player-details\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essendonfc.com.au\/players\/aflw\/4044\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.essendonfc.com.au\/resources\/v5.38.12\/i\/elements\/player-headshot-placeholder-light-v2.svg\" class=\"img injury-list__player-headshot js-injury-list__player-headshot js-faded-image fade-in-on-load\" alt=\"21. Maggie MacLachlan\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"injury-list__player-name\">21. Maggie MacLachlan<\/p>\n<p>                                <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"injury-list__info-content\">\n                                                Maggie MacLachlan is likely to have a small stint on the sidelines after straining her right calf in Round 9 vs. Western Bulldogs.\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Injury: Calf\n                                <\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Est. Return: 2-3 weeks\n                                <\/p>\n<p>                                <a class=\"injury-list__player-details\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essendonfc.com.au\/players\/aflw\/1862\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.essendonfc.com.au\/resources\/v5.38.12\/i\/elements\/player-headshot-placeholder-light-v2.svg\" class=\"img injury-list__player-headshot js-injury-list__player-headshot js-faded-image fade-in-on-load\" alt=\"6. Maddison Gay\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"injury-list__player-name\">6. Maddison Gay<\/p>\n<p>                                <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"injury-list__info-content\">\n                                                Since Friday night\u2019s match Maddison Gay has presented with pain in her left knee. Gay is undergoing further assessment and opinions to investigate the issue and if it is linked to her recent ACL sprain.\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Injury: ACL strain\n                                <\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Est. Return: TBC\n                                <\/p>\n<p>                                <a class=\"injury-list__player-details\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essendonfc.com.au\/players\/aflw\/5805\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.essendonfc.com.au\/resources\/v5.38.12\/i\/elements\/player-headshot-placeholder-light-v2.svg\" class=\"img injury-list__player-headshot js-injury-list__player-headshot js-faded-image fade-in-on-load\" alt=\"7. Grace Belloni\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"injury-list__player-name\">7. Grace Belloni<\/p>\n<p>                                <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"injury-list__info-content\">\n                                                Grace Belloni will unfortunately miss the remainder of the 2025 AFLW Season. Belloni experienced symptoms during mid-week training and scans have since confirmed a stress fracture in her lower leg (tibia).\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Injury: Leg\n                                <\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Est. Return: Season\n                                <\/p>\n<p>                                <a class=\"injury-list__player-details\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essendonfc.com.au\/players\/aflw\/15623\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.essendonfc.com.au\/resources\/v5.38.12\/i\/elements\/player-headshot-placeholder-light-v2.svg\" class=\"img injury-list__player-headshot js-injury-list__player-headshot js-faded-image fade-in-on-load\" alt=\"29. Jess Verbrugge\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"injury-list__player-name\">29. Jess Verbrugge<\/p>\n<p>                                <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"injury-list__info-content\">\n                                                Jess Verbrugge will miss the remainder of the 2025 AFLW Season after scans confirmed a syndesmosis injury.\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Injury: Syndesmosis\n                                <\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Est. Return: Season\n                                <\/p>\n<p>                                <a class=\"injury-list__player-details\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essendonfc.com.au\/players\/aflw\/1970\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.essendonfc.com.au\/resources\/v5.38.12\/i\/elements\/player-headshot-placeholder-light-v2.svg\" class=\"img injury-list__player-headshot js-injury-list__player-headshot js-faded-image fade-in-on-load\" alt=\"9. Brooke Walker\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"injury-list__player-name\">9. Brooke Walker<\/p>\n<p>                                <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"injury-list__info-content\">\n                                                Brooke Walker will miss the remainder of the 2025 AFLW Season after rupturing her ACL during the Round 4 match against Geelong.\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Injury: ACL\n                                <\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Est. Return: Season\n                                <\/p>\n<p>                                <a class=\"injury-list__player-details\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essendonfc.com.au\/players\/aflw\/2004\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.essendonfc.com.au\/resources\/v5.38.12\/i\/elements\/player-headshot-placeholder-light-v2.svg\" class=\"img injury-list__player-headshot js-injury-list__player-headshot js-faded-image fade-in-on-load\" alt=\"27. Sophie Van De Heuvel\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"injury-list__player-name\">27. Sophie Van De Heuvel<\/p>\n<p>                                <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"injury-list__info-content\">\n                                                Van De Heuvel will miss the remainder of the 2025 AFLW Season after suffering a PCL injury to her left knee in the Round 2.\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Injury: PCL injury\n                                <\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Est. Return: Season\n                                <\/p>\n<p>                                <a class=\"injury-list__player-details\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essendonfc.com.au\/players\/aflw\/5973\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.essendonfc.com.au\/resources\/v5.38.12\/i\/elements\/player-headshot-placeholder-light-v2.svg\" class=\"img injury-list__player-headshot js-injury-list__player-headshot js-faded-image fade-in-on-load\" alt=\"1. Emily Gough\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"injury-list__player-name\">1. Emily Gough<\/p>\n<p>                                <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"injury-list__info-content\">\n                                                Gough is recovering from an ACL rupture and will miss the season.\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Injury: ACL\n                                <\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Est. Return: Season\n                                <\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Injury: ACL\n                                <\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Est. Return: Season\n                                <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Updates on Belloni, MacLachlan and Gay. 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