{"id":29496,"date":"2025-07-29T08:04:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T08:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/29496\/"},"modified":"2025-07-29T08:04:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T08:04:13","slug":"afl-injury-news-updates-on-five-blues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/29496\/","title":{"rendered":"AFL injury news: Updates on five Blues"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n Updates on five Blues leading into Sunday’s trip west.\n <\/p>\n

Francis Evans (concussion)<\/p>\n

– Integrate into full training
– Availability: Test
– Will aim to complete concussion protocols this week to be available to play<\/p>\n

Mitch McGovern (hamstring)<\/p>\n

– Integrate into full training
– Availability: Round 22
– Progressing back into full training this week, with the aim to be available to play against Gold Coast<\/p>\n

Orazio Fantasia (hamstring)<\/p>\n

– Modified program
– Availability: TBC
– The Club will be able to provide a further update once he is able to increase his training loads<\/p>\n

Flynn Young (foot sprain)<\/p>\n

– Full training
– Availability: Test
– Expected to train fully this week and be available to play<\/p>\n

Harry Lemmey (hamstring)
– Modified program
– Availability: Rounds 23-24
– Scans have confirmed a hamstring strain which will sideline Lemmey for at least the next fortnight<\/p>\n

Concussion<\/p>\n

Test (Update: 29 July)<\/p>\n

\n Integrate into full training. Availability: Test.
\nWill aim to complete concussion protocols this week to be available to play. (Update: 29 July\n <\/p>\n

Foot sprain<\/p>\n

Test (Update: 29 July)<\/p>\n

\n Full training. Availability: Test.
\nExpected to train fully this week and be available to play. (Update: 29 July)\n <\/p>\n

Hamstring<\/p>\n

Round 22 (Update: 29 July)<\/p>\n

\n Integrate into full training. Availability: Round 22.
\nProgressing back into full training this week, with aim to be available to play against Gold Coast. (Update: 29 July)\n <\/p>\n

Hamstring<\/p>\n

Rounds 23-24 (Update: 29 July)<\/p>\n

\n Modified program. Availability: Rounds 23-24.
\nScans have confirmed a hamstring strain that will sideline Lemmey for at least the next fortnight. (Update: 29 July)\n <\/p>\n

Foot<\/p>\n

TBC (Update: 22 July)<\/p>\n

\n Modified program. Availability: TBC
\nContinuing to increase his running loads, however is yet to progress to full training. A further update will be provide when he is able to do so.
\n(Update: 22 July)\n <\/p>\n

Groin soreness<\/p>\n

TBC (Update: 15 July)<\/p>\n

\n Modified program. Availability: TBC.
\nContinues to be monitored, with the Club to provide a further update once able to increase his training loads. (Update: 15 July)\n <\/p>\n

Hamstring<\/p>\n

TBC (Update: 29 July)<\/p>\n

\n Modified program. Availability: TBC.
\nThe Club will be able to provide a further update once he is able to increase training loads. (Update: 29 July)\n <\/p>\n

Knee<\/p>\n

Season (Update: 8 July)<\/p>\n

\n Integrate into full training. Availability: Season.
\nWhile he continues to make strong progress in his rehabilitation, the decision has been made to allow him to use the remainder of the season to build up his strength and conditioning, allowing him to enter the off-season in a really strong position moving forward. (Update: 8 July)\n <\/p>\n

Foot<\/p>\n

Season (Update: 17 June)<\/p>\n

\n Recovery phase. Will miss the remainder of the 2025 season. Has undergone surgery to correct a navicular stress fracture, ruling him out for the remainder of the 2025 season (Update: 17 June)\n <\/p>\n

Achilles<\/p>\n

Season (Update: 15 April)<\/p>\n

\n In recovery phase: ruled out for the remainder of the 2025 season.
\nExperienced a ruptured Achilles in Round 5. (Update: 15 April)\n <\/p>\n

Knee<\/p>\n

Season (Update: 26 February)<\/p>\n

\n Suffered a ruptured ACL. Will undergo surgery before progressing towards a full recovery. (Update: 26 February)\n <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\"44.<\/p>\n

44. Francis Evans<\/p>\n

<\/a><\/p>\n

\n Integrate into full training. Availability: Test.
\nWill aim to complete concussion protocols this week to be available to play. (Update: 29 July\n <\/p>\n

\n Injury: Concussion\n <\/p>\n

\n Est. Return: Test (Update: 29 July)\n <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\"45.<\/p>\n

45. Flynn Young<\/p>\n

<\/a><\/p>\n

\n Full training. Availability: Test.
\nExpected to train fully this week and be available to play. (Update: 29 July)\n <\/p>\n

\n Injury: Foot sprain\n <\/p>\n

\n Est. Return: Test (Update: 29 July)\n <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\"11.<\/p>\n

11. Mitch McGovern<\/p>\n

<\/a><\/p>\n

\n Integrate into full training. Availability: Round 22.
\nProgressing back into full training this week, with aim to be available to play against Gold Coast. (Update: 29 July)\n <\/p>\n

\n Injury: Hamstring\n <\/p>\n

\n Est. Return: Round 22 (Update: 29 July)\n <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\"31.<\/p>\n

31. Harry Lemmey<\/p>\n

<\/a><\/p>\n

\n Modified program. Availability: Rounds 23-24.
\nScans have confirmed a hamstring strain that will sideline Lemmey for at least the next fortnight. (Update: 29 July)\n <\/p>\n

\n Injury: Hamstring\n <\/p>\n

\n Est. Return: Rounds 23-24 (Update: 29 July)\n <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\"18.<\/p>\n

18. Sam Walsh<\/p>\n

<\/a><\/p>\n

\n Modified program. Availability: TBC
\nContinuing to increase his running loads, however is yet to progress to full training. A further update will be provide when he is able to do so.
\n(Update: 22 July)\n <\/p>\n

\n Injury: Foot\n <\/p>\n

\n Est. Return: TBC (Update: 22 July)\n <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\"1.<\/p>\n

1. Jack Silvagni<\/p>\n

<\/a><\/p>\n

\n Modified program. Availability: TBC.
\nContinues to be monitored, with the Club to provide a further update once able to increase his training loads. (Update: 15 July)\n <\/p>\n

\n Injury: Groin soreness\n <\/p>\n

\n Est. Return: TBC (Update: 15 July)\n <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\"14.<\/p>\n

14. Orazio Fantasia<\/p>\n

<\/a><\/p>\n

\n Modified program. Availability: TBC.
\nThe Club will be able to provide a further update once he is able to increase training loads. (Update: 29 July)\n <\/p>\n

\n Injury: Hamstring\n <\/p>\n

\n Est. Return: TBC (Update: 29 July)\n <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\"24.<\/p>\n

24. Nic Newman<\/p>\n

<\/a><\/p>\n

\n Integrate into full training. Availability: Season.
\nWhile he continues to make strong progress in his rehabilitation, the decision has been made to allow him to use the remainder of the season to build up his strength and conditioning, allowing him to enter the off-season in a really strong position moving forward. (Update: 8 July)\n <\/p>\n

\n Injury: Knee\n <\/p>\n

\n Est. Return: Season (Update: 8 July)\n <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\"46.<\/p>\n

46. Matthew Cottrell<\/p>\n

<\/a><\/p>\n

\n Recovery phase. Will miss the remainder of the 2025 season. Has undergone surgery to correct a navicular stress fracture, ruling him out for the remainder of the 2025 season (Update: 17 June)\n <\/p>\n

\n Injury: Foot\n <\/p>\n

\n Est. Return: Season (Update: 17 June)\n <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\"17.<\/p>\n

17. Brodie Kemp<\/p>\n

<\/a><\/p>\n

\n In recovery phase: ruled out for the remainder of the 2025 season.
\nExperienced a ruptured Achilles in Round 5. (Update: 15 April)\n <\/p>\n

\n Injury: Achilles\n <\/p>\n

\n Est. Return: Season (Update: 15 April)\n <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\"7.<\/p>\n

7. Jagga Smith<\/p>\n

<\/a><\/p>\n

\n Suffered a ruptured ACL. Will undergo surgery before progressing towards a full recovery. (Update: 26 February)\n <\/p>\n

\n Injury: Knee\n <\/p>\n

\n Est. Return: Season (Update: 26 February)\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Updates on five Blues leading into Sunday’s trip west. Francis Evans (concussion) – Integrate into full training– Availability:…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":29497,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[560],"tags":[638,64,63,55,639,85,83],"class_list":["post-29496","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-afl","tag-afl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-australian-football-league","tag-australianfootballleague","tag-sports","tag-text"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29496","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29496"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29496\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29496"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}