{"id":44716,"date":"2025-08-05T06:49:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T06:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/44716\/"},"modified":"2025-08-05T06:49:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T06:49:15","slug":"afl-injury-news-afl-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/44716\/","title":{"rendered":"AFL injury news – AFL News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A Brownlow Medalist has been ruled out for the home and away season, while a key Fremantle playmaker looks destined for another stint on the sidelines.<\/p>\n

Here’s all the latest injury news from across the\u00a0AFL<\/a>…<\/p>\n

Brisbane star ruled out for home and away season<\/p>\n

Dual Brownlow Medalist Lachie Neale<\/a> has been ruled out until finals due to a quad injury.<\/p>\n

Scans revealed Neale’s quad tear after he experienced soreness in the Lions’ statement win over Collingwood.<\/p>\n

Fellow Lions Ryan Lester<\/a> and James Tunstill<\/a> have both entered concussion protocols and will therefore miss this weekend.<\/p>\n

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\nAdelaide defender available after puncture lunge\n<\/p>\n

Adelaide could welcome back Jordon Butts<\/a> to the senior side after being cleared to play following a punctured lung.<\/p>\n

Butts will need to get through the week’s training loads to be available for the West Coast clash.<\/p>\n

\"AFLR4608\"Jordon Butts<\/a> during the AFL<\/a> match between Essendon and Adelaide, Round 4, 2022 (Photo by Cameron Grimes \/ Zero Digital Media<\/p>\n

“Good news this week with Jordon Butts<\/a>, he’s been cleared to resume full contact training,” Adelaide General Manager High Performance Darren Burgess said.<\/p>\n

“Assuming he gets through everything this week, he’ll be available for selection this weekend.”<\/p>\n

Fellow defender Max Michalanney<\/a> is progressing through his hamstring rehabilitation in a bid to be cherry ripe for finals.<\/p>\n

“Max is doing a lot of running and a lot of strength work through that hamstring,” Burgess said.<\/p>\n

“We’re anticipating he’ll be around 3-4 weeks away from resuming playing.”<\/p>\n

Suns youngster suffers latest setback<\/p>\n

Gold Coast will be without impressive youngster Will Graham<\/a> for the short term after he hurt his hamstring in the VFL over the weekend.<\/p>\n

\"SunsWill Graham<\/a> of the Gold Coast Suns<\/a> in 2024 (Photo by Russell Freeman\/AFL<\/a> Photos)<\/p>\n

Graham had missed the majority of the season with a serious shoulder injury, and will now be sidelined for longer.<\/p>\n

“Scans have confirmed a low-grade hamstring strain, which will see him unavailable for selection in the short term,” GC SUNS Head Physiotherapist Lindsay Bull\u00a0said.<\/p>\n

Winger Sam Clohesy<\/a> is nearing a return to football after missing time with an ankle injury, while utility Zak Evans<\/a> has been ruled out of 2025 with a broken thumb.<\/p>\n

Dockers star in doubt for 2025<\/p>\n

Fremantle could be without Hayden Young<\/a> for the remainder of the year after the club confirmed he strained his adductor in the win over Carlton.<\/p>\n

\"AFL2022RICHFRE916\"Hayden Young<\/a> during the 2022 AFL<\/a> Round 19 match between Richmond and Fremantle (Photo by Cameron Grimes \/ Zero Digital Media)<\/p>\n

Young has faced an interrupted 2025 campaign with multiple setbacks in his hamstring, with the latest putting his season in jeopardy.<\/p>\n

The Dockers will provide a timeline for Young’s return to play in the coming days, as he completes the initial phase of recovery.<\/p>\n

Carlton cop second ACL injury<\/p>\n

Scans have confirmed that Carlton defender Harry O’Farrell<\/a> has suffered an ACL injury in the loss against Fremantle.<\/p>\n

O’Farrell was drafted by the Blues last year, and joins fellow youngster Jagga Smith<\/a> as ACL victims from the 2024 intake.<\/p>\n

\"FREMANTLE,FREMANTLE, AUSTRALIA – AUGUST 03: Harry O’Farrell<\/a> of the Blues kicks the ball during the 2025 AFL<\/a> Round 21 match between the Fremantle Dockers<\/a> and the Carlton Blues<\/a> at Optus Stadium on August 3, 2025 in Fremantle, Australia. (Photo by Daniel Carson\/AFL<\/a> Photos via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

“Yesterday Harry experienced the fantastic highs and the devastating lows of our game in the space of only a few minutes – we are all feeling for him today,” Blues General Manager of Football Brad Lloyd said.<\/p>\n

“To step onto the big stage with confidence and a maturity beyond his years, he has all the qualities to be a quality player for our football club for a long time to come.<\/p>\n

“Harry really impressed everyone as soon as he walked through the doors at IKON Park, he has an outstanding drive to get the absolute best out of himself.<\/p>\n

“He will go into surgery, with the Club to provide him with all the support he needs through his rehabilitation.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Brownlow Medalist has been ruled out for the home and away season, while a key Fremantle playmaker…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":44717,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[560],"tags":[638,64,63,55,639,85],"class_list":["post-44716","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"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44716","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=44716"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44716\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44716"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44716"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}