{"id":695941,"date":"2026-05-26T15:40:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T15:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/695941\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T15:40:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T15:40:14","slug":"west-coast-eagles-injury-update-round-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/695941\/","title":{"rendered":"West Coast Eagles injury update: Round 12"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article__summary\">\n                High Performance Manager Phil Merriman provides an update on West Coast\u2019s returning players\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                            By westcoasteagles.com.au\n                            <\/p>\n<p>Archer Reid is set to return to action this weekend after building strongly across the past week following his knee complaint in round six.<\/p>\n<p>The developing tall was close to returning last round, but the club opted to give him additional conditioning before resuming.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cArcher was really close last week, but we just felt he needed a little more conditioning underneath him before returning,\u201d High Performance Manager Phil Merriman said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was able to get a really good game-like loading session in, so he is well set up now for a successful return.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tyler Brockman is also tracking towards a return and is expected to feature at WAFL level on managed minutes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2019Brocky\u2019 has shown a lot in training, so as long as he can get through this week\u2019s sessions, we will see him on managed minutes at WAFL this week,\u201d Merriman said.<\/p>\n<p>There is encouraging progress for Jack Graham, who has made strong strides in his recovery from a shoulder injury and is now listed as two-to-three weeks from returning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJack has really progressed strongly over the last two weeks, which has put him ahead of schedule,\u201d Merriman said.<\/p>\n<p>Jamie Cripps remains under assessment as the club continues to monitor his knee injury, while Jack Hutchinson is progressing well in his recovery from a hamstring issue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are still waiting for \u2018Crippa\u2019s\u2019 knee to settle, but he is getting stuck into his gym work,\u201d Merriman said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018Hutch\u2019 has progressed well and is up and running with good intensity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe will move through the gears this week, and we will have to make a decision as to whether he returns pre or post-bye.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sam Allen has returned to the club environment and begun his rehabilitation following his hamstring surgery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSam has started his gym work back at the club,\u201d Merriman said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is a very diligent athlete and is already working hard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Harry Edwards remains in recovery following concussion, with the club prioritising his health and wellbeing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will be following a process to make sure we get the best care that Harry needs before considering what the next step in his football is going to be,\u201d Merriman said.<\/p>\n<p>                                Knee<\/p>\n<p>                                Test<\/p>\n<p>                                Knee<\/p>\n<p>                                Test<\/p>\n<p>                                Shoulder<\/p>\n<p>                                2-3 weeks<\/p>\n<p>                                Hamstring<\/p>\n<p>                                3-5 weeks<\/p>\n<p>                                Knee\/Hamstring<\/p>\n<p>                                10-12 weeks<\/p>\n<p class=\"injury-list__info-content\">\n                                                Sam&#8217;s momentum in his comeback from an ACL reconstruction has been haltered by a hamstring injury sustained in training\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>                                Knee<\/p>\n<p>                                TBC<\/p>\n<p>                                Concussion<\/p>\n<p>                                TBC<\/p>\n<p>                                Foot<\/p>\n<p>                                Season<\/p>\n<p>                                Knee<\/p>\n<p>                                Season<\/p>\n<p class=\"injury-list__info-content\">\n                                                Noah sustained a knee injury in the pre-season match simulation against Fremantle. He will unfortunately be sidelined for the 2026 AFL Premiership season.\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>                                                    <a class=\"injury-list__info-article-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westcoasteagles.com.au\/news\/1960478\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>                                                        Read Article<br \/>\n                                                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                                Knee<\/p>\n<p>                                Season<\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Injury: Knee\n                                <\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Est. Return: Test\n                                <\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Injury: Knee\n                                <\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Est. Return: Test\n                                <\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Injury: Shoulder\n                                <\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Est. Return: 2-3 weeks\n                                <\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Injury: Hamstring\n                                <\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Est. Return: 3-5 weeks\n                                <\/p>\n<p>                                <a class=\"injury-list__player-details\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westcoasteagles.com.au\/players\/11938\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.westcoasteagles.com.au\/resources\/v5.48.20\/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=\"Sam Allen\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"injury-list__player-name\">Sam Allen<\/p>\n<p>                                <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"injury-list__info-content\">\n                                                Sam&#8217;s momentum in his comeback from an ACL reconstruction has been haltered by a hamstring injury sustained in training\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Injury: Knee\/Hamstring\n                                <\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Est. Return: 10-12 weeks\n                                <\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Injury: Knee\n                                <\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Est. Return: TBC\n                                <\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Injury: Concussion\n                                <\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Est. Return: TBC\n                                <\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Injury: Foot\n                                <\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Est. Return: Season\n                                <\/p>\n<p>                                <a class=\"injury-list__player-details\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westcoasteagles.com.au\/players\/5375\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.westcoasteagles.com.au\/resources\/v5.48.20\/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=\"Noah Long\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"injury-list__player-name\">Noah Long<\/p>\n<p>                                <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"injury-list__info-content\">\n                                                Noah sustained a knee injury in the pre-season match simulation against Fremantle. He will unfortunately be sidelined for the 2026 AFL Premiership season.\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>                                                    <a class=\"injury-list__info-article-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westcoasteagles.com.au\/news\/1960478\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>                                                        Read Article<br \/>\n                                                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Injury: Knee\n                                <\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Est. Return: Season\n                                <\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Injury: Knee\n                                <\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Est. Return: Season\n                                <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"High Performance Manager Phil Merriman provides an update on West Coast\u2019s returning players By westcoasteagles.com.au Archer Reid is&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":695942,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[43,44,83,41,39,42,40],"class_list":["post-695941","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-headlines","tag-news","tag-text","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/695941","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=695941"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/695941\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/695942"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=695941"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=695941"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=695941"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}