{"id":755401,"date":"2026-06-23T16:33:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T16:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/755401\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T16:33:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T16:33:12","slug":"injury-updates-on-hopper-ross-trainor-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/755401\/","title":{"rendered":"Injury updates on Hopper, Ross, Trainor and more"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n All the latest Richmond injury news from the Swinburne Centre.\n <\/p>\n

High Performance Manager Ben Serpell has listed two Tigers as tests ahead of Richmond’s Round 16 clash with Collingwood on Saturday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Despite both the AFL and VFL teams suffering losses over the weekend, Serpell took positives in the successful returns from Toby Nankervis, Taj Hotton, Kane McAuliffe and Rhyan Mansell, who all gained valuable playing time.<\/p>\n

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Luke Trainor: Hip, Test <\/p>\n

\u201cTrain’s still managing that hip soreness. We’re anticipating he gets through full training this week, and provided he gets through that, he’ll be available for selection this week,\u201d Serpell said.<\/p>\n

Jack Ross: Concussion, Test<\/p>\n

“Jack Ross has turned a corner getting through the concussion protocols,\u201d Serpell said.<\/p>\n

“He’s just got to get through one more session, symptom-free. Provided he gets through that later in the week, then we’ll make him available for selection this weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tom Lynch: Throat, Round 17<\/p>\n

\u201cLynch will get a follow-up scan next week, and provided we see an appropriate amount of healing, he’ll be available for selection against Carlton in a couple of weeks,\u201d Serpell said.<\/p>\n

Harry Armstrong: Foot, Round 17-18 <\/p>\n

\u201cLast week we said Harry would return around Round 16 to Round 18,\u201d Serpell said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are probably anticipating he returns towards the back end of that, but he is progressing quite well and getting through a fair bit of football at the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n

Judson Clarke: ACL, Round 17-18<\/p>\n

\u201cJuddy’s doing very well,\u201d Serpell said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe’ll get him through another week of full training next week, and that’ll give him four weeks of full training. We’re anticipating he returns to play for a little bit of game time in Round 17.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sam Lalor: Achilles, Round 17-20 <\/p>\n

\u201cSam’s doing quite well. We said last week he’d be returning to play around Round 16 to Round 20, we’ll probably wait towards the back end of that,\u201d Serpell said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019ll get scans later in the week for a follow-up to make sure healing’s going in the right direction, and then we’ll give you a bit more of an update after that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jacob Hopper: Ankle, TBC<\/p>\n

\u201cHop came out of that Tasmania game with a sore ankle. A follow-up investigation revealed a stress fracture in that ankle,” Serpell said.<\/p>\n

“We’ll begin reloading him next week, and then we’ll have an idea of his return to play soon after that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hip<\/p>\n

Test<\/p>\n

\n Trainor presented with hip soreness after the first session after the bye.\n <\/p>\n

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Concussion<\/p>\n

Test<\/p>\n

\n Ross presented with concussion symptoms after the Round 12 AFL game.\n <\/p>\n

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Throat<\/p>\n

Round 17<\/p>\n

Foot<\/p>\n

Round 17-18<\/p>\n

\n Harry Armstrong suffered a bone stress in his foot during the Round 3 match with Fremantle.\n <\/p>\n

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ACL<\/p>\n

Round 17-18<\/p>\n

\n Clarke ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee during the Round 11 VFL game against Sydney last year.\n <\/p>\n

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Achilles<\/p>\n

Round 17-20<\/p>\n

\n Lalor suffered a partial tear to his Achilles during a training session in the lead-up to Round 8.\n <\/p>\n

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MCL<\/p>\n

Round 18-20<\/p>\n

\n Sims sustained an MCL injury in the Round 9 VFL game.\n <\/p>\n

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Hamstring<\/p>\n

Round 19-23<\/p>\n

\n Gray suffered a high-grade hamstring strain in Round 10.\n <\/p>\n

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Ankle<\/p>\n

TBC<\/p>\n

\n Hopper suffered a stress fracture in his ankle following the Round 14 game against Brisbane.\n <\/p>\n

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Quad<\/p>\n

TBC<\/p>\n

\n Smillie sustained a small re-tear of the injury he acquired in February.\n <\/p>\n

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Back<\/p>\n

Season<\/p>\n

\n Faull will miss the remainder of the 2026 AFL season due to stress fractures in his back.\n <\/p>\n

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Knee<\/p>\n

Season<\/p>\n

\n Gibcus sustained an ACL sprain in the VFL Round 5 game.\n <\/p>\n

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

\n Est. Return: Test\n <\/p>\n

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

\n Est. Return: Test\n <\/p>\n

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

\n Est. Return: Round 17\n <\/p>\n

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

\n Est. Return: Round 17-18\n <\/p>\n

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\"23.<\/p>\n

23. Judson Clarke<\/p>\n

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\n Clarke ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee during the Round 11 VFL game against Sydney last year.\n <\/p>\n

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

\n Est. Return: Round 17-18\n <\/p>\n

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\"4.<\/p>\n

4. Sam Lalor<\/p>\n

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\n Lalor suffered a partial tear to his Achilles during a training session in the lead-up to Round 8.\n <\/p>\n

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

\n Est. Return: Round 17-20\n <\/p>\n

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

\n Est. Return: Round 18-20\n <\/p>\n

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

\n Est. Return: Round 19-23\n <\/p>\n

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

\n Est. Return: TBC\n <\/p>\n

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

\n Est. Return: TBC\n <\/p>\n

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

\n Est. Return: Season\n <\/p>\n

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

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