{"id":809549,"date":"2026-07-19T04:46:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T04:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/809549\/"},"modified":"2026-07-19T04:46:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T04:46:10","slug":"afl-injury-news-updates-on-cerra-mckay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/809549\/","title":{"rendered":"AFL injury news: Updates on Cerra, McKay"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n Injury News\n <\/p>\n

\n Updates on Harry McKay and Adam Cerra out of Round 19.\n <\/p>\n

SCANS have today confirmed Carlton forward Harry McKay suffered a minor tear in his meniscus, as well as bone bruising, during Saturday night\u2019s game against Collingwood.<\/p>\n

McKay was unable to return to the field following the incident in the first quarter, with scans today revealing the extent of the injury.<\/p>\n

Midfielder Adam Cerra also experienced tightness on the night and was withdrawn from the game as a precaution, however scans today showed no hamstring strain.<\/p>\n

Both players will be monitored throughout the week, with their availability to play against Gold Coast to be determined later this week.<\/p>\n

Hamstring<\/p>\n

Test (Update: 19 July)<\/p>\n

\n Experienced hamstring tightness against Collingwood: scans confirmed no strain. Availability: Test.
\nAvailability to play against Gold Coast will be determined later this week. (Update: 19 July)\n <\/p>\n

Knee<\/p>\n

Test (Update: 19 July)<\/p>\n

\n Suffered a minor tear in his meniscus, as well as bone bruising. Availability: Test.
\nAvailability to play against Gold Coast will be determined later this week. (Update: 19 July)\n <\/p>\n

Concussion<\/p>\n

Test (Update: 14 July)<\/p>\n

\n Full training. Availability: Test.
\nWill aim to train fully this week to be available for selection. (Update: 14 July)\n <\/p>\n

Hamstring<\/p>\n

Round 20 (Update: 14 July)<\/p>\n

\n Modified program. Availability: Round 20.
\nExperienced a minor hamstring strain last week, will aim to be available for selection next week. (Update: 14 July)\n <\/p>\n

Calf<\/p>\n

Rounds 22-23 (Update: 14 July)<\/p>\n

\n Modified program. Availability: Rounds 22-23.
\nReturn-to-play timeline has now been established: aiming to return to play late in the season. (Update: 14 July)\n <\/p>\n

Knee<\/p>\n

Season (Update: 14 July)<\/p>\n

\n Modified program. Availability: season.
\nHas progressed well through rehab, has now re-joined skills training with the playing group. Will focus on completing the final stages of recovery for remainder of year, putting him in a strong position heading into pre-season.\n <\/p>\n

Knee<\/p>\n

Season (Update: 11 January)<\/p>\n

\n Ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament in January. Availability: Season. (Update: 11 January)\n <\/p>\n

Knee<\/p>\n

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

\n Availability: Season.
\nScans confirmed ruptured ACL in Round 11. Will have surgery before road to recovery. (Update: 26 May)\n <\/p>\n

Shoulder<\/p>\n

Season (Update: 5 May)<\/p>\n

\n Suffered a dislocated shoulder in the VFL, with the Club determining surgery is required. Rob will undergo surgery before commencing his rehabilitation towards a full recovery. Availability: Season (Update: 5 May)\n <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\"5.<\/p>\n

5. Adam Cerra<\/p>\n

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

\n Experienced hamstring tightness against Collingwood: scans confirmed no strain. Availability: Test.
\nAvailability to play against Gold Coast will be determined later this week. (Update: 19 July)\n <\/p>\n

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

\n Est. Return: Test (Update: 19 July)\n <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\"10.<\/p>\n

10. Harry McKay<\/p>\n

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

\n Suffered a minor tear in his meniscus, as well as bone bruising. Availability: Test.
\nAvailability to play against Gold Coast will be determined later this week. (Update: 19 July)\n <\/p>\n

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

\n Est. Return: Test (Update: 19 July)\n <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\"33.<\/p>\n

33. Lewis Young<\/p>\n

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

\n Full training. Availability: Test.
\nWill aim to train fully this week to be available for selection. (Update: 14 July)\n <\/p>\n

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

\n Est. Return: Test (Update: 14 July)\n <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\"27.<\/p>\n

27. Marc Pittonet<\/p>\n

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

\n Modified program. Availability: Round 20.
\nExperienced a minor hamstring strain last week, will aim to be available for selection next week. (Update: 14 July)\n <\/p>\n

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

\n Est. Return: Round 20 (Update: 14 July)\n <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\"23:<\/p>\n

23: Jacob Weitering<\/p>\n

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

\n Modified program. Availability: Rounds 22-23.
\nReturn-to-play timeline has now been established: aiming to return to play late in the season. (Update: 14 July)\n <\/p>\n

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

\n Est. Return: Rounds 22-23 (Update: 14 July)\n <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\"22.<\/p>\n

22. Harry O’Farrell<\/p>\n

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

\n Modified program. Availability: season.
\nHas progressed well through rehab, has now re-joined skills training with the playing group. Will focus on completing the final stages of recovery for remainder of year, putting him in a strong position heading into pre-season.\n <\/p>\n

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

\n Est. Return: Season (Update: 14 July)\n <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\"3.<\/p>\n

3. Jesse Motlop<\/p>\n

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

\n Ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament in January. Availability: Season. (Update: 11 January)\n <\/p>\n

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

\n Est. Return: Season (Update: 11 January)\n <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\"32.<\/p>\n

32. Matthew Carroll<\/p>\n

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

\n Availability: Season.
\nScans confirmed ruptured ACL in Round 11. Will have surgery before road to recovery. (Update: 26 May)\n <\/p>\n

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

\n Est. Return: Season (Update: 26 May)\n <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\"34.<\/p>\n

34. Rob Monahan<\/p>\n

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

\n Suffered a dislocated shoulder in the VFL, with the Club determining surgery is required. Rob will undergo surgery before commencing his rehabilitation towards a full recovery. Availability: Season (Update: 5 May)\n <\/p>\n

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

\n Est. Return: Season (Update: 5 May)\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Injury News Updates on Harry McKay and Adam Cerra out of Round 19. SCANS have today confirmed Carlton…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":809550,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[560],"tags":[638,64,63,55,639,85,83],"class_list":["post-809549","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\/809549","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=809549"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/809549\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/809550"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=809549"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=809549"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=809549"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}