{"id":843073,"date":"2026-08-04T09:42:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T09:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/843073\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T09:42:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T09:42:14","slug":"updates-on-east-mckenzie-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/843073\/","title":{"rendered":"Updates on East, McKenzie and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article__summary\">\n                All the latest news from Richmond&#8217;s AFLW medical staff.\n            <\/p>\n<p>Following consultation with the Club\u2019s medical staff, Richmond can provide the below return to play update ahead of next Saturday night&#8217;s AFLW season opener.<\/p>\n<p>Ellie McKenzie, Arm, TBC<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Ellie McKenzie has had surgery on her arm following the fractured ulnar that she suffered playing for Australia against Ireland.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>We will have a clearer picture of her timeline next week, but as mentioned on Sunday, we expect that she will miss the early rounds.<\/p>\n<p>Dana East, Ankle, Round 2-3<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Dana East unfortunately suffered an ankle injury in Sunday\u2019s match simulation against Hawthorn.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Scans have cleared her of significant damage, but we will still have to wait and see how it settles. At the moment we expect she will be unavailable for somewhere between three and four weeks.<\/p>\n<p>                                Ankle<\/p>\n<p>                                Round 2-3<\/p>\n<p class=\"injury-list__info-content\">\n                                                Dana East suffered an ankle injury in the August 2 match simulation against Hawthorn.\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>                                                    <a class=\"injury-list__info-article-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.richmondfc.com.au\/news\/2090768\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>                                                        Read Article<br \/>\n                                                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                                ACL<\/p>\n<p>                                Round 5-7<\/p>\n<p class=\"injury-list__info-content\">\n                                                McKinnon is integrating into more team drills and working through her progressions, as she recovers from an ACL injury suffered in Round 5 last season.\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>                                                    <a class=\"injury-list__info-article-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.richmondfc.com.au\/news\/2076810\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>                                                        Read Article<br \/>\n                                                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                                ACL<\/p>\n<p>                                Round 5-7<\/p>\n<p class=\"injury-list__info-content\">\n                                                Hargreaves is working through the final stages of her return-to-play regarding her ACL injury.\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>                                                    <a class=\"injury-list__info-article-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.richmondfc.com.au\/news\/2076810\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>                                                        Read Article<br \/>\n                                                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                                Foot<\/p>\n<p>                                Round 6-7<\/p>\n<p class=\"injury-list__info-content\">\n                                                Scott is recovering from surgery to address some navicular stress.\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>                                                    <a class=\"injury-list__info-article-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.richmondfc.com.au\/news\/2076810\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>                                                        Read Article<br \/>\n                                                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                                Arm<\/p>\n<p>                                TBC<\/p>\n<p class=\"injury-list__info-content\">\n                                                Ellie McKenzie sustained a fractured ulnar in August&#8217;s Australia v Ireland International AFLW match.\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>                                                    <a class=\"injury-list__info-article-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.richmondfc.com.au\/news\/2088729\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>                                                        Read Article<br \/>\n                                                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Injury: Ankle\n                                <\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Est. Return: Round 2-3\n                                <\/p>\n<p>                                <a class=\"injury-list__player-details\" href=\"https:\/\/www.richmondfc.com.au\/players\/aflw\/2135\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.richmondfc.com.au\/resources\/v5.51.12\/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=\"10. Montana McKinnon\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"injury-list__player-name\">10. Montana McKinnon<\/p>\n<p>                                <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"injury-list__info-content\">\n                                                McKinnon is integrating into more team drills and working through her progressions, as she recovers from an ACL injury suffered in Round 5 last season.\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>                                                    <a class=\"injury-list__info-article-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.richmondfc.com.au\/news\/2076810\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>                                                        Read Article<br \/>\n                                                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Injury: ACL\n                                <\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Est. Return: Round 5-7\n                                <\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Injury: ACL\n                                <\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Est. Return: Round 5-7\n                                <\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Injury: Foot\n                                <\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Est. Return: Round 6-7\n                                <\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Injury: Arm\n                                <\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Est. Return: TBC\n                                <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"All the latest news from Richmond&#8217;s AFLW medical staff. 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