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    Adelaide

     PlayerReasonExpected Return
    Callum
    Ah Chee
    ThumbTBC
    Sid
    Draper
    JawTBC
    Izak
    Rankine
    CalfTBC
    Isaac
    Cumming
    HamstringTest
    Mark
    Keane
    Leg1 week

    Brisbane

     PlayerReasonExpected Return
    Jack
    Payne
    KneeTBC
    Noah
    Answerth
    ConcussionTest
    Jarrod
    Berry
    CalfTest
    Lincoln
    McCarthy
    Hamstring2 weeks
    Dayne
    Zorko
    Soreness2 weeks
    Eric
    Hipwood
    Knee2-3 weeks
    Ryan
    Lester
    Calf3-4 weeks
    Oscar
    Allen
    Foot7-9 weeks
    Dan
    Annable
    Shoulder8-10 weeks
    Henry
    Smith
    Foot4-5 weeks
    Reece
    Torrent
    Ankle5-7 weeks

    Carlton

     PlayerReasonExpected Return
    Lucas
    Camporeale
    KidneyTBC
    Harry
    O'Farrell
    KneeTBC
    Jacob
    Weitering
    CalfTest
    Matt
    Carroll
    KneeNext Season
    Rob
    Monahan
    ShoulderNext Season
    Jesse
    Motlop
    KneeNext Season
    Oliver
    Hollands
    Ankle1-3 weeks

    Collingwood

     PlayerReasonExpected Return
    Darcy
    Moore
    HamstringTBC
    Harry
    Perryman
    Hamstring1-2 weeks
    Jamie
    Elliott
    KneeNext Season
    Reef
    McInnes
    KneeNext Season
    Oscar
    Steene
    KneeNext Season
    Joel
    Cochran
    AC joint1-3 weeks

    Essendon

     PlayerReasonExpected Return
    Andrew
    McGrath
    JawTBC
    Jye
    Caldwell
    AnkleTest
    Archer
    May
    AbdominalTest
    Sam
    Durham
    Concussion1 week
    Jordan
    Ridley
    Calf1 week
    Angus
    Clarke
    Foot2 weeks
    Dyson
    Sharp
    Shoulder2-3 weeks
    Matt
    Guelfi
    Hamstring3-4 weeks
    Isaac
    Kako
    Back3-4 weeks
    Liam
    McMahon
    Ankle3-4 weeks
    Rhys
    Unwin
    Hamstring3-4 weeks
    Brayden
    Fiorini
    BackNext Season
    Nic
    Martin
    KneeNext Season
    Zak
    Johnson
    Foot7-8 weeks
    Vigo
    Visentini
    Hamstring4 weeks
    Peter
    Wright
    Knee6-7 weeks

    Fremantle

     PlayerReasonExpected Return
    Brandon
    Walker
    ConcussionTBC
    Sean
    Darcy
    CalfTest
    Alex
    Pearce
    KneeTest
    Hayden
    Young
    ConcussionTest
    Caleb
    Serong
    Calf1 week
    Sam
    Sturt
    Knee/quad4-5 weeks

    Geelong

     PlayerReasonExpected Return
    Jhye
    Clark
    ConcussionTBC
    Toby
    Conway
    Foot/KneeTBC
    Nick
    Driscoll
    ConcussionTBC
    Jesse
    Mellor
    AnkleTest
    Keighton
    Matofai-Forbes
    Foot2 weeks
    Jay
    Polkinghorne
    Foot1-2 weeks
    Harley
    Barker
    KneeIndefinite
    Tyson
    Stengle
    ConditioningIndividualised program

    Gold Coast

     PlayerReasonExpected Return
    Will
    Graham
    ConcussionTBC
    Alex
    Davies
    Foot4-6 weeks
    Ethan
    Read
    Knee4-6 weeks
    Jy
    Farrar
    Ankle6+ weeks
    Jake
    Rogers
    Hamstring1-3 weeks
    Jamarra
    Ugle-Hagan
    Ankle1-3 weeks
    Lachie
    Weller
    Hamstring1-3 weeks

    GWS

     PlayerReasonExpected Return
    Josh
    Kelly
    HipTBC
    Jake
    Riccardi
    AnkleTBC
    Logan
    Smith
    KneeTBC
    Nathan
    Wardius
    KneeTBC
    Leek
    Aleer
    AnkleTest
    Sam
    Taylor
    HamstringTest
    Lachie
    Whitfield
    HamstringTest
    Cody
    Angove
    Hamstring1-2 weeks
    Ryan
    Angwin
    Hand1-2 weeks
    Jesse
    Hogan
    Hip1-2 weeks
    Jack
    Buckley
    Hamstring4-6 weeks
    Tom
    Green
    KneeNext Season
    Darcy
    Jones
    Knee4-5 weeks
    Nick
    Madden
    Knee5-7 weeks
    Xavier
    O'Halloran
    Ankle5-7 weeks

    Hawthorn

     PlayerReasonExpected Return
    Jack
    Gunston
    FootTest
    Jack
    Scrimshaw
    KneeTest
    James
    Blanck
    Hamstring2 weeks
    Tom
    Barrass
    Hamstring1-2 weeks

    Melbourne

     PlayerReasonExpected Return
    Jack
    Viney
    AchillesTBC
    Brody
    Mihocek
    HamstringTest
    Aidan
    Johnson
    Hip/groin1-2 weeks
    Jake
    Lever
    Concussion1-2 weeks
    Xavier
    Lindsay
    Hip/groin4-6 weeks
    Christian
    Salem
    Foot4-6 weeks
    Jai
    Culley
    KneeNext Season
    Jed
    Adams
    Knee5-7 weeks

    North Melbourne

     PlayerReasonExpected Return
    Callum
    Coleman-Jones
    ConcussionTBC
    Luke
    Urquhart
    KneeTBC
    Zac
    Banch
    Hamstring1 week
    River
    Stevens
    Knee1-2 weeks
    Tom
    Powell
    Groin2-3 weeks
    Jackson
    Archer
    KneeNext Season
    Blake
    Thredgold
    FootNext Season

    Port Adelaide

     PlayerReasonExpected Return
    Jack
    Lukosius
    GroinTest
    Miles
    Bergman
    Toe6-8 weeks
    Connor
    Rozee
    Hamstring6-8 weeks
    Ollie
    Lord
    KneeNext Season
    Josh
    Sinn
    ShoulderNext Season
    Lachlan
    Jones
    ConcussionProtocols
    Sam
    Powell-Pepper
    Knee2-4 weeks

    Richmond

     PlayerReasonExpected Return
    Jonty
    Faull
    ConcussionTBC
    Campbell
    Gray
    HamstringTBC
    Tom J.
    Lynch
    LarynxTBC
    Kane
    McAuliffe
    AchillesTBC
    Thomas
    Sims
    MCLTBC
    Josh
    Smillie
    QuadTBC
    Sam
    Banks
    CollarboneTest
    Dion
    Prestia
    CalfTest
    Hugo
    Ralphsmith
    MCLTest
    Maurice
    Rioli
    Hamstring2 weeks
    Tom
    Brown
    Arm2-3 weeks
    Toby
    Nankervis
    Hamstring2-3 weeks
    Zane
    Peucker
    Ankle2-3 weeks
    Sam
    Lalor
    Achilles4-6 weeks
    Rhyan
    Mansell
    Foot4-6 weeks
    Josh
    Gibcus
    ACL strainNext Season
    Harry
    Armstrong
    Foot3-6 weeks
    Judson
    Clarke
    ACL3-6 weeks
    Taj
    Hotton
    Hip2-4 weeks

    St Kilda

     PlayerReasonExpected Return
    Hunter
    Clark
    KneeTBC
    Dougal
    Howard
    CalfTBC
    Dan
    Butler
    HamstringTest
    Mitchito
    Owens
    Calf1 week
    Liam
    Ryan
    Calf1 week
    Nasiah
    Wanganeen-Milera
    Calf1 week
    Kye
    Fincher
    Foot3-4 weeks
    Jack
    Higgins
    Knee3-4 weeks
    Max
    King
    Back8 weeks

    Sydney

     PlayerReasonExpected Return
    Ned
    Bowman
    CalfTest
    Matthew
    Roberts
    Groin1 week
    Malcolm
    Rosas
    Ankle1-2 weeks
    Taylor
    Adams
    Hamstring3-5 weeks
    Riak
    Andrew
    Quad8 weeks
    Braeden
    Campbell
    Leg7-8 weeks
    Will
    Green
    Foot4-5 weeks
    Errol
    Gulden
    Shoulder4-5 weeks
    Liam
    Hetherton
    Back5 months
    Tom
    Papley
    Calf6 weeks
    Dane
    Rampe
    Calf4-5 weeks

    West Coast

     PlayerReasonExpected Return
    Jamie
    Cripps
    KneeTBC
    Harry
    Edwards
    ConcussionTBC
    Tyler
    Brockman
    KneeTest
    Archer
    Reid
    KneeTest
    Jack
    Graham
    Shoulder2-3 weeks
    Noah
    Long
    KneeNext Season
    Jacob
    Newton
    FootNext Season
    Deven
    Robertson
    KneeNext Season
    Sam
    Allen
    Knee/hamstring10-12 weeks
    Jack
    Hutchinson
    Hamstring3-5 weeks

    Bulldogs

     PlayerReasonExpected Return
    Jedd
    Busslinger
    ShoulderTest
    James
    O'Donnell
    HamstringTest
    Cody
    Weightman
    KneeTest
    Riley
    Garcia
    Knee6-8 weeks
    Sam
    Darcy
    KneeNext Season
    Luke
    Cleary
    ConcussionProtocols
    Tim
    English
    ConcussionProtocols
    Luke
    Kennedy
    ConcussionProtocols
    Tom
    Liberatore
    Concussion/kneeProtocols
    Laitham
    Vandermeer
    Hamstring3-5 weeks
    Zac
    Walker
    ConcussionProtocols
    Bailey
    Williams
    Hamstring7-8 weeks

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