Injury List 2024

[angelopetraglia]

Drew Jones

Dogs saying Marcus Bontempelli’s ankle is fine after tweaking it in Ballarat last weekend. Will train tomorrow ahead of the clash with the Eagles on Sunday

[macca]

Is Libba ok ?

[bornadog]

Is Libba ok ?

He is not listed as injured - Ralphy says managed

[hujsh]

He is not listed as injured - Ralphy says managed

He said after the game he'll play next week for sure too

[Axe Man]

On the news last night:

- Cody dislocated his elbow again, he was hopeful it was better than last time he did it and he played the next week (but probably shouldn't have).
- Libba had a scan and had a compression bandage on his knee.
- Treloar had a scan but said it was just precautionary and he was fine.

[bornadog]

Medical Room | Round 4

Bulldogs? duo Cody Weightman and Ed Richards will be tested ahead of this weekend?s Gather Round clash against Geelong.

Weightman was cleared of serious damage following an elbow injury against West Coast but will still be monitored throughout the week.

?In the second quarter of the AFL game, Cody was involved in a tackle that caused an elbow injury,? Bulldogs? Head of Sports Medicine, Chris Bell, said.

?He was able to play out the game unrestricted.

?Scans have cleared Cody of any serious damage to the bones around his elbow joint, so we will work through a process across the week to determine his availability.?

Richards is a chance to return to the line-up after being sidelined with concussion.

?In some good news, Ed has continued to progress well through our concussion protocol,? Bell said.

?He still has some boxes to tick this week before we can confirm if he is available for selection.

?We will be in a position to make this call following our main training session on Thursday.?

James O?Donnell (concussion) and Jordan Croft (shins) successfully returned to playing via the VFL over the weekend, while Ryan Gardner (foot) remains 2-3 weeks away.

Player	Injury	Estimated return
Ed Richards	Concussion	Test
Cody Weightman	Elbow	Test
Ryan Gardner	Foot	2-3 weeks
Nick Coffield	Shoulder	12-14 weeks
Aiden O'Driscoll	Concussion	Indefinite
Bailey Smith	ACL	Season

[ledge]

We are in a great position injury wise.

[ratsmac]

Its sad to see O’Driscoll is still suffering from concussion symptoms without even playing a vfl game. I wish him well.

[azabob]

We are in a great position injury wise.

Seriously, why would you say this?

[bulldogsthru&thru]

Seriously, why would you say this?

Every damn season!

We play 3 games with minimal injuries yet by Rd 15 half the teams out cos of comments like these!

[ledge]

Every damn season!

We play 3 games with minimal injuries yet by Rd 15 half the teams out cos of comments like these!

Haha it’s my fault.

[macca]

yeah, only 2 players out with long term. Its going to be incredible challenge for team spots . Good problem to have.

[bornadog]

Medical Room | Round 5

Key defender Ryan Gardner is nearing a return to availability following a foot injury which has prevented him from playing the season so far.

?Ryan has been in our rehab group across the last few weeks after suffering some foot soreness related to bone stress,? Head of Sports Medicine, Chris Bell, said.

?After having some time off his legs, and then gradually building his running back up, Ryan has now developed some continuity in his football training.

?If Ryan gets through main training like I expect, he will return to availability this weekend."

Bailey Smith will tick off a significant milestone in his ACL rehab when he runs on the AlterG Anti-Gravity treadmill this week.

Smith underwent ACL reconstruction surgery late last year after an incident at training.

The treadmill, designed with unweighting technology, reduces the impact of running or walking, allowing those recovering from surgery to exercise without pain.

?Bailey has continued to be incredibly dedicated to his rehabilitation and has continued to progress as well as we could have hoped,? Bell said.

?When you?re in long term rehab ? it?s important that you celebrate the small milestones.

?Bailey will hit one of these small milestones by doing his first running session on our Alter-Gravity treadmill on Wednesday.?

In other news, first-year Bulldog Lachie Smith has suffered a minor setback.

?With the VFL bye on the weekend, our non-selected players completed a game-like training session ? during this, Lachie slipped during a rapid change of direction and over-stretched the back of his right knee," Bell said.

?Although he is sore and swollen, scans have cleared him of serious structural damage.

?We will confirm his return to play timeline across this week as his acute symptoms improve.?

Injury List

Ryan Gardner (foot) ? test
Lachie Smith (knee) ? 2-3 weeks
Nick Coffield (shoulder) ? 10-12 weeks
Aiden O?Driscoll (concussion) ? indefinite
Bailey Smith (ACL) ? season

[angelopetraglia]

Good news on the inury front. No new injuries. Good to see Gards not far away, albeit he is just back up at this stage.

[hujsh]

Good news on the inury front. No new injuries. Good to see Gards not far away, albeit he is just back up at this stage.

Isn't L.Smith new? Not near senior selection so it doesn't matter much to the AFL team but still