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[Axe Man]

Deep Heat Medical Room: Round 24

Bulldogs’ forward pairing Laith Vandermeer and Josh Dolan will be tested ahead of the AFL clash with Fremantle on Sunday afternoon.

Both suffered concussions in the VFL and AFL, with the duo in line to be available for selection come Round 24.

“We have come through both our AFL and VFL games on the weekend without any major injury concerns,” Head of Sports Medicine Chris Bell said.

“Both Josh and Laitham have progressed well across the last week within our concussion protocol.

“Both players still have some boxes to tick across this week to align them with returning to main training on Friday – but both remain on track to return to availability.”

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[Bornadog]

No news on McNeil so he maybe ok to play

[GVGjr]

This is when Dale injury occured

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[Hotdog60]

Dogs trio go under the knife after falling short of finals



WESTERN Bulldogs star trio Ed Richards, Sam Darcy and Aaron Naughton have all undergone shoulder reconstructions less than 48 hours after Gold Coast beat Essendon to secure the final spot in September.

All three went in for surgery on Friday to repair injuries they carried across the 2025 season and are expected to make full recoveries before Christmas.

The club anticipates Richards, Darcy and Naughton will require up to 16 weeks to fully recover from surgery.

Richards underwent a Latarjat procedure the morning after the midfielder was named All-Australian for the first time at the AFL Awards.

The 26-year-old collected a blazer alongside teammates Marcus Bontempelli and Bailey Dale, following a career year where he signed a five-year extension and was the No.2-rated player in the game, according to Champion Data.

Darcy also went under the knife after carrying a shoulder issue in a year where he was named in the All-Australian 44-man squad, despite missing six games with a knee fracture.



Naughton was unlucky to miss out on selection in the squad after booting a career-best 60 goals in 2025.

Dale underwent surgery earlier in the week after playing with a broken wrist in last Sunday's loss to Fremantle.

The now two-time All-Australian will need up to three months to fully recover, wiping out an off-season on the golf course for one of the trio behind Duck Hook Golf.

Cody Weightman has travelled to Europe for an extended break but the forward is scheduled to report back to the club earlier than others after a season ruined by a complex knee injury.

Out-of-contract midfielder Adam Treloar is set to play for Footscray in the VFL on Saturday at the Mission Whitten Oval as he hunts an extension, following a season limited to just four senior appearances due to repeat calf strains.

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[EasternWest]

Geez, it's easy to forget just how much the players give of themselves to play.

[Pleather Sole]

Geez, it's easy to forget just how much the players give of themselves to play.

Easy to gripe about their form at times all the while their shoulders are painful & cactus. We don't know of course, likely targeted if the oppo knew.
Who was it that strapped up the other shoulder to put the opposition off?

[Uninformed]

The article seemed to indicate that they had been playing with shoulder problems for some time. That must be extremely difficult, especially in overhead marking.

I put Naughton getting his marking ability back mid season as perhaps finally getting some energy back after the glandular fever episode pre season. Maybe it was also a shoulder issue improving.

Certainly did not notice any impingement on Darcy's marking.

Long rehabilitation with shoulders. Wish the lads well.

[Uninformed]

This is when Dale injury occured

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Ouch!

[josie]

Easy to gripe about their form at times all the while their shoulders are painful & cactus. We don't know of course, likely targeted if the oppo knew.
Who was it that strapped up the other shoulder to put the opposition off?

Jongy!!

[Go_Dogs]

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[Pleather Sole]

Jongy!!

Of course! Jongy, thankyou.

[WBFC4FFC]

The article seemed to indicate that they had been playing with shoulder problems for some time. That must be extremely difficult, especially in overhead marking.

I put Naughton getting his marking ability back mid season as perhaps finally getting some energy back after the glandular fever episode pre season. Maybe it was also a shoulder issue improving.

Certainly did not notice any impingement on Darcy's marking.

Long rehabilitation with shoulders. Wish the lads well.

Real shame with Darcy. If there is a knock on his game at present, it is that he’s not strong enough.

That will come but another injury-interrupted pre-season delays this day of reckoning!

[Uninformed]

Real shame with Darcy. If there is a knock on his game at present, it is that he’s not strong enough.

That will come but another injury-interrupted pre-season delays this day of reckoning!

Judging from his knee, he does seem to repair pretty well, so hopefully not too much to that awesome day.

[Rusty12]

Real shame with Darcy. If there is a knock on his game at present, it is that he’s not strong enough.

That will come but another injury-interrupted pre-season delays this day of reckoning!

Surgery was in August.
Relax.
This is normal; the only difference is a post on X, confirming it.