Player | Injury | Description |
Tom Bellchambers | Foot | Scans revealed that Bellchambers has suffered a stress fracture in the third metatarsal in his foot. He will be unable to train for eight weeks. |
Travis Colyer | Foot | Colyer will likely miss the rest of the season after scans revealed a stress fracture in his foot as well as a 'hot navicular'. Colyer has since undergone successful surgery. |
Jake Carlisle | Ankle | Jake injured his ankle in the dying stages of the match against Hawthorn. The forward is likely to miss 4-6 weeks. |
David Myers | Shoulder | Myers dislocated his shoulder against the Sydney. After electing to have surgery, Myers is still 2 weeks from returning, but may be elligble for VFL. |
Dustin Fletcher | Groin | Fletcher suffered a slight groin strain against Richmond in round 9. He should be available in 1-2 weeks. |
Paul Chapman | Groin | Chapman's groin had been troubling him for a number of weeks and Doctors made the decision to rest him. He will miss the next 1-2 weeks. |
Orazio Fantasia | Groin | Fantasia has returned to running but will still miss the next few weeks with a groin strain. |
Off the list:
Nick Kommer - Kommer made his return for Essendon VFL two weeks ago. After playing only a half in his first game, Kommer played 3 quarters where he had seven possessions, laid five tackles and kicked one goal.
David Zaharakis - Zaharakis has recovered from his ankle injury and played a full game with Essendon VFL last week where he gathered 28 disposals.
Heath Hocking - After an extended time on the sideline, Heath Hocking finally made his return for Essendon VFL over the weekend. He had 18 possessions and kicked 2 goals.