And just like that, the 2025 AFL season is well underway.
While some teams charge forward into the new season at full strength, others are looking to fill gaps in their sides as the injury toll mounts.
The Sporting News keeps you updated will all the medical news across the competition.
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Adelaide injury news
| Player | Injury | Estimated return |
| Toby Murray | Ankle | TBC |
| Nick Murray | Knee | 1 week |
| Josh Rachele | Ribs | 3-5 weeks |
| James Peatling | Suspension | Round 7 |
| Kieran Strachan | Foot | Season |
- Nick Murray faces a fitness test to return against GWS
- Toby Murray suffered a serious ankle injury in the SANFL which will require surgery, although he's hopeful of returning before the end of the season
- James Peatling serves a one-game suspension for a dangerous tackle
Updated: April 17
Brisbane injury news
| Player | Injury | Estimated return |
| Keidean Coleman | ACL | 3-5 weeks |
| Kai Lohmann | Ankle | 1 week |
| Lincoln McCarthy | ACL | TBC |
| Brandon Starcevich | Concussion | TBC |
- Henry Smith leaves concussion protocol, while Lohmann will be given another week
- Starcevich is showing improvement but the club will remain cautious and rebuild his fitness level slowly
Updated: April 17
Carlton injury news
| Player | Injury | Estimated return |
| Alex Cincotta | Hip | 3-4 weeks |
| Lachlan Cowan | Hamstring | 4-6 weeks |
| Orazio Fantasia | Calf | 3-4 weeks |
| Elijah Hollands | Personal | TBC |
| Harry McKay | Concussion | 1-2 weeks |
| Nic Newman | Patella | 2026 |
| Jagga Smith | ACL | 2026 |
| Brodie Kemp | Achilles | 2026 |
- The Blues lose Kemp for the season with an achilles injury
- Cowan will miss more than a month after straining his hamstring in the loss to Collingwood
Updated: April 17
Collingwood injury news
| Player | Injury | Estimated return |
| Harvey Harrison | ACL | TBC |
| Ash Johnson | Leg | 5-7 weeks |
| Reef McInnes | Knee | 2026 |
| Tom Mitchell | Foot | TBC |
| Lachie Schultz | Hamstring | 2-3 weeks |
| Dan Houston | Suspension | Round 7 |
- Dan Houston cops a one-game suspension
- De Goey returns after missing Gather Round
- The club have put a return timeline on Ash Johnson
Updated: April 17
Essendon injury news
| Player | Injury | Estimated return |
| Nick Bryan | ACL | Season |
| Jye Caldwell | Hamstring | 3 weeks |
| Nik Cox | Calf | 2 weeks |
| Angus Clarke | Collarbone | 3-4 weeks |
| Tom Edwards | Knee | 2026 |
| Matt Guelfi | Hamstring | 3 weeks |
| Kyle Langford | Hamstring | 1 week |
| Darcy Parish | Calf | TBC |
- Darcy Parish suffered a calf issue and has no timetable
- Nick Bryan is out for the season after rupturing his ACL
Updated: April 17
Fremantle injury news
| Player | Injury | Estimated return |
| Nat Fyfe | Hamstring | TBC |
| Luke Jackson | Hamstring | 2 weeks |
| Odin Jones | Back | 2026 |
| Charlie Nicholls | Back | Test |
| Nathan O'Driscoll | Ankle | 4 weeks |
| Sam Sturt | Knee | 6 weeks |
| Patrick Voss | Suspension | Round 9 |
| Corey Wagner | Calf | Test |
| Brandon Walker | Shoulder | 3-4 months |
| Michael Walters | Knee | TBC |
- Patrick Voss cops a three-game ban for striking
- Wagner faces a fitness test to return
- Nat Fyfe's return is TBC after suffering a 'moderate' hamstring issue
Updated: April 17
Geelong injury news
| Player | Injury | Estimated return |
| Jed Bews | Finger | 4-7 weeks |
| Tanner Bruhn | Finger | TBC |
| Cillian Burke | Knee | Indefinite |
| Toby Conway | Back | TBC |
| Mitch Edwards | Pelvis | TBC |
| Cam Guthrie | Achilles | TBC |
| Jack Henry | Hamstring | 2-4 weeks |
| Lenny Hoffman | Back | Indefinite |
| Xavier Ivisic | Ankle | 1 week |
| Mitch Knevitt | Foot | Test |
| Jake Koladjashnij | Groin | 1-2 weeks |
| Jack Martin | Calf | TBC |
| Keighton Matofai-Forbes | Managed | 1 week |
| Jacob Molier | Hamstring | TBC |
- Tom Stewart and Jake Kolodjashnij are both set to return
Updated: April 17
Gold Coast injury news
| Player | Injury | Estimated return |
| Charlie Ballard | Knee | 2026 |
| Connor Budarick | Ribs | Test |
| Tom Berry | Knee | 6+ weeks |
| Leo Lombard | Dislocated shoulder | 4-6 weeks |
| David Swallow | PCL | 1-3 weeks |
- Budarick is expected to return pending a fitness test
Updated: April 17
GWS injury news
| Player | Injury | Estimated return |
| Ryan Angwin | Ankle | Test |
| Brent Daniels | Abdominal | 1 week |
| Stephen Coniglio | Glute | 1 week |
| Josh Fahey | Foot | Test |
| Ollie Hannaford | Wrist | 5 weeks |
| Logan Smith | Illness | TBC |
- Angwin and Fahey will undergo fitness tests to return via the VFL
Updated: April 17
Hawthorn injury news
| Player | Injury | Estimated return |
| Will Day | Foot | 3-4 months |
| Calsher Dear | Back | 1 week |
| Mitch Lewis | ACL | 7-9 weeks |
| Connor Macdonald | Ankle | Test |
| Conor Nash | Wrist | Test |
- Gun mid Will Day needs surgery on a stress fracture in his foot and will miss several months
- Nash is cleared of serious injury but faces a fitness test
Updated: April 17
Melbourne injury news
| Player | Injury | Estimated return |
| Tom Campbell | Hamstring | Test |
| Marty Hore | Calf | 4-5 weeks |
| Jake Lever | Ankle | 7-8 weeks |
| Steven May | Foot | Test |
| Shane McAdam | Achilles | 2026 |
| Andy Moniz-Wakefield | ACL | 2026 |
- May will face a fitness test after dealing with plantar fascia
Updated: April 17
North Melbourne injury news
| Player | Injury | Estimated return |
| Jackson Archer | Hamstring | 1 week |
| Callum Coleman-Jones | Achilles | 5-6 weeks |
| Brayden George | ACL | TBC |
| Josh Goater | Hamstring | 3-4 weeks |
| Matt Whitlock | Ankle | 3-4 weeks |
- Whitlock has been sidelined for a month with an ankle injury
Updated: April 17
Port Adelaide injury news
| Player | Injury | Estimated return |
| Tom Anastasopoulos | Ankle | Test |
| Miles Bergman | Knee | Test |
| Ryan Burton | Hip flexor | 1-2 weeks |
| Jack Lukosius | Knee | 5-7 weeks |
| Todd Marshall | Achilles | TBC |
| Brandon Zerk-Thatcher | Back | 1-3 weeks |
- Byrne-Jones returns from suspension
- Bergman is cleared of serious damage but faces a fitness test
Updated: April 17
Richmond injury news
| Player | Injury | Estimated return |
| Harry Armstrong | Hamstring | 11-13 weeks |
| Judson Clarke | ACL | 1-2 weeks |
| Josh Gibcus | ACL | TBC |
| Taj Hotton | ACL | TBC |
| Sam Lalor | Hip | Test |
| Mykelti Lefau | ACL | 6-9 weeks |
| Rhyan Mansell | Suspension/Shoulder | 2-3 weeks |
| Kane McAuliffe | Foot | Test |
| Dion Prestia | Achilles | 3-4 weeks |
| Tylar Young | ACL | 6-9 weeks |
- Lalor a chance to return after a week off
Updated: April 17
St Kilda injury news
| Player | Injury | Estimated return |
| Dan Butler | Achilles | 2-3 weeks |
| Jack Carroll | Hamstring | 2 weeks |
| Hunter Clark | Abdominal | 1-2 weeks |
| Zaine Cordy | Pectoral | TBC |
| Alex Dodson | Concussion | Test |
| Paddy Dow | Knee | TBC |
| Dougal Howard | Shoulder | 3 weeks |
| Max King | Knee | TBC |
| Mattaes Phillipou | Leg | 3 weeks |
| Liam O'Connell | Concussion | Test |
- O'Connell looks to return pending a fitness test
Updated: April 17
Sydney injury news
| Player | Injury | Estimated return |
| Taylor Adams | Hamstring | 2-4 weeks |
| Joel Amartey | Hamstring | 4-6 weeks |
| Riak Andrew | Shoulder | 7-9 weeks |
| Harry Cunningham | Foot | 6 weeks |
| Jesse Dattoli | Back | 6-8 weeks |
| Robbie Fox | Calf | 2-4 weeks |
| Errol Gulden | Ankle | 8-10 weeks |
| Callum Mills | Plantar Fasciitis | 1-2 weeks |
| Tom Papley | Foot | 5-7 weeks |
- Amartey is set to miss six weeks with his latest hamstring issue
Updated: April 17
West Coast injury news
| Player | Injury | Estimated return |
| Campbell Chesser | Ankle | 4-6 weeks |
| Callum Jamieson | Ankle/Knee | 1 week |
| Jeremy McGovern | Adductor | Test |
| Dom Sheed | ACL | 2026 |
| Elliot Yeo | MCL/Ankle | 4-5 weeks |
- McGovern faces a fitness test in his hopes to return
Updated: April 17
Western Bulldogs injury news
| Player | Injury | Estimated return |
| Marcus Bontempelli | Calf | Test |
| Nick Coffield | Hamstring | 2-4 weeks |
| Riley Garcia | Knee | 3-6 weeks |
| Anthony Scott | Concussion | Test |
| Adam Treloar | Calf | 2-4 weeks |
| Cody Weightman | Knee | Indefinite |
| Laitham Vandermeer | Knee | 2-4 weeks |
- Bontempelli looks to make his long-awaited return
Updated: April 17
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