Injury Report
Get the latest injury update ahead of Thursday night’s Round 13 clash with Adelaide at Adelaide Oval.
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Richmond trio Tim Taranto, Shai Bolton and Dion Prestia are all available for Thursday night’s clash against Adelaide at Adelaide Oval, in a major boost for the Tigers.
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Richmond’s 2023 best and fairest winner Taranto will return from a wrist fracture he sustained at training, which has sidelined the 26-year-old midfielder for the past seven games.
Electric forward Bolton was unavailable for last Saturday night’s game against Geelong due to a concussion he sustained in the Dreamtime clash the week prior, while inside midfielder Prestia will face the Crows after being managed for Round 12.
Richmond coach Adem Yze said it was encouraging to get some relief on the injury front.
“We’re starting to get some troops back, which is nice,” Yze said.
“We’ll head over the Adelaide tomorrow, hopefully with the opportunity to win the game.
“If (Tim’s) confident in his wrist today (then he’ll play), he had a big session on Saturday, got through that, so we feel like he’s ready to go.”
As announced earlier on Tuesday, Dustin Martin will be managed for Round 13 and is set to play his 300th the following week against Hawthorn at the MCG.
In other injury news, Marlion Pickett will be unavailable for 3-4 weeks after injuring his calf in Saturday night’s match at GMHBA Stadium, and as confirmed on Sunday, Mykelti Lefau will unfortunately miss the remainder of the season after rupturing his ACL in Round 12.
Star forward Tom Lynch is edging closer to his return from the hamstring injury that has had him out of action since Round 3, while Jacob Hopper is also making progress from his hamstring injury.
“Tom and Jacob are getting closer, they’re in almost full training” Yze said.
“We’re just going to make a decision on whether they play before the bye or after that. There’s a possibility they might be available for the Hawks game, but we’ll make that assessment late next week.”
“But they’re progressing nicely.”
Richmond Injury List:
Available
Shai Bolton, concussion
Tim Taranto, wrist
Dion Prestia, managed
Unavailable
Dustin Martin, managed (1 week)
Tom Lynch, hamstring (1 week)
Jacob Hopper, hamstring (2 weeks)
Marlion Pickett, calf (3-4 weeks)
Maurice Rioli, ankle (4-6 weeks)
Jack Ross, foot (6-8 weeks)
Dylan Grimes, back (TBA)
Liam Fawcett, back (TBA)
Mate Colina, back (TBA)
Mykelti Lefau, knee (season)
Tylar Young, knee (season)
Sam Naismith, knee (season)
Josh Gibcus, knee (season)
Judson Clarke, knee (season)