Maddy Brancatisano will be unavailable for a number of weeks after having surgery following an ankle injury sustained in match simulation against the Brisbane Lions.

“After consulting with specialists, Maddy made the decision to have an operation to repair a syndesmosis injury suffered in the match against the Brisbane Lions. As a result, she’ll be unavailable for selection in the early rounds of the season,” GC SUNS AFLW physiotherapist Jasmine Herlihy said.

Meara Girvan will also be sidelined for the opening rounds of the season following a shoulder injury in the same game.

“Meara suffered a dislocated shoulder against the Lions. She’s now completing her rehab program and will miss the first few matches of our season,” Herlihy added.

Vivien Saad is continuing to progress in her rehabilitation from a hamstring injury picked up during pre-season and is targeting to be available for selection in Round 2.

Small forward Ashanti Bush will also be sidelined indefinitely as she recovers from concussion.

Injury List

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Player	Injury	Estimated Return
25. Meara Girvan	Shoulder	Test
5. Maddy Brancatisano	Ankle	2 weeks
24. Alana Gee	Knee	Season Alana was involved in a contact incident at training and received scans on her knee following that incident with results confirming a ruptured ACL.

25. Meara Girvan

Injury: Shoulder

Est. Return: Test

5. Maddy Brancatisano

Injury: Ankle

Est. Return: 2 weeks

24. Alana Gee

Alana was involved in a contact incident at training and received scans on her knee following that incident with results confirming a ruptured ACL.

Injury: Knee

Est. Return: Season

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