The Gold Coast SUNS will be bolstered by the return of several players for Wednesday night’s pivotal match against the Bombers.

Daniel Rioli and Bailey Humphrey will be available for selection after being sidelined in recent weeks with leg and knee injuries respectively, as will 247-gamer David Swallow who has been sidelined with a knee complaint.

Will Graham is expected to be in contention in weeks to come to return, should the club qualify for its first finals series.

Injury List

Player	Injury	Estimated Return
20. Ethan Read	Knee	Short-term Read injured his knee in RD9 in Darwin.
27. Wil Powell	Shoulder	Short-term
5. Alex Davies	Foot	Medium-term Davies will be sidelined for several weeks after undergoing an operation on his foot.
14. Lachie Weller	Hamstring	Medium-term Weller re-injured his hamstring in RD13 at home.
26. Will Graham	Hamstring	Medium-term Will Graham injured his hamstring in RD13 at home.
50. Jy Farrar	Ankle	Medium-term Jy Farrar will consult specialists after suffering an ankle injury in the VFL.

20. Ethan Read

Read injured his knee in RD9 in Darwin.

Injury: Knee

Est. Return: Short-term

27. Wil Powell

Injury: Shoulder

Est. Return: Short-term

5. Alex Davies

Davies will be sidelined for several weeks after undergoing an operation on his foot.

Injury: Foot

Est. Return: Medium-term

14. Lachie Weller

Weller re-injured his hamstring in RD13 at home.

Injury: Hamstring

Est. Return: Medium-term

26. Will Graham

Will Graham injured his hamstring in RD13 at home.

Injury: Hamstring

Est. Return: Medium-term

50. Jy Farrar

Jy Farrar will consult specialists after suffering an ankle injury in the VFL.

Injury: Ankle

Est. Return: Medium-term

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Injury Timeframes
Available = Cleared of injury
Probable = Expected to play
Short-term = 1 - 3 weeks
Medium-term = 4 - 6 weeks
Long-term = 6+ weeks

Several SUNS will be in contention to play their first game of the 2025 AFLW season this Saturday in Adelaide. 

After being sidelined for Rounds 1 & 2, Clara Fitzpatrick, Jacqueline Dupuy and Katie Lynch are expected to be fit for Round 3 against Yartapuulti. 

“Clara, Jac and Katie all successfully played scrimmage over the weekend and will be available for selection this Thursday,” Gold Coast SUNS AFLW Physiotherapist Jasmine Herlihy confirmed.

Tara Harrington continues to progress well in her rehabilitation and is likely to be available in the short-term.

Injury Timeframes
Available = Cleared of injury
Probable = Expected to play
Short-term = 1 - 3 weeks
Medium-term = 4 - 6 weeks
Long-term = 6+ weeks