Qscan Injury Update: Semi Final

The Gold Coast SUNS have returned from the weekend’s Elimination Final with a clean bill of health ahead of Saturday’s blockbuster QClash Semi Final at the Gabba.

The SUNS returned with no fresh injury concerns from the battle against the Dockers, with the possibility of injured duo Will Graham and Sam Clohesy also being available for selection this weekend against the Lions.

Both players have been sidelined for several weeks with hamstring and ankle concerns respectively.

Zak Evans also continues to progress in his recovery from a thumb injury sustained in the VFL, and is now only unavailable in the short term.

Injury List

Player	Injury	Estimated Return
25. Sam Collins	Ribs	Test Sam Collins will undergo a test to be available for selection in Sunday’s clash against the Giants in Canberra.
3. Christian Petracca	Foot	Short-term
5. Alex Davies	Foot	Short-term Davies is a test to return after undergoing an operation on his foot.
14. Lachie Weller	Hamstring	Short-term Weller re-injured his hamstring in RD13 at home.
27. Wil Powell	Shoulder	Short-term
12. Elliott Himmelberg	Knee	Season Himmelberg sustained an MCL injury in the Round 15 VFL match.
26. Will Graham	Shoulder	Season Will Graham dislocated his shoulder in the Round 18 match against Adelaide.

25. Sam Collins

Sam Collins will undergo a test to be available for selection in Sunday’s clash against the Giants in Canberra.

Injury: Ribs

Est. Return: Test

3. Christian Petracca

Injury: Foot

Est. Return: Short-term

5. Alex Davies

Davies is a test to return after undergoing an operation on his foot.

Injury: Foot

Est. Return: Short-term

14. Lachie Weller

Weller re-injured his hamstring in RD13 at home.

Injury: Hamstring

Est. Return: Short-term

27. Wil Powell

Injury: Shoulder

Est. Return: Short-term

12. Elliott Himmelberg

Himmelberg sustained an MCL injury in the Round 15 VFL match.

Injury: Knee

Est. Return: Season

26. Will Graham

Will Graham dislocated his shoulder in the Round 18 match against Adelaide.

Injury: Shoulder

Est. Return: Season

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

Qscan Injury Update: AFLW R5

Several SUNS are probable to return to action against Carlton this Saturday at Ikon Park.

After missing Round 4, Meara Girvan (concussion) and Charlie Rowbottom(shoulder) are hopeful to be available for selection on Thursday, while StreetSmarts SUNS Academy graduate Tara Harrington edges one step closer to her long-awaited debut. 

“Meara, Charlie and Tara will need to get through training this week before we can confirm their availability,” Gold Coast SUNS AFLW Physiotherapist Jasmine Herlihy said.

After suffering an ankle injury that ruled her out of Round 4, Katie Lynch will aim to put her hand up for selection in the near future.

“Scans confirmed that Katie has a lateral ankle sprain which will see her unavailable for the short-term” Herlihy added.

Jamie Stanton and Nyalli Milne are also expected to miss several weeks after both sustaining ankle injuries in the Gold Coast’s 19-point-win over Greater Western Sydney. 

In more positive news, Charlotte Wilson and Sienna McMullen are progressing well in recovery, with both their estimated returns reducing to short-term and medium-term respectively.

Injury List

Player	Injury	Estimated Return
05. Maddy Brancatisano	Ankle	Test
06. Elise Barwick	Knee	Short-term
22. Charlotte Wilson	Foot	Long-term

05. Maddy Brancatisano

Injury: Ankle

Est. Return: Test

06. Elise Barwick

Injury: Knee

Est. Return: Short-term

22. Charlotte Wilson

Injury: Foot

Est. Return: Long-term

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