Head of High Performance, Jarrod Wade has confirmed a reasonably clean bill of health after the weekend's matches at both AFL and VFL level.
Dynamic forward Nathan Kreuger, who sustained rib soreness in Round 7, will increase his contact training throughout the week with the expectation he will be available to play this weekend. Kreuger will be assessed in the back end of the week ahead of team selection.
Joe Richards is back running, and his training load will be increased this week as he looks to reach 100% running capacity. He is expected to be available for selection next week.
The road to recovery is almost over for Darcy Cameron as he looks to make his return from an MCL injury. Cameron completed a strong training block last week of high-level functional gym work. This week is about putting this work into an on-field environment which should set him up to be available for Round 10.
After injurying his shoulder in the final practice match of the pre-season, dashing midfielder Patrick Lipinskihas cleared all his strength markers and has commenced contact work. Next week Lipinski will be 12-weeks post-surgery and the focus will be on completing full training before being available for selection.
Dan McStay is in a frustrating position, being able to function in every sense but is still unable to mark the ball. McStay continues to use this time to work on his speed and agility before he is cleared to start more skills-focussed training with the ball.
The positive news continues to arrive for Jeremy Howe. Howe is taking steps every day and is even getting involved in some goal kicking and light skills training. He's working with a hand specialist while completing his running program. It is expected Howe will return to contract training sooner than anticipated but a time frame on when he will return to the game is unconfirmed.
Young defender Charlie Dean has been cleared by his surgeon to commence running. Dean will need to complete functional markers in the gym before he begins a running program, but this is positive news for Dean who has had an unfortunate run of injuries since arriving at Collingwood during the 2021 Rookie Draft.
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