The injury wrap at the end of the second round of the AFL 2008 season.

Josh Drummond (Bris Lions) thigh
Tore the quadriceps muscle at the front of the thigh. Likely to miss 2-3 weeks.

Tyson Goldsack (Collingwood) face
Broken nose but should be OK to play this week. Has been cleared of knee damage in the same incident.

Travis Cloke (Collingwood) ankle
Appeared to roll his ankle on Friday night but has pulled up well and will play this week.

Aaron Davey (Melbourne) foot
Left the field during the third term with a sprained foot. Scans will determine the extent of the damage.

Shaun Higgins (W Bulldogs) ankle
Sprained his ankle in the final quarter. May miss 1-2 weeks.

Kurt Tippett (Adelaide) knee
Jarred his left knee. Will have scans today.

Darren Glass (West Coast) ankle
Sprained ankle. Doubtful this week.

Stuart Dew (Hawthorn) hamstring
Tore his hamstring in the final quarter at Subiaco and is likely to miss 3-4 weeks.

Darren Jolly (Sydney) ankle
Sprained ankle in yesterday’s game. Likely to miss 1-2 weeks.

Courtney Dempsey (Essendon) hamstring
Torn hamstring. Will be out for 3-4 weeks.

Andrew Raines (Richmond) kneecap
Dislocated left kneecap in yesterday’s match. The Tigers will learn the full extent of the injury today but he is likely to miss at least a couple of games.

POSSIBLE RETURNS THIS WEEK
Matthew Kreuzer (Carlton) hip
Michael Jamison (Carlton) hamstring
Brad Ottens (Geelong) ankle
Tim Clarke (Hawthorn) calf
Jordan Lewis (Hawthorn) suspension
Mark Williams (Hawthorn) late withdrawal
Matthew Bate (Melbourne) hamstring
Mark Coughlan (Richmond) knee
Kane Johnson (Richmond) suspension
Matt Maguire (St Kilda) foot
Jared Crouch (Sydney) hamstring
Wayde Skipper (W Bulldogs) foot

Dr Peter Brukner is associate professor in sports medicine at Melbourne University.

Official injury lists:

ADELAIDE
Robert Shirley (calf) - available
Aaron Kite (knee) - to be cconfirmed (tbc)
Kurt Tippett (knee) tbc
Greg Gallman (ribs) - 1 week
Nick Gill (calf) - 1 week
Trent Hentschel (knee) - 3-4 weeks
Chris Knights (quad) - 3-4 weeks
Brad Moran (fractured finger) - 4 weeks
Brent Reilly (wrist) - 5 weeks
Rhett Biglands (knee) - season
 
BRISBANE
Robert Copeland (ankle) - available
Pat Garner (knee) - available
Chris Schmidt (quad) - available
Mitch Clark (quad) - 1 week
Tom Collier (hamstring) - 1 week
Jason Roe (quad) - 2-3 weeks
Josh Drummond (quad) - 4 weeks
Matthew Moody (groin) - indefinite
Sam Sheldon (groin) - indefinite
 
CARLTON
Cain Ackland (shoulder) - test
Michael Jamison (soreness) - test
Matthew Kreuzer (quad) - test
Luke Blackwell (thigh) - 1-2 weeks
Andrew Walker (shoulder) - indefinite
 
COLLINGWOOD
Jaxson Barham (shoulder) - 2-3 weeks
Simon Prestigiacomo (foot) - indefinite
Brad Dick (knee) - season
Sean Rusling (shoulder) - season
 
ESSENDON
David Myers (hamstring) - 1 week
Scott Gumbleton (hamstring) - 2 weeks
Courtenay Dempsey (hamstring) - 3 weeks
Tom Hislop (wrist) - 4 weeks
Scott Lucas (knee) - 11 weeks
Heath Hocking (groin) - indefinite
 
FREMANTLE
Shaun McManus (calf) - test
Mark Johnson (knee) - 1 week
 
GEELONG
Brad Ottens (ankle) - test
David Wojcinski (finger) - test
Nathan Djerrkura (quad) - 3 weeks
Matthew Egan (foot) - indefinite
 
HAWTHORN
Clint Young (groin) - test
Stuart Dew (hamstring) - 3-4 weeks
Max Bailey (knee) - 4-5 weeks
Trent Croad (wrist) - 4-5 weeks
Beau Muston (knee) - season
 
MELBOURNE
Aaron Davey (foot) - further assessment
Matthew Bate (hamstring) - test
Jack Grimes (groin/shins) - 2-4 weeks
 
NORTH MELBOURNE
Lachlan Hansen (foot) - test
Jess Sinclair (thumb) - 1 week
Robbie Tarrant (shoulder) - tbc
Nathan Grima (knee) - season
 
PORT ADELAIDE
Adam Cockshell (knee) - test
Fabian Deluca (knee) - test
Hugh Minson (knee) - to be assessed (tba)
Michael Wilson (Achilles) - ongoing assessment
 
RICHMOND
Angus Graham (hip) - test
Andrew Raines (knee) - test
Danny Meyer (hip) - tba
Trent Cotchin (Achilles) 2-3 weeks
 
ST KILDA
Sean Dempster (knee) - tbc
James Gwilt (groin) - tbc
Brendon Goddard (knee) 1-2 weeks
Matt Maguire (leg) 2-3 weeks
 
SYDNEY
Tim Schmidt (knee) - 3 weeks
Peter Everitt (knee) - 3-4 weeks
Nic Fosdike (knee) - 4-5 weeks
Henry Playfair (hamstring) - 4-5 weeks
Brett Meredith (shoulder) - 8-10 weeks
Nick Malceski (knee) - indefinite
Kristin Thornton (knee) - season
 
WEST COAST
Steven Armstrong (calf) - test
Eric Mackenzie (knee) - test
Sam Butler (groin) - 2-3 weeks
Mark LeCras (groin) - 3-4 weeks
 
WESTERN BULLDOGS
Nathan Eagleton (ankle) - tba
Malcolm Lynch (hamstring) - 2 weeks
Tom Williams (thigh) - 2-3 weeks
Andrejs Everitt (knee) - 3 weeks
Farren Ray (foot) - 3 weeks
Shaun Higgins (ankle) - 4-6 weeks
 
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