Sam Berry and Brodie Smith are both expected to be available for selection for Thursday night’s Showdown after recovering from minor injuries.
Smith (back) and Berry (foot) missed Saturday’s win over North Melbourne in Hobart but have recovered and will train on Wednesday.
“Brodie had a back issue that flared up in the game two weeks ago and did really well to play out that game,” High Performance Manager Darren Burgess said.
“He did a fair bit of work on Friday and trained fully on Monday, so we expect him to train Wednesday and be available.
“Sam had a foot issue and was touch and go for North Melbourne but didn’t quite come up.
“He ran on Friday, trained fully yesterday and will train Wednesday and be available as well.”
Luke Pedlar is seeing a specialist for his shoulder injury and will miss the Showdown.
Pedlar was subbed out of the game against North Melbourne after suffering the injury in a tackle in the first quarter.
“Luke hurt his shoulder that he’s had a few minor issues with in the past in a contest early in the game,” Burgess said.
“He had to come off and he’s seeing the surgeon today. We’re not too sure where that will lead but he will miss this weekend for sure.
“It’s a bit sore but the initial scans were a bit mixed so we’ll see what the surgeon says and be guided by that.”
Jordon Butts and Lachlan Murphy both returned from injury via the SANFL on the weekend and Harry Schoenberg played his second game back from Achilles surgery.
“Pleasingly in the game against North Adelaide on the weekend we had those three play again, they all got through fine and will be putting their hand up for selection so there’s a good amount of pressure on the AFL squad,” Burgess said.
“Harry has increased his game time and played really well, all his numbers are outstanding so it’s great to see Schonny back in full form.”
Injury List as of Tuesday, April 30:
Luke Pedlar (shoulder) TBC
Nick Murray (knee) 3-5 weeks
Riley Thilthorpe (knee) 8-10 weeks
Wayne Milera (knee) season
Patrick Parnell (shoulder) season
