The substituted player needs to be ineligible for at least a week... checks & balances.

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Isnt this a rehash of the red vest system, where no one was actually injured they just took off a player and said he was hurt.

I like the idea of "enduring"

Its got Clarksons finger prints all over it. He's as dishonest as they come: the face of evil.

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I wonder what the conditions are for the injury sub to be utilized?

What a joke of a rule. Must the (injured) player who comes off miss the next week? Or simply do (and pass) a concussion test?

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O say does that star spangled banner yet wave.

Depends which team is playing ...

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Why isn't the rule, if you sub a player off they automatically miss next week.

Less chance for meddling then.

This makes sense...has to be a cost to avoid this rule to be rorted again.

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It will be the 'as long as it doesn't advantage Carlton' rule.

Martin - Calf

Bloody hell.

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THEY LIKE TO SEND UP!!!!!!!!

Until each team plays each other the same number of times, the AFL, as a fair dinkum competition, cannot be taken seriously.

He (Mr Swann) said the honour and pride associated with the club's traditional navy blue jumper was priceless.

Great.

has he been listed as injured and will miss, or is that the reason he missed last night's training.

If so....I feel for Donstuie, but still reckon we can win this.

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Gee we need to get better at this stuff bloody Richmond have effectively 2 injuries we have a plethora and apart from a dumb suspension Williams Martin Marchbank McNuggets Charlie TDK all would have been handy

H and Casboult very underdone and also betts if he plays

Just once

Riley Beveridge
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A bit of much-needed good news for Jack Silvagni. Has avoided serious damage to his shoulder and won't need surgery. Will miss Thursday night, but could return for Carlton's round three clash against Fremantle. @AFLcomau

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"I said I'd tell you the truth. Didn't say you'd like it." - Finch

JACK Martin will be available for selection this Thursday night, while it’s positive news on the injury front for Jack Silvagni.

Martin missed last week’s season opener due to a calf niggle, while Silvagni came from the ground at half time following an injury to his shoulder.

Director of High Performance Andrew Russell confirmed Martin trained fully and was available for the Round 2 encounter against Collingwood, with Zac Williams also to return after being suspended for Round 1.

He also said the outlook on Silvagni was better than first anticipated.

“He settled down better than we thought he would at the time, which is great,” Russell said.

“He was pretty sort at the time, he definitely couldn’t continue playing.

“We think that he’ll probably miss a week.”

Russell also provided updates on Caleb Marchbank (reconditioning), Mitch McGovern (back tightness) and Sam Philp (hip).

The trio, who are yet to feature in any matches this year, are likely to all be available from next weekend — whether that will be at AFL or VFL level is yet to be determined.

“We’re really happy with Mitch and his last four or five days. He won’t be available for AFL selection this week but he’ll be available next week,” he said.

“Marchbank has had another great week on the training track and a full session today. He’s getting really close to playing.

“‘Philpy’ has had another good week. The VFL doesn’t have a game this week: if they did, he would play."
Player Injury Update
Charlie Curnow Knee
Tom De Koning Back
Brodie Kemp Foot Out of the moon boot, back running on the track next week.
Caleb Marchbank Calf "If there was a VFL game this week, he'd be a chance to play. He'll be available next week, we need to decide whether that's AFL or VFL."
Jack Martin Calf Available for selection.
Mitch McGovern Back "We're really happy with Mitch and his last four or five days. He'll be available next week."
Nic Newman Knee
Sam Philp Hip/Groin "The VFL doesn't have a game this week. We expect to see him out there next week in the VFL practice game."
Jack Silvagni Shoulder "He has settled down better than we thought he would at the time. We think that he'll probably miss the week."
Up Next VFLW match report: Carlton

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"I said I'd tell you the truth. Didn't say you'd like it." - Finch

Great news re Jack. Have a lot of time for him. Hardworking and smart player.

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We are on our way back...

Fantastic news for Carlton. Bad news for Gov. Gov will be playing praccy game next week when Jack gets back from injury.

Plus Marchbank is back, along with the other first round pick in Philp who has pace to burn.

With those 3 back from injury we have plenty of pressure on spots in the AFL team.

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Hopefully we will be down to three players on injury list in four weeks.

Touch wood..
Shame there is no VFL.. I assume there are informal hit outs?

Go Blues

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