Injury List

Injury Update Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Player	Injury	Status	Round 6 COLLINGWOOD v WEST COAST Sunday May 1, 4:40pm  Subiaco Fox Footy 4:30pm Weather: Min 10 Max 21 Chance of rain 40%: < 1mm Wind: WSW 19kph Betting: Collingwood $6.50 West Coast $1.11
Jamie Elliott	Back	4-12 weeks
Corey Gault	Concussion	Test
Tom Langdon	Knee	Test
Jackson Ramsay	Knee	Season
Matt Scharenberg *	Knee	Season
Ben Sinclair	Concussion	Test
Dane Swan *	Broken leg/foot	Season
Travis Varcoe	Hamstring	TBC
Marley Williams	Mid-foot strain	2 weeks
Jarrod Witts	Split webbing	Test
* Placed on the club's long-term injury list

Collingwood News Travis Varcoe has played just two games in 2016 after missing the start of the season with a hamstring injury. An eager contingent of Magpies will make the trip to Perth later this week to take on the Eagles, yet Travis Varcoe may not be one of them. Varcoe injured his hamstring in Collingwood's 69-point win over Essendon on ANZAC Day. The speedy utility watched from the sidelines in the second as his teammates recorded the club's second win of the year. After being assessed in the aftermath of the ANZAC Day clash, Varcoe's chances of flying west appear low. "It would be a big risk to take him to Perth and hope that he plays," Collingwood Director of Football Neil Balme told the 'Blackmores Injury Update'. The setback for Varcoe marks his second hamstring complaint of the season. After playing all 22 home and away games last year, the 28-year-old failed to play the Magpies' opening three matches of 2016 after pulling up sore on the eve of round one. He added grunt and experience against Melbourne, yet only managed to play 35 per cent of game-time against the Bombers the following week. While it may be difficult to make changes to a winning side, Nathan Buckley and the selection committee may find two new players available ahead of round six. Corey Gault and Ben Sinclair were both starved of action on the weekend as they recovered from respective concussion issues. "Both are going pretty well," Balme said. "Naturally they'll need to go through the concussion testing. We're pretty confident that both will be okay but neither are certainties as yet." Marley Williams is walking a little easier this week after progressing in his recovery from a toe injury, while Balme was happy to move forward Jamie Elliott from a 'long term' category to 'medium term'. "He's out of his boot and moving pretty well," the Football Director said of Williams. "Jamie Elliott has been suffering with that back. He's gone from long term to medium term, so he's doing a fair bit of work and we're really pleased with what he's doing." Jarrod Witts remains on the sidelines after suffering an infection in the split webbing in his hand. Balme was confident in the ruckman's progression from the injury, however raised concern over Witts' readiness to return. "We're still a little but concerned that he hasn't been able to do a lot of work with the footy," Balme said. "There's more chance that he'll stay short term. He probably won't play this weekend." Matt Scharenberg, Jackson Ramsay and Dane Swan remain on the long term injury list as they recover from serious injuries. Scharenberg continues to progress as he takes part in the extensive rehab involved in a knee reconstruction, while Swan and Ramsay remain in recovery mode after respective surgeries.