Injury List

Injury Update Tuesday, May 24, 2016
Player	Injury	Status	Round 10 COLLINGWOOD v FOOTSCRAY Time, Place, TV: Sunday May 29, 3:20pm MCG 7mate/Fox Footy 3:00pm Weather: Min 8 Max 15 Chance of rain 40%: 1-5mm Wind: NW 22kph Betting: Collingwood $2.75 Footscray $1.45
Tim Broomhead	Ankle	2-3 weeks
Nathan Brown	Hamstring	Test
Jamie Elliott	Back	Indefinite
Corey Gault	Concussion	Test
Tom Langdon	Ankle	2-3 weeks
Jackson Ramsay	Knee	Season
Matt Scharenberg*	Knee	Season
Ben Sinclair	Concussion	Test
Dane Swan*	Broken leg/foot	Season
Rupert Wills	Calf	Test
* Placed on the club's long-term injury list

Collingwood News Jamie Elliott is expected to be set back six weeks by having surgery on his back. Jamie Elliott will have surgery on his back in an attempt to resolve the pars defect injury affecting the forward in 2016. Collingwood Media reported last week that Elliott was due to consult with a new specialist to determine a course of action on the frustrating injury. On Monday, director of football Neil Balme said in the 'Blackmores Injury Update' the decision has been made to operate on the 23-year-old. "We do have some unfortunate news to report today in that Jamie Elliott will probably require some surgery on his injured back," Balme said. "If there's any surgery, it'll be more anatomical in nature and not particularly evasive. "When you're talking about back surgery, that is good news." Elliott has not seen any playing time in 2016 after originally being overcome by the injury in the pre-season. He was excused from full training and placed on a "de-loaded" program in February before slowly progressing throughout the early months of the year. Balme last week described the improvement of Elliott's back as "spasmodic", however on Monday admitted it will be unlikely for the forward to return to senior action this season. "It'll probably just keep him out for about six weeks and then he should be fine to move on," Balme said. "We'll see what happens from there. Obviously that makes it a bit tough for him to have an impact this year, but it's certainly not out of the question as yet." Elliott's setback overshadowed an injury update relatively clean after victories in both the AFL and VFL on the weekend. Neither team suffered any new concerns, while Ben Reid, Tyson Goldsack and Marley Williams all made successful returns from respective injuries. According to Balme, Collingwood's medical staff are still keeping a watchful eye over two players who were absent on the weekend. "Ben Sinclair's concussion is something we're closely watching," he said. "He's not feeling all that great yet so let's hope he comes through this week feeling a lot better. If he does, he'll be able to play. "Corey Gault is in the same position, he's had some genuine issues with his concussion. "He's feeling quite well, but we'll have to see how well he goes." Balme also stated that defender Nathan Brown and rookie Rupert Wills should be declared fit as the week progresses, however a VFL bye may keep them on the sidelines. Jackson Ramsay, Matthew Scharenberg and Dane Swan all remain long term injuries, although Swan on Friday offered his own progress report, posting on Instagram "It's been a long 9 weeks but it feels good and [sic] to be able to stand up on my own without the use of crutches… Still a long way to go though." Herald Sun ON THE BLOCK: Hard to see too many changes to the Collingwood side that dismantled premiership favourites Geelong on Saturday. It was a first-class performance. Particularly pleasing for Nathan Buckley was the form of Jeremy Howe in defence, Jesse White in attack, the ruck grunt of Brodie Grundy and the continued development of Mason Cox. ON THE CUSP: More good news on this front. Out of favour forward Travis Cloke had his best performance in the VFL yet he will still miss out next week. But at least he is building back to some form. The Pies' VFL side had a solid win and at last it appears as if the injury crisis has dissipated. A host of VFL players will be looked at over the next month or so. GLENN McFARLANE'S FORECAST: Blue skies make a big difference to the tempest that has preceded it. As the coach said, it all comes back to work ethic and attitude, and that will be tested again this week against the Western Bulldogs. If the Magpies can bring that blue-collar attitude, they are a chance of causing another upset. It won't be easy, but nothing of value ever is.