Injury List

Injury Update Monday, August 15, 2016
Player	Injury	Status	Round 22 COLLINGWOOD v GOLD COAST Time, Place, TV: Saturday August 20, 7:25pm Etihad Stadium Fox Sports 7:00pm Weather: Min 7 Max 14 Chance of rain 70%: 1-5mm Wind: WNW 24kph Betting: Collingwood $1.32 Gold Coast $3.40
Taylor Adams	Ankle	Season
Tim Broomhead	Shoulder	Season
Mason Cox	Shoulder	Test
Ben Crocker	Concussion	Test
Jamie Elliott	Back	Season
Alex Fasolo	Shoulder	Season
Tom Langdon	Knee	Season
Jackson Ramsay	Knee	Season
Ben Reid	Knee	Season
Matt Scharenberg*	Knee	Season
Brayden Sier	Back	Test
Ben Sinclair	Concussion	Season
Dane Swan*	Broken leg/foot	Season
* Placed on the club's long-term injury list

Collingwood News Taylor Adams won't play again in 2016 after injuring his ankle against the Western Bulldogs on Friday night. Three Collingwood players won't return to the field again this year with Neil Balme ruling out Taylor Adams, Ben Reid and Ben Sinclair for the remainder of the season. With games against Gold Coast and Hawthorn remaining, the director of football on Monday declared the risk of rushing the trio back too great. Adams sustained an ankle injury in Friday's nail-biting loss to the Western Bulldogs. The midfielder left the field midway through the final quarter after collecting 21 possessions in 73 per cent game time. Earlier in the match he also required attention from the trainers on a concern to his left calf. "Taylor Adams has hurt his ankle," Balme confirmed. "He's pretty sore and will certainly miss two weeks. "I don't think he'll need any surgery but he won't play for the rest of the season." Another man set to be sidelined for the remainder of the year is key defender Reid. Nathan Buckley all but confirmed in his Friday night press conference that Reid wouldn't return in 2016. This was further confirmed on Monday. "He's been suffering from that PCL injury and we'll take him out for the rest of the year," Balme said. "We're still deciding on what the course of action for that is. It may or may not require surgery. "Obviously he has been able to get through a fair bit of the season with that, but now it's not worth taking the risk." Finally, after a year of struggles with concussion, Ben Sinclair's season has officially come to an end. The 24-year-old has played 13 games and suffered four bouts of concussion in 2016. While Balme is confident Sinclair continues to progress well from his latest setback, he will now turn attention to 2017. "He's recovered quite well. He's training but we don't think we'll take a risk for the rest of the year with his concussions," Balme said. "He's very keen to play, as we are. But naturally there'll have to be a bit of testing for him to go through to ensure that he's okay." Despite the growing number of Magpies on the long-term injury list, a few will attempt to return to the field before the season is out. Mason Cox (shoulder), Brayden Sier (back) and Ben Crocker (concussion) are all seeking to prove their fitness, while Darcy Moore has escaped from his crash with the Etihad Stadium fence with only a cut head and black eye. "He's fine," Balme said of Moore. "Obviously he scratched his head and had a bit of bleeding. But that won't stop him this week."

Herald Sun SUMMARY: COLLINGWOOD has put Taylor Adams, Ben Reid and Ben Sinclair and in cotton wool. The trio were on Monday ruled out for the rest of the season with two games left. Magpies football manager Neil Balme confirmed the decision on Monday. "Today we can rule out Taylor Adams, Ben Reid and Ben Sinclair who won't play again this year," he said. Adams will avoid surgery after hurting his ankle against the Bulldogs on Friday night but would miss at least two weeks while Reid "may or may not need surgery" on a PCL injury. Sinclair has suffered multiple concussions this season and Balme said the club needed to get to the bottom of the problem. "We need to get to the bottom of it and give him a decent chance to be able to put some games together," he said. "We obviously miss him and we're keen for him to come back, but with all those concussion things we're very concerned about his future so we'll do everything we can to make sure he's OK." Balme said Alex Fasolo and Tim Broomhead were "pretty sore" after shoulder surgery and both would take 3-4 months to "get back to square one". The news is better for Darcy Moore, who is fine after crashing head-first into the Etihad Stadium fence. ON THE BLOCK: Tom Phillips won't enjoy when the match review shows him playing on in the first quarter right in front of goal. The young Pie had his kick smothered and watched in horror as the footy whisked to the other end for Jake Stringer to goal. Adam Oxley didn't have a huge Friday night. ON THE CUSP: Travis Cloke kicked five, but are his papers stamped? Brent Macaffer was best-afield as the VFL side prevailed yet again while Mason Cox could return. Ben Reid is likely to be put on ice for the remainder of the season after succumbing to a knee injury that has plagued him for most of the season. SAM LANDSBERGER'S FORECAST: These Magpies should beat Gold Coast and won't be without a sneaky shot against Hawthorn. They sit No.2 on the injury ladder and their form against the best has been impressive. The Dogs might have been younger, but Bucks still fielded the fifth-most inexperienced side of Round 21. Plenty of promise for 2017, while Adam Treloar might be on his way to a Copeland Trophy in year one as a Pie. A decision on Dane Swan is due. Have we seen the last of the champ?