Injury List

Injury Update Tuesday, August 23, 2016
Player	Injury	Status	Round 23 COLLINGWOOD v HAWTHORN Time, Place, TV: Sunday August 28, 3:20pm MCG 7mate / Fox Sports 3:00pm Weather: Min 8 Max 16 Chance of rain 60%: 1-5mm Wind: N 30kph Betting: Collingwood $5.10 Hawthorn $1.17
Taylor Adams	Ankle and hip	Season
Tim Broomhead	Shoulder	Season
Jorden De Goey	Ankle	Test
Jamie Elliott	Back	Season
Alex Fasolo	Shoulder	Season
Tyson Goldsack	Foot	Test
Tom Langdon	Knee	Season
Darcy Moore	Hamstring	Season
Jackson Ramsay	Knee	Season
Ben Reid	Knee	Season
Matt Scharenberg*	Knee	Season
Brayden Sier	Back	1-2 weeks
Ben Sinclair	Concussion	Season
Dane Swan*	Broken leg/foot	Season
* Placed on the club's long-term injury list

COLLINGWOOD NEWS Darcy Moore will focus on his conditioning work in order to overcome a string of recent hamstring injuries. The 20-year-old's season is over after Moore suffered damage to his hamstring in the second quarter of Saturday night's win over the Gold Coast Suns. Collingwood director of football Neil Balme on Monday said the injury wasn't severe, but would be enough to sideline Moore from the upcoming round 23 clash with Hawthorn. "It's not terrible, but it's bad enough for him to miss this week," Balme told Collingwood Media's 'Blackmores Injury Update'. "I'm sure that he'll get out of that fine, but he certainly won't play this week." When Moore returns to pre-season training, he may take on an adapted program to prevent future problems. "Obviously with an athlete like him, we're going to have to do a fair bit of work conditioning him to make sure he's resilient to play week after week for the many, many years he's going to play with the Pies," Balme said. As Balme discussed Moore's fitness in the future, two Magpies spent the day recovering from surgery. Ben Reid went under the knife to repair an injured knee last week, while Taylor Adams on Monday had an arthroscopic operation on his hip. "Ben has had surgery on his knee," Balme said. "There's obviously quite a significant recovery period but he'll have a decent pre-season and should be able to play at the start of next season. "Taylor Adams missed the game with an ankle and has also had some hip injuries. "It's only been done today, so I'm not sure of the outcome. But I expect that to be a quick recovery." After a 12th consecutive victory on Sunday, the VFL Magpies' season will continue beyond the completion of the home and away season. Two players eligible to compete in the VFL finals are Tyson Goldsack and Brayden Sier. While Sier has been on the sidelines in recent weeks, Goldsack was last week named in Collingwood's AFL side before a foot and ankle injury forced a late withdrawal. Balme on Monday said he was "pretty confident" the premiership defender would return this weekend, however the outlook on Collingwood's first pick in the 2015 draft remained less convincing. "Brayden Sier he thought might be back for this week," Balme said. "He's some chance of playing in the VFL finals, but unless he gets some work into his legs, he may not." A number of Collingwood players who weren't discussed by Balme remain on the injury list.

COLLINGWOOD NEWS Key forward Travis Cloke will replace the injured Darcy Moore in the final round against Hawthorn, despite senior selection making him ineligible for VFL finals. The 29-year-old has spent the past fortnight with the Magpies' VFL squad after being dropped for the third time this season, and has kicked a total of nine goals in his last two VFL outings. Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley confirmed Cloke had earned a reprieve after Moore went down with a right hamstring injury against Gold Coast on Saturday night. "Cloke will play. You can't have the to and fro going through the week," Buckley told Fox Footy on Monday night. "Darcy has been our premier forward throughout the year when he's been up and he's missed some games with injury. "Clokey's form in the last couple of weeks since going back has been really strong at VFL level and he's next best suited to the role that Darcy's been playing, so he'll come in and have an opportunity to fulfill his role and perform in a game that we're really keen to win." Sunday's clash against the Hawks may be Cloke's last game for the Magpies, with speculation rife that he may change clubs at the end of the season despite having one year remaining on his contract. Moore, meanwhile, had scans on Monday to have the hamstring injury assessed. He said the injury was more serious than the tightness that forced him to miss round 20 as a precaution, but he ruled out damage to the tendon and expected it to be just a standard hamstring issue. "It was a bit worse this time. A few weeks ago it was more precautionary, but this time was definitely an episode," Moore said. "[I will] hopefully get a few weeks of good rehab in, have a good break in the off-season and come back ready to go." Despite injury Moore, 20, has had an excellent second season, playing 17 games for 24 goals and showing enough for Buckley to declare him the main man up forward for Collingwood over the next decade. His injury is likely to deny him the Magpies' leading goalkicker award for the season however, with Alex Fasolo having kicked 25 goals in 12 games before his season ended early following shoulder surgery. By contrast, Cloke, who has kicked 15 goals in 12 games this season, has struggled to adapt to the team's needs. Collingwood is on top of the VFL ladder with one match to play. To be eligible for VFL finals, players must play no more than 12 senior games.

Herald Sun ON THE BLOCK: Darcy Moore's hamstring strain paves the way for a possible recall for Travis Cloke, who has nine goals from his past two VFL outings. Tyson Goldsack was a late withdrawal with a foot problem which emerged on game day. Speculation continues to swirl around Dane Swan with a possible announcement on the Brownlow medallist's future this week. ON THE CUSP: Cloke has kicked nine goals in two matches in the VFL and surely gets a recall to the senior team for what could be his final game in black and white. Tim Golds and Alan Toovey were also among the Pies' best against Box Hill. LEO SCHLINK'S FORECAST: The Pies could barely have been more impressive in a 71-point demolition of Gold Coast. But for 0.9 in the final term, Nathan Buckley's team would have posted a record win over the Suns. Stung by a narrow loss to the Western Bulldogs in Round 20, Collingwood gets the chance to end its season on a high against reigning premier Hawthorn this week. To do so, it will need to be even more efficient than it was against the Suns.