Injury List

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Experienced duo Luke Ball and Alan Toovey are in the frame for senior selection against Port Adelaide this Sunday.
The pair missed Sunday’s loss to Adelaide due to back injuries, but Director of Football Rodney Eade is confident they will return this weekend.
“They’re progressing well and we’re hopeful that they will be available this week,” Eade told CollingwoodTV’s Blackmores Injury Update.
“They’re a ‘test’ at this stage.”
Fortunately, the weekend was an injury-free zone for those wearing the Black and White - a rarity in season 2014 so far.
“That’s really pleasant news across the whole club given our injury profile this year,” Eade said.
“The pleasing news was Matt Scharenberg played his first game in the second half and certainly showed great signs that he’s going to be a very good player for us.
“Ben Sinclair was a return but he only played a half as well, and Quinten Lynch was back from a broken leg and he played three quarters.
“Alex Fasolo, in his second game back from a six-week lay off, was one of our better players, so hopefully he’s not far from a recall.
“We’ve certainly missed his kicking skill and ability.”
Jonathon Marsh sat out Sunday’s VFL loss to Frankston owing to hamstring tightness but is expected to return this week.
The news is not as positive for Adam Oxley, who will sit out the remainder of 2014 after succumbing to the ankle injury that he originally sustained during an intra-club match on 1 February.
Oxley, 21, has been moved onto the club’s long-term injury list. He played three games mid-season but none since the loss to Sandringham on 14 June.
“He came back and played a couple of games but it just hasn’t freed up at all,” Eade said.
“It’s tight and a fair bit of pain so he’s having an operation this week.
“He’ll be a long-term injury with the view that he’ll be available for the pre-season.”

Injury List as of Tuesday 29 July 2014

Name	Injury	Status
Jonathon Marsh	Hamstring	Available
Luke Ball	Back	Test
Alan Toovey	Back	Test
Nathan Freeman	Hamstring	2-3 weeks
Dane Swan	Foot	3-4 weeks
Nathan Brown	Shoulder	Season
Ben Hudson	Shoulder	Season
Adam Oxley	Ankle	Season

Long-term injury list: Nathan Brown and Ben Hudson have been added to Collingwood's long-term injury list. Jack Frost and Kyle Martin have been elevated from the rookie list as their replacements. Adam Oxley has also been added to Collingwood's long-term injury list, but no replacement has been nominated at this stage.