Tasmania Devils VFL/W High Performance Manager Ross Brosnan has provided an injury update ahead of Saturday afternoon’s historic season opener against Coburg at North Hobart Oval, including the latest on Robbie Fox.

Robbie Fox

Robbie sustained a low-grade calf strain during a recovery run and is progressing well through rehabilitation and his return-to-run program. He is expected to return in 2-3 weeks.

Harry Bayles

Harry sustained a low-grade hamstring strain during match simulation and is progressing well through rehab and running loads. He is expected to return in 2-3 weeks.

Cameron Owen

Cameron sustained a hamstring strain at training and is progressing well through his running loads, with speed now being introduced. He is expected to return in 3-4 weeks.

Jacob Boyd

Jacob entered the program with a pre-existing patellar dislocation and is progressing well through rehabilitation. He is expected to return in 4-6 weeks.

Baker Smith

Baker sustained a zygoma fracture at training and is currently booked in for an operation. His return-to-play timeline is expected to be 6-10 weeks.

Harry Brereton

Harry dislocated his shoulder at training and has since undergone surgery. He is recovering well and has commenced off-legs aerobic conditioning, core work, and lower body strength training. He is expected to return in 7-10 weeks.

Rylee McHenry

Riley sustained a syndesmosis injury during our match simulation and has since undergone surgery. He is making a good early recovery and will begin upper body, off-legs conditioning, and strength work in the coming weeks, before progressing into return-to-run preparation at the appropriate time. He is expected to return in 8-10 weeks.

Sam Green

Sam sustained a knee injury following a twisting incident at training and is currently being assessed by specialists. A return-to-play timeline will be confirmed once that assessment is complete. TBC.

Jarvis Breen

Jarvis entered the program with a pre-existing higher-grade stress fracture and has continued to build his core and lower body strength, alongside maintaining his off legs aerobic conditioning. He has now commenced a return-to-run preparation program. TBC.

The Devils will celebrate their return to the VFL on Saturday, March 21, when they play host to Coburg at North Hobart Oval from 12:05pm.