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Check out the injury updates from all 18 clubs. PLAYER INJURY ESTIMATED RETURN Callum Ah Chee Hamstring 1 week Mitch Hinge Ankle TBC Luke Pedlar Hamstring 1-2 weeks Wayne Milera Hamstring 1 week Updated: June 30, 2026 In the mix Izak Rankine is expected to be available after an injury scare in the Showdown, with the star midfielder dodging ankle and knee damage but set to be closely monitored this week.

ALL 18 clubs are back in action with the mid-season byes complete as familiar foes Geelong and Brisbane open round 17 in a clash that could shape the top-four race. Sydney will be out to bounce back from a humbling defeat to the reigning premiers as it hosts the Western Bulldogs on Friday night, while Hawthorn and Melbourne meet for the first time in Launceston the next day.

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WEST Coast premiership player Jamie Cripps has announced his retirement. The 34-year-old has played 277 games in a career that started at St Kilda in 2010, but blossomed in his home state. Cripps finishes his career with 339 goals, including 38 in the club's premiership season in 2018. WHO'S CALLED IT QUITS 2026's retirements and delistings "It's been an awesome 14 years and a privilege to play for a great Club like West Coast," Cripps, who is currently nursing a knee injury, said.

FRUSTRATED Gold Coast captain Noah Anderson has denied any disconnect between players and coaches and says the Suns can still give the season a big shake. Reports surfaced last week of unrest at Carrara, which was made only worse on Sunday when Damien Hardwick's team was hammered by Fremantle for a fifth straight defeat. Now sitting outside the top 10 ahead of a must-win match against Collingwood on Saturday, Anderson admitted to frustration, but said that was as far as it went.

ADELAIDE coach Matthew Nicks says he'll keep the faith in his players and refuse to overreact to a horror loss to rival Port Adelaide. Nicks says he won't "jump at shadows", instead backing his players to respond to their shock defeat to the Power on Saturday night. The sixth-placed Crows blew a chance to climb into the top four with a humbling 26-point defeat to the 15th-placed Power.

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MELBOURNE is open to trading their two first-round draft picks as they look to be bold in the off-season, including another attempt to secure Gold Coast young gun Bailey Humphrey. After securing a draft bounty for trading premiership hero Christian Petracca to the Suns last year, Melbourne could lure the unsettled Humphrey south this October. King and Humphrey were infamously spotted catching up last off-season in a walk around Melbourne's botanic gardens.

GREATER Western Sydney has made a last-ditch appeal to the AFL to be able to list top Academy prospect Ethan Matthews outside of the bidding process after years of lobbying to open access to western Sydney products. Matthews has rocketed into being a likely top-10 pick in this year's Telstra AFL Draft after an exciting season in the midfield playing with the Giants' Academy side as well as the Allies.