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AFL Injury List 2025: Stewart to miss grand final; Neale hopeful of miracle return

Tom Naghten

Kieran Francis

AFL Injury List 2025: Stewart to miss grand final; Neale hopeful of miracle return image

There's just one game left to play in the 2025 AFL season.

With the premiership on the line, both the Lions and Cats have plenty to consider at the selection table, with several players pushing to play in the big one.

Read on for all the latest AFL injury news:

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Brisbane injury news

PlayerInjuryEstimated return
Noah AnswerthAchilles2026
Jarrod BerryShoulderTest
Keidean ColemanQuad2026
Tom DoedeeWrist2026
Eric HipwoodCalf2026
Lincoln McCarthyKnee2026
Lachie NealeCalfTest
Jack PayneKnee2026
  • All eyes will be on Lachie Neale this week, with the gun midfielder plotting a miraculous return from a calf injury ahead of schedule
  • Berry could be the unlucky man to miss out, having injured his shoulder in the prelim win

Updated: September 24

Geelong injury news

PlayerInjuryEstimated return
Toby ConwayFoot2026
Jake KolodjashnijHip2026
Rhys StanleyHamstringAvailable
Tom StewartConcussion2026
  • The Cats' win over Hawthorn came at a cost, with Stewart to miss the grand final due to concussion
  • Stanley may be a beneficiary of Stewart's injury, having been declared fit to play

Updated: September 24

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Tom Naghten

Tom Naghten is a senior editor at The Sporting News Australia where he's been part of the team since 2017. He predominantly covers boxing and MMA. In his spare time, he likes to watch Robbie Ahmat's goal against the Kangaroos at the SCG in 2000.

Kieran Francis

Kieran Francis is a senior editor at The Sporting News based in Melbourne, Australia. He started at Sportal.com.au before being a part of the transition to Sporting News in 2015. Just prior to the 2018 World Cup, he was appointed chief editor of Goal.com in Australia. He has now returned to The Sporting News where his passions lay in football, AFL, poker and cricket - when he is not on holiday.