Scott Pendlebury and Jack Riewoldt look like playing in round one but there are still questions surrounding the composition of both Collingwood and Richmond's teams for their respective season openers.
The injury that ruled Daniel Menzel out of last year's preliminary final was more than just a niggle, according to the Geelong forward.
Collingwood midfielder Jordan De Goey is dealing with injury just two weeks away from round one.
Melbourne defender Michael Hibberd will rest from their last AFL pre-season game against West Coast this Thursday because of Achilles tendon soreness.
Daniel Wells looks all but certain to miss round one after being ruled out of Saturday's final pre-season hit-out against Richmond due to an ongoing calf issue.
Port Adelaide believe they have the depth of defenders to cover the loss of experienced backman Jasper Pittard for the start of the AFL premiership season.
The worst fears have been confirmed for Western Bulldogs rookie Roarke Smith who suffered a ruptured anterior crucial ligament in his knee for the second time in 18 months against the Brisbane Lions on Thursday night.
Jack Watts' tough AFL pre-season continues, with the Melbourne tall utility forced to leave training early because of illness.
Carlton have received good news, with ruckman Daniel Gorringe cleared of a serious Achilles injury following scans early this week.
North Melbourne say they are unlikely to risk a two-match suspension for midfielder Ben Cunnington at the tribunal, after the former best and fairest was cited by the match review panel on Monday for rough conduct.
Emerging North Melbourne forward Mason Wood faces another significant stint on the sidelines after the Kangaroos confirmed he had strained his hamstring at training on Friday.
North Melbourne are hoping to welcome back forward Ben Brown for their final AFL pre-season game next month.
Melbourne defender Josh Wagner faces a slightly delayed start to his season but has been cleared of knee damage after having scans on Monday.
Gold Coast expect big man Sam Day's 2017 to be limited to a handful of games at the end of the AFL season after dislocating his hip.
Magpies insist star recruit remains on track this season despite suffering more calf problems.
Luckless Collingwood AFL backman Ben Sinclair faces another lengthy spell on the sidelines after tearing his hamstring.
When you haven't played an AFL game in more than 29 months, it might be unwise to predict what will happen in five weeks' time. So while Jaeger O'Meara is excited ahead of his return to big-time footy, he doesn't want to speculate on whether he'll play in round one.
Luckless Fremantle player Kim Mickle will miss the rest of the AFL Women's season after scans confirmed she ruptured an anterior cruciate ligament during her Dockers debut.
Carlton are hopeful first-round draft selection Sam Petrevski-Seton will overcome a quad strain in time for round one
Gun Adelaide midfielder Brad Crouch ruled out of pre-season series and unlikely to line up against GWS in season opener.
Injury-plagued Fremantle midfielder Harley Bennell has been ruled out of round one of the AFL season as he continues to recover from his latest calf injury.
Highly regarded Essendon big man carried off in pain during an intraclub match on Wednesday.
Essendon defender Michael Hurley was a casualty of Friday's intra-club hit out but the Bombers insist he will miss little training.
North Melbourne skipper Jack Ziebell is hopeful that injured tall forwards Majak Daw and Ben Brown will be ready to play in the AFL pre-season competition.
Fremantle defender Alex Pearce will miss the start of the AFL season after suffering a fracture in the leg he broke last year.
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