Injury news: Gresham available for Dreamtime at the ‘G

Essendon could regain Jade Gresham for Dreamtime at the ‘G on Friday night.

The small forward has overcome the adductor strain that’s sidelined him for the last two weeks. He is back in full training and is available for selection to face Richmond in the marquee Sir Doug Nicholls Round fixture.

In further positive news, Darcy Parish is set for his first match minutes of 2025, having overcome early season back and calf setbacks.

The midfielder is likely to return via the VFL Dreamtime clash on Saturday night, with the Dons facing the Tigers’ VFL team at Kinetic Stadium from 7:10pm AEST.

Harry Jones has transitioned out of his moonboot following an ankle dislocation and minor foot fracture in round eight. An accurate return-to-play timeline will be determined once he commences running again.

First-year defender Jayden Nguyen will miss the next seven weeks after scans revealed a bone stress injury in his foot.

Player	Injury	Estimated Return
5. Elijah Tsatas	Hamstring	1 week Scans confirmed a hamstring strain for Tsatas following round 18.
7. Zach Merrett	Hand	1 week Merrett suffered a fracture in his hand against Geelong in round 22.
6. Jye Caldwell	Syndesmosis	2 weeks Caldwell will undergo surgery after a syndesmosis injury in round 17.
14. Jordan Ridley	Hamstring	2 weeks Ridley is recovering from a hamstring strain.
26. Archie May	Ankle	2-3 weeks May suffered an ankle injury against the Cats in round 22.
30. Nate Caddy	Groin	TBC Caddy will miss the round 23 clash with St Kilda due to a groin injury.
32. Ben McKay	Foot	TBC Ben McKay has a ruptured plantar plate in his foot.
2. Sam Draper	Achilles	Season Draper suffered a ruptured Achilles late in the round six win over West Coast.
3. Darcy Parish	Calf	Season Parish is recovering from a calf strain sustained at training.
12. Will Setterfield	Foot	Season Will Setterfield injured his foot against Richmond and will miss the remainder of 2025.
13. Nik Cox	Concussion	Season Cox suffered the effects of a concussion from his return to VFL.
18. Lewis Hayes	ACL	Season Hayes suffered an ACL injury during his debut game against Sydney in round nine.
23. Harrison Jones	Ankle	Season Jones dislocated his ankle in round eight.
24. Nick Bryan	ACL	Season Nick Bryan suffered an ACL tear in round five against Melbourne.
31. Zach Reid	Hamstring	Season Reid will undergo surgery on his hamstring, ruling him out for the remainder of the season.
37. Nic Martin	ACL	Season Martin tore his ACL in the round 18 clash against Richmond.
45. Thomas Edwards	ACL	Season Edwards has suffered a ruptured ACL and will miss the remainder of the season.