Adam Treloar sidelined for at least six weeks as scans reveal another serious calf injury

7NEWS23-06-2025

Western Bulldogs midfielder Adam Treloar faces an uphill battle to play much more footy this year after scans revealed another serious calf injury.
Treloar was substituted out of Sunday's big win over Richmond after suffering yet another calf issue.
7NEWS chief AFL reporter Mitch Cleary said he will be sidelined for at least six weeks.
'Adam Treloar's scans have revealed a calf strain,' Cleary said on Monday.
'Set to be sidelined for at least the next six weeks.
'Going to be touch-and-go for a H&A return… finals another conversation (if Dogs make it).
'The All-Australian also out of contract for 2026.'
The 32-year-old, who became an All-Australian for the first time last year, was playing just his fourth senior match of the season.
He missed the first seven games of the year after a pre-season injury, but managed just one match (against Port Adelaide in Round 8) before he was sidelined again.
Treloar returned to face the Hawks in Round 13, and played against the Saints the following week before going down once more on Sunday.
With nine rounds left in the season, it leaves Treloar's season hanging by a thread.
The Bulldogs look likely to make the finals, which will give the veteran more chance to recover but also will leave coach Luke Beveridge with a massive decision on whether to select the injury-prone midfielder.
Earlier this month, Beveridge maintained they would continue to pick him when he's fit.
'We're hoping he's got a future beyond this year and that will take care of itself. We'll work through that,' he said.
'He's just such an influential player and an esteemed player over a long period of time, that by and large, week to week, he's probably going to be in our best 22 or 23 so we'll pick him when he's when he's feeling fit and healthy and strong.'
The Western Bulldogs currently sit in eighth position on the ladder ahead of Friday night's huge clash against Sydney.

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Popyrin humbled at Wimbledon as ailing Tommo saves day

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Popyrin humbled at Wimbledon as ailing Tommo saves day

Big hope Alexei Popyrin has crashed out of Wimbledon sensationally to a Briton ranked No.461 in the world while only a wonderful trademark comeback from Jordan Thompson could rescue Australia's calamitous start to the sun-drenched grass-court grand slam. Big-serving Popyrin, the 20th seed and the biggest Australian men's hope beyond Alex de Minaur, tumbled out to French-born English wildcard Arthur Fery 6-4 6-1 4-6 6-4 in one of the biggest upsets of the opening Monday. As the sun burned down on one of the hottest days in the Championships' annals, most of the huge Australian contingent of 17, the country's biggest battalion of players in 30 years, were swiftly put in the shade with Kim Birrell, Chris O'Connell and Olivia Gadecki all losing. But their defeats paled in comparison to Popyrin's defeat as he went down to wildcard Fery, a 22-year-old local Wimbledon lad who took full advantage of his 'home' advantage at the All England Club where his businessman father is a member. Sydneysider Popyrin has been bemoaning his lack of consistency and after an impressive showing at the French Open where he was Australia's last man standing, reaching the fourth round, he was quickly dumped down to earth again in front of a roaring crowd on the cramped court 15. It came as a huge let-down after Thompson had brushed aside his injury worries to deliver the first green-and-gold victory. The 31-year-old battler summoned up his familiar spirit on his favourite lawns to scrap his way back, eventually prevailing 3-6 4-6 6-3 7-6 (7-1) 6-1 against Czech Vit Kopriva for his third comeback from two sets down at Wimbledon in successive tournaments. In all, it was the Sydneysider's fourth five-set win at his favourite grass-court slam but at what cost? 'Tommo', who feared he might not even get to the start line because of his latest back problem in a year of injury woe, still wasn't sure if he'd now be fit to play his next match against Frenchman Benjamin Bonzi, who pulled off another contender for shock of the day by knocking out Daniil Medvedev 7-6 (7-2) 3-6 7-6 (7-3) 6-2. Earlier, under blue skies more redolent of her Gold Coast home than London, Birrell achieved the unenviable distinction of being the first player knocked out in a completed match at this year's championships. The 27-year-old, making her debut at the grass court slam, never recovered from a nervy start in which she surrendered the first set to No.22 seed and last year's semi-finalist Donna Vekic without winning a game. A much-improved battling second set prompted hope, at 4-4, of the Victorian forcing a decider, but the Croatian star then completed a 6-0 6-4 victory in 79 minutes. Birrell, who saved one match point but then watched her forehand shoot long on the second, left the English capital with some hard-earned experience and Stg 66,000 ($A138,500) as her reward for battling through qualifying. O'Connell found the ever tricky, veteran Adrian Mannarino too much to handle, going down 6-2 6-4 6-3 in two-and-a-quarter one-sided hours. Gadecki battled gallantly, saving five match points only to eventually succumb 6-2 7-6 (10-8) to Argentine lucky loser Solana Sierra in one hour 40 minutes. Big hope Alexei Popyrin has crashed out of Wimbledon sensationally to a Briton ranked No.461 in the world while only a wonderful trademark comeback from Jordan Thompson could rescue Australia's calamitous start to the sun-drenched grass-court grand slam. Big-serving Popyrin, the 20th seed and the biggest Australian men's hope beyond Alex de Minaur, tumbled out to French-born English wildcard Arthur Fery 6-4 6-1 4-6 6-4 in one of the biggest upsets of the opening Monday. As the sun burned down on one of the hottest days in the Championships' annals, most of the huge Australian contingent of 17, the country's biggest battalion of players in 30 years, were swiftly put in the shade with Kim Birrell, Chris O'Connell and Olivia Gadecki all losing. But their defeats paled in comparison to Popyrin's defeat as he went down to wildcard Fery, a 22-year-old local Wimbledon lad who took full advantage of his 'home' advantage at the All England Club where his businessman father is a member. Sydneysider Popyrin has been bemoaning his lack of consistency and after an impressive showing at the French Open where he was Australia's last man standing, reaching the fourth round, he was quickly dumped down to earth again in front of a roaring crowd on the cramped court 15. It came as a huge let-down after Thompson had brushed aside his injury worries to deliver the first green-and-gold victory. The 31-year-old battler summoned up his familiar spirit on his favourite lawns to scrap his way back, eventually prevailing 3-6 4-6 6-3 7-6 (7-1) 6-1 against Czech Vit Kopriva for his third comeback from two sets down at Wimbledon in successive tournaments. In all, it was the Sydneysider's fourth five-set win at his favourite grass-court slam but at what cost? 'Tommo', who feared he might not even get to the start line because of his latest back problem in a year of injury woe, still wasn't sure if he'd now be fit to play his next match against Frenchman Benjamin Bonzi, who pulled off another contender for shock of the day by knocking out Daniil Medvedev 7-6 (7-2) 3-6 7-6 (7-3) 6-2. Earlier, under blue skies more redolent of her Gold Coast home than London, Birrell achieved the unenviable distinction of being the first player knocked out in a completed match at this year's championships. The 27-year-old, making her debut at the grass court slam, never recovered from a nervy start in which she surrendered the first set to No.22 seed and last year's semi-finalist Donna Vekic without winning a game. A much-improved battling second set prompted hope, at 4-4, of the Victorian forcing a decider, but the Croatian star then completed a 6-0 6-4 victory in 79 minutes. Birrell, who saved one match point but then watched her forehand shoot long on the second, left the English capital with some hard-earned experience and Stg 66,000 ($A138,500) as her reward for battling through qualifying. O'Connell found the ever tricky, veteran Adrian Mannarino too much to handle, going down 6-2 6-4 6-3 in two-and-a-quarter one-sided hours. Gadecki battled gallantly, saving five match points only to eventually succumb 6-2 7-6 (10-8) to Argentine lucky loser Solana Sierra in one hour 40 minutes. Big hope Alexei Popyrin has crashed out of Wimbledon sensationally to a Briton ranked No.461 in the world while only a wonderful trademark comeback from Jordan Thompson could rescue Australia's calamitous start to the sun-drenched grass-court grand slam. Big-serving Popyrin, the 20th seed and the biggest Australian men's hope beyond Alex de Minaur, tumbled out to French-born English wildcard Arthur Fery 6-4 6-1 4-6 6-4 in one of the biggest upsets of the opening Monday. As the sun burned down on one of the hottest days in the Championships' annals, most of the huge Australian contingent of 17, the country's biggest battalion of players in 30 years, were swiftly put in the shade with Kim Birrell, Chris O'Connell and Olivia Gadecki all losing. But their defeats paled in comparison to Popyrin's defeat as he went down to wildcard Fery, a 22-year-old local Wimbledon lad who took full advantage of his 'home' advantage at the All England Club where his businessman father is a member. Sydneysider Popyrin has been bemoaning his lack of consistency and after an impressive showing at the French Open where he was Australia's last man standing, reaching the fourth round, he was quickly dumped down to earth again in front of a roaring crowd on the cramped court 15. It came as a huge let-down after Thompson had brushed aside his injury worries to deliver the first green-and-gold victory. The 31-year-old battler summoned up his familiar spirit on his favourite lawns to scrap his way back, eventually prevailing 3-6 4-6 6-3 7-6 (7-1) 6-1 against Czech Vit Kopriva for his third comeback from two sets down at Wimbledon in successive tournaments. In all, it was the Sydneysider's fourth five-set win at his favourite grass-court slam but at what cost? 'Tommo', who feared he might not even get to the start line because of his latest back problem in a year of injury woe, still wasn't sure if he'd now be fit to play his next match against Frenchman Benjamin Bonzi, who pulled off another contender for shock of the day by knocking out Daniil Medvedev 7-6 (7-2) 3-6 7-6 (7-3) 6-2. Earlier, under blue skies more redolent of her Gold Coast home than London, Birrell achieved the unenviable distinction of being the first player knocked out in a completed match at this year's championships. The 27-year-old, making her debut at the grass court slam, never recovered from a nervy start in which she surrendered the first set to No.22 seed and last year's semi-finalist Donna Vekic without winning a game. A much-improved battling second set prompted hope, at 4-4, of the Victorian forcing a decider, but the Croatian star then completed a 6-0 6-4 victory in 79 minutes. Birrell, who saved one match point but then watched her forehand shoot long on the second, left the English capital with some hard-earned experience and Stg 66,000 ($A138,500) as her reward for battling through qualifying. O'Connell found the ever tricky, veteran Adrian Mannarino too much to handle, going down 6-2 6-4 6-3 in two-and-a-quarter one-sided hours. Gadecki battled gallantly, saving five match points only to eventually succumb 6-2 7-6 (10-8) to Argentine lucky loser Solana Sierra in one hour 40 minutes. Big hope Alexei Popyrin has crashed out of Wimbledon sensationally to a Briton ranked No.461 in the world while only a wonderful trademark comeback from Jordan Thompson could rescue Australia's calamitous start to the sun-drenched grass-court grand slam. Big-serving Popyrin, the 20th seed and the biggest Australian men's hope beyond Alex de Minaur, tumbled out to French-born English wildcard Arthur Fery 6-4 6-1 4-6 6-4 in one of the biggest upsets of the opening Monday. As the sun burned down on one of the hottest days in the Championships' annals, most of the huge Australian contingent of 17, the country's biggest battalion of players in 30 years, were swiftly put in the shade with Kim Birrell, Chris O'Connell and Olivia Gadecki all losing. But their defeats paled in comparison to Popyrin's defeat as he went down to wildcard Fery, a 22-year-old local Wimbledon lad who took full advantage of his 'home' advantage at the All England Club where his businessman father is a member. Sydneysider Popyrin has been bemoaning his lack of consistency and after an impressive showing at the French Open where he was Australia's last man standing, reaching the fourth round, he was quickly dumped down to earth again in front of a roaring crowd on the cramped court 15. It came as a huge let-down after Thompson had brushed aside his injury worries to deliver the first green-and-gold victory. The 31-year-old battler summoned up his familiar spirit on his favourite lawns to scrap his way back, eventually prevailing 3-6 4-6 6-3 7-6 (7-1) 6-1 against Czech Vit Kopriva for his third comeback from two sets down at Wimbledon in successive tournaments. In all, it was the Sydneysider's fourth five-set win at his favourite grass-court slam but at what cost? 'Tommo', who feared he might not even get to the start line because of his latest back problem in a year of injury woe, still wasn't sure if he'd now be fit to play his next match against Frenchman Benjamin Bonzi, who pulled off another contender for shock of the day by knocking out Daniil Medvedev 7-6 (7-2) 3-6 7-6 (7-3) 6-2. Earlier, under blue skies more redolent of her Gold Coast home than London, Birrell achieved the unenviable distinction of being the first player knocked out in a completed match at this year's championships. The 27-year-old, making her debut at the grass court slam, never recovered from a nervy start in which she surrendered the first set to No.22 seed and last year's semi-finalist Donna Vekic without winning a game. A much-improved battling second set prompted hope, at 4-4, of the Victorian forcing a decider, but the Croatian star then completed a 6-0 6-4 victory in 79 minutes. Birrell, who saved one match point but then watched her forehand shoot long on the second, left the English capital with some hard-earned experience and Stg 66,000 ($A138,500) as her reward for battling through qualifying. O'Connell found the ever tricky, veteran Adrian Mannarino too much to handle, going down 6-2 6-4 6-3 in two-and-a-quarter one-sided hours. Gadecki battled gallantly, saving five match points only to eventually succumb 6-2 7-6 (10-8) to Argentine lucky loser Solana Sierra in one hour 40 minutes.