With Launceston draftee James Leake yet to play a game this season, GWS have provided an update on his injury.
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The key-position swingman has been plagued by quadriceps injuries and has been listed as TBC for the past five rounds after being 2-4 weeks away from a return on April 23.
Two months ago he was "set to re-join the main group in a couple of weeks", meaning the 18-year-old has seemingly been dealt some setbacks.
"We are taking a cautious approach with James' adaptation to the AFL program given his history of soft tissue injury and we'll continue to build up his training loads as his body allows," a club spokesperson said.
"James is a great long-term prospect for our club so we have no need to rush him and will continue to manage his progress."
Two of his other fellow draftees are also injured, while Ryley Sanders is unable to crack into the Bulldogs' line-up.
Colby McKercher's is possibly the most high profile, having been nominated for the Rising Star award in the last match he played.
The 19-year-old then went for scans on a foot injury and it was revealed he would miss last week's clash, which has now been extended to a "post-bye" return.
North Melbourne head of performance Kevin White said McKercher has "turned a corner" in his recovery.
"The plan is to carefully monitor his pain scores when walking and once this settles to pain-free we will then look to build loads up, first through AlterG treadmill and then transition out onto the training ground," White said.
St Kilda's Arie Schoenmaker is dealing with a concussion issue following whispers of a Launceston debut in round eight.
The defender suffered an injury at training on Thursday, May 16, and subsequently missed Sandringham's VFL game the following Sunday.
The Saints' injury list said "Schoenmaker will need to get through training on Thursday to make himself eligible for selection".
The 19-year-old is averaging 27 disposals after five games at VFL level.
Across at the Bulldogs, Sanders has also been dominating VFL football.
On the same weekend of McKercher's Rising Star nomination, Sanders had 42 disposals for Footscray, backing it up with 24 in their most recent game.
Development coach and former St Kilda captain Jarryn Geary praised the 18-year-old's performance in the 42-disposal showing.
"Ryley was really prolific through the midfield," he said.
"It was good to see him hone in on his skills in that area of the game - his contest, pressure and a lot of clearance work. He's been really good in that phase of the game.
"He was strong and managed to hit the scoreboard, which was nice and something we've been working on him with.
"He's continuing to develop some other parts of his game, which he's improving in, but it was overall a good performance for him and is putting his hand up for senior selection again."