Bulldogs defenders Bailey Dale and Connor Budarick will be tests ahead of the final home-and-away fixture against Melbourne at the MCG on Saturday.

Dale suffered a shoulder injury in the Club’s Round 18 clash and is a chance to return this week, while Budarick continues to recover from a syndesmosis injury to his ankle.

Defender Nick Coffield will be unavailable for selection this week after entering concussion protocols following a collision in the VFL.

The pair will train during the main session on Thursday before determining their availability for the match.

Injury List: Round 24

Player	Injury	Estimated Return
19. Connor Budarick	Ankle	Test
31. Bailey Dale	Shoulder	Test Dale suffered a minor fracture to his shoulder in round 18, and will miss several weeks Read Article
17. Nick Coffield	Concussion	Concussion Protocols
44. Tim English	Knee	1-3 weeks
28. Will Lewis	Calf	2-3 weeks
1. Adam Treloar	Calf	3-4 weeks Treloar will miss several weeks after straining his calf during training. Read Article
40. Lachie Smith	Hamstring	4-5 weeks
10. Sam Darcy	Knee	Season Darcy will miss the remainder of the season after rupturing his ACL in Round 6. Read Article
38. Riley Garcia	Hamstring	Season

19. Connor Budarick

Injury: Ankle

Est. Return: Test

31. Bailey Dale

Dale suffered a minor fracture to his shoulder in round 18, and will miss several weeks

Read Article

Injury: Shoulder

Est. Return: Test

17. Nick Coffield

Injury: Concussion

Est. Return: Concussion Protocols

44. Tim English

Injury: Knee

Est. Return: 1-3 weeks

28. Will Lewis

Injury: Calf

Est. Return: 2-3 weeks

1. Adam Treloar

Treloar will miss several weeks after straining his calf during training.

Read Article

Injury: Calf

Est. Return: 3-4 weeks

40. Lachie Smith

Injury: Hamstring

Est. Return: 4-5 weeks

10. Sam Darcy

Darcy will miss the remainder of the season after rupturing his ACL in Round 6.

Read Article

Injury: Knee

Est. Return: Season

38. Riley Garcia

Injury: Hamstring

Est. Return: Season

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