Around The Grounds

• There will be scans and tests for a long list of players today with injury concerns. This list includes Brisbane duo Daniel Bradshaw (hamstring) and Jared Brennan (left ankle), Collingwood defender Nathan Brown (hyperextended left knee) and Fremantle's Chris Tarrant (knee).
  

• Ill Adelaide midfield duo Nathan van Berlo ($309k) and Rob Shirley ($263k) are expected to recover in time for next round's Showdown against Port Adelaide. Meanwhile, $381k gun midfielder Tyson Edwards is unlikely to face Port due to a hamstring injury along with $275k midfielder Dave Mackay, who could miss 2 weeks of footy after pulling a hammy on the weekend.

• Injury-riddled Kangaroos $197k defender Jesse Smith has gone down again suffering a hamstring injury in the VFL reserves on the weekend. It almost certainly ends his season. North footy manager Donald McDonald said, "Obviously we’re treating this latest setback very seriously, but we won’t know the extent of the injury until tonight after he has had scans.”
  

• North Melbourne $251k bigman David Hale may miss next week's clash with Brisbane after a copping a nasty blow to the leg on the weekend. McDonald added, “David will also see the club doctor this evening after copping a heavy knock to the leg yesterday, so we’ll have to wait on word from (club doctor) Con Mitropoulos.”

• Hawthorn have listed $299k midfielder Rick Ladson as out for the season with a knee injury. Also $253k fwd Stuart Dew is listed as out indefinitely with a hamstring problem.
  

• Port Adelaide have listed gun $365k midfielder Shaun Burgoyne as facing a test this week, meaning he could return for the Showdown.