Defender Claire Mahony will face a fitness test to determine her availability for Sunday’s clash with Adelaide at North Hobart Oval.

Mahony was a late withdrawal ahead of Round 10's match against Essendon after spraining her right ankle towards the end of Friday’s training session.

“Unfortunately, we were unable to get Claire’s swelling down in the short time she had,” senior physiotherapist Billy Williams said.

“We ultimately made the call to withdraw her, but we expect her to train this week and be available for selection against the Crows.”

Mahony's fellow back Nicole Bresnehan is pushing towards her long-awaited return to competitive action.

A 2024 premiership player, Bresnehan hasn’t featured for North Melbourne since Round 1, 2025, due to an ACL tear followed by a calf issue.

She will look to fully reintegrate into training as she targets selection in the coming weeks. 

“Nicole’s been fantastic in how she’s approached her rehab,” Williams said.

Champion former skipper Emma Kearney continues to make solid progress in her hamstring rehab as she targets a potential return during the Kangaroos' finals campaign.

“Emma’s returned to running and her strength measures are improving well,” Williams said

“She’ll continue to build out her running volumes in the rehab group this week.”

Injury List

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Player	Injury	Estimated Return
12. Nicole Bresnehan	Calf	Test
22. Claire Mahony	Ankle	Test
9. Emma Kearney	Hamstring	2-4 weeks
23. Mia King	Neck	Season
15. Amy Smith	Knee	Season
30. Sarah Wall	Knee	Season

12. Nicole Bresnehan

Injury: Calf

Est. Return: Test

22. Claire Mahony

Injury: Ankle

Est. Return: Test

9. Emma Kearney

Injury: Hamstring

Est. Return: 2-4 weeks

23. Mia King

Injury: Neck

Est. Return: Season

15. Amy Smith

Injury: Knee

Est. Return: Season

30. Sarah Wall

Injury: Knee

Est. Return: Season

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