Riley Tilthorpe a chance to face Carlton in round 8 after scans show minor finger injury

The scans Adelaide fans have been sweating on are in. How many weeks will Coleman Medal contender Riley Thilthorpe miss? Find out here.

Scans have revealed Adelaide forward Riley Thilthorpe has suffered a hairline finger fracture, but the Crows are not ruling him out of taking on Carlton on Saturday.

Thilthorpe suffered what was thought to be a badly dislocated finger on his left hand in the second half of the Crows’ loss to Fremantle on Friday night, but was able to play out the match after treated by Adelaide medical staff.

He underwent scans on Sunday and while the X-ray showed a minor fracture associated with the dislocation, it was not a serious finger injury.

The Crows said the injury is not expected to impact his ability to train this week.

The plan is for Thilthorpe to run on Monday and then start handling the football later in the week, which will determine whether he can take on the Blues on Saturday.

Riley Thilthorpe remains a chance to face Carlton next round.

The Crows were without Darcy Fogarty for their loss to the Dockers and it is not guaranteed that he will return from his shoulder injury to take on the Blues, so Adelaide will be crossing its fingers that Thilthorpe can take on Carlton in an increasingly important game for Matthew Nicks’ side.

The 22-year-old sits third in the Coleman Medal race with 19 goals this season.

He told television crews outside of scans on Sunday that the finger - which was in a bandage - was “a bit sore” but it was more how it looked at the time that concerned him.

“It was more the sight of it that freaked me out,” he said.

“I just saw it bleed and I was just sort of panicking and went to the bench and they fixed it up.”

With Fogarty out the Crows shifted Dan Curtin to play more forward after a mix between there and the wing to start the season.

But with the Crows heavily outnumbered when it came to inside 50s, he only finished with 0.1 while Taylor Walker had 2.1 and Thilthorpe 3.2 against the Dockers.

Originally published as Riley Tilthorpe a chance to face Carlton in round 8 after scans show minor finger injury