Finger Fracture(WBFF)

Timeline

1. 2 July

   Occurred

   Broken finger sustained at training last week — surgery scheduled Wednesday; return TBA per the AFL R18 Medical Room. Onset unverified against player_games; injury date defaulted to R17 round start.

   6 fixtures missed
2. 22 July

   Reassessment

   Auto-promoted to POSSIBLE for Round 20 (expected return 2026-07-26)

3. 23 July

   Progress update

4. 24 July

   Setback

   Team played Round 20 — player absent from the lineup (not named).

5. 24 July

   Progress update

6. 28 July

   Progress update

   Fremantle official injury list now has the post-surgical finger two to three weeks away, so he misses Round 21.

   Return revised: 31 July → 17 Aug

   Fremantle FC
7. 28 July

   Progress update

   Reassessment

   AFL Round 21 Medical Room (28 July) updated the return guidance to 2026-08-07. Charlie Nicholls — Finger — 1-2 weeks

   Return revised: 17 Aug → 7 Aug

   AFL.com.au
8. 9 Aug

   Progress update

   Reassessment

   Finger — the injury index has him one to two weeks away, putting him around Fremantle's Round 24 game. Finger | 1-2 weeks

   Return revised: 7 Aug → 22 Aug

   zerohanger.com
9. 15 Aug

   Returned to play

   Returned via WAFL

   Returned after 6 fixtures missed

   Returned through the WAFL for Peel Thunder against West Coast — kicked four goals and was named among the best.

   West Coast Eagles