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Josh Lai

Concussion(HDCO)

Head/Neck · Traumatic Brain Injury

Returned
Returned R15 vs COL(SANFL/WAFL lineups not tracked)

Timeline

  1. R136 June

    Occurred

    Concussion — collected by teammate Esava Ratugolea in friendly fire during Round 13 vs West Coast (2026-06-06); subbed out, AFL concussion protocols (minimum 12 days). Follows a Round 9 concussion. Source: afl.com.au + portadelaidefc.com.au match reports.

    1 fixture missed

    vs WCE

  2. 16 June

    Reassessment

    Auto-promoted to POSSIBLE for Round 15 (expected return 2026-06-18)

  3. 18 June

    Progress update

    Named in the Round 15 team selections (named team) — selection confirms the player is available and fit. Closes RECOVERED on appearance.

  4. R1520 June

    Returned to play

    Returned R15 vs COL

    Returned after 1 fixture missed

    Returned to AFL in Round 15 — confirmed via player_games lineup (played=true).

    footywire.com R15 lineups (player_games)

Fixture impact

Season fixture context — rounds missed, at risk, and upcoming

R10
R11
R12
R16
R17
R18
missedinjured in gamereturnedV/S/W affiliate returnat riskupcoming? projected returnbyeplayeddid not play

Sources