Foot Injury (General)(FTXX)

Timeline

1. 23 July

   Occurred

   Foot Injury (General) — re-coded to the foot region. Specific toe pathology not yet named.

   5 fixtures missed
2. 25 July

   Reassessment

   Progress update

   re-coded to the foot region. Specific toe pathology not yet named. Noah Balta (toe)

3. 4 Aug

   Reassessment

   Auto-promoted to POSSIBLE for Round 22 (expected return 2026-08-06)

4. 6 Aug

   Setback

   NOT named in the Round 22 squad — fitness test for Round 22 not passed. Reverted POSSIBLE to ACTIVE; re-targeting Round 23 (2026-08-15).

   zerohanger.com
5. 6 Aug

   Progress update

   Not named for Round 22 — next realistic return is the Round 23 fixture.

   Return revised: 6 Aug → 15 Aug

   zerohanger.com
6. 11 Aug

   Progress update

   Reassessment

   Toe injury now expected to end his season. Toe — Season

   Return revised: 15 Aug → 1 Mar

   AFL.com.au
7. 12 Aug

   Reassessment

   Named season-ending on the Round 23 AFL injury list; severity and long-term flag brought into line with the revised return date.

   AFL.com.au