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River Stevens

Meniscus Tear(KTCM)

Knee · Cartilage

Returned
Returned via VFL

Timeline

  1. 24 Apr

    Occurred

    Knee meniscus damage (surgery) — sustained early in VFL game vs Giants. Knee locked up and could not function. Surgery Monday afternoon. 6-8 weeks expected pending rehab. AFL R8 injury list.

    6 fixtures missed
  2. 9 June

    Reassessment

    Auto-promoted to POSSIBLE for Round 14 (expected return 2026-06-14)

  3. 12 June

    Setback

    NOT named in the Round 14 squad (full team + emergencies published) — fitness test for R14 not passed. Reverted POSSIBLE → ACTIVE, re-targeting next fixture.

  4. 14 June

    Returned to play

    Returned via VFL

    Returned after 6 fixtures missed

    Returned via the VFL for North Melbourne (North Melbourne v St Kilda, VFL Round 12) on 14 June 2026 — first competitive game back from his knee injury.

    vfl.aflmstats.com

Fixture impact

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

missedinjured in gamereturnedV/S/W affiliate returnat riskupcoming? projected returnbyeplayeddid not play

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