Knee Injury (General)(KNXX)
Knee · Unspecified
Timeline
- 28 Apr
Occurred
Knee injury — TBC (diagnosis and timeline uncertain). AFL official R8 injury list (April 28, 2026).
8 fixtures missed - 1 May
Progress update
Knee, TBC status. AFL official R8 injury list.
- 16 May
Setback
NOT named in Round 10 squad — fitness test for R10 not passed. Reverted POSSIBLE → ACTIVE; re-targeting Round 11.
- 23 May
Reassessment
R11 fitness window elapsed without selection (FRE v STK 2026-05-22). Pushed to R12 (2026-05-28). Knee injury timeline TBC; saints.com.au page was stale (dated May 5).
Return revised: 22 May → 28 May
- 25 May
Progress update
- 28 May
Setback
Team played Round 12 (STK v HAW, 2026-05-28) — player absent from lineups. Lineup-confirmed revert (Phase 1.82E). Re-targeting STK next scheduled fixture (bye-aware).
- 2 June
Reassessment
Auto-promoted to POSSIBLE for Round 13 (expected return 2026-06-07)
- 7 June
Setback
Not named in the most recent squad and no fresh return signal since — reverting an auto-promoted POSSIBLE back to ACTIVE pending genuine selection news.
- 7 June
Reassessment
Auto-promoted to POSSIBLE for Round 13 (expected return 2026-06-07)
- 7 June
Setback
Team played Round 13 — player absent from the lineup (not named, auto-promoted return did not eventuate).
- 7 June
Reassessment
Severity refined from club update — high-end knee sprain, arthroscopic procedure, 3-4 weeks high-end knee sprain ... expected to spend the medium term on the sidelines; 3-4 weeks
St Kilda FC - 30 June
Progress update
Zero Hanger R17 index — knee, ~1 week → R18.
Return revised: 14 June → 11 July
zerohanger.com - 5 July
Returned to play
Returned via VFL
Returned after 8 fixtures missedAppeared in VFL Round 15 2026 for St Kilda — state-league return confirmed.
vfl.aflmstats.com - 9 July
Setback
Not named in the Round 18 squad — the fitness test for Round 18 was not passed.; re-targeting the club's Round 19 fixture.
Fixture impact
Season fixture context — rounds missed, at risk, and upcoming