MCL Sprain(KTLC)

Timeline

1. R226 Aug

   Occurred

   Left the field limping in the final quarter against North Melbourne after landing awkwardly with Charlie Comben falling on him, and took no further part. The club noted he has had knee issues through the year and will have a scan to assess the damage. No structure identified at time of recording.

   2 fixtures missed

   vs NTH

2. 10 Aug

   Reassessment

   Club medical head named the structure — MCL damage to the left knee, the opposite knee to his earlier 2026 MCL. Sharpened from the general knee code.

   Western Bulldogs
3. 10 Aug

   Progress update

   Club states he is not expected to return within the remaining home-and-away season, with a two-week monitoring period before a return-to-play plan is set.

   Return now expected 6 Sept

   Western Bulldogs
4. 11 Aug

   Aggravation

   CONTRALATERAL: The Bulldogs head of sports medicine placed this MCL injury on the opposite knee to the ligament he damaged early in the 2026 season. It is a fresh injury to the other leg, not a re-injury of the April MCL.

5. 27 Aug

   Progress update

   Named in the ruck for the Wildcard final against Collingwood, returning from the knee injury sustained against North Melbourne in Round 22.

   Return revised: 6 Sept → 28 Aug

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6. R2528 Aug

   Returned to play

   Returned R25 vs COL

   Returned after 2 fixtures missed

   Returned R25 — confirmed via lineup appearance.