ACL Tear(KTCL)

Timeline

1. 14 Mar

   Occurred

   Knee injury — Return: TBC per AFL official Round 1 injury list. New entry; not on Opening Round list.

   23 fixtures missed
2. 8 May

   Reassessment

   Batch severity enhancement: 2-6 week timeline confirmed via AFL R9 official injury list.

3. 11 May

   Progress update

   In unrestricted training, building towards availability. Return 3-4 weeks.

   West Coast Eagles
4. 14 May

   Reassessment

   Sam suffered a high-grade hamstring injury which will require surgery

   West Coast Eagles
5. 16 May

   Setback

   NOT named in Round 10 squad — fitness test for R10 not passed. Reverted POSSIBLE → ACTIVE; re-targeting Round 11.

6. 24 May

   Reassessment

   Overdue return date re-targeted to Round 12 — Phase 1 backfill

   Return revised: 23 May → 31 May

7. 25 May

   Progress update

8. 31 May

   Setback

   Team played Round 12 — player absent from lineups. Lineup-confirmed revert (Phase 1.82E).

9. 2 June

   Reassessment

   Auto-promoted to POSSIBLE for Round 13 (expected return 2026-06-06)

10. 6 June

    Setback

    Team played Round 13 — player absent from the lineup.

11. 11 June

    Reassessment

    Reassessment

    Reclassified to long-term — West Coast R14 update confirms underlying injury is an ACL reconstruction (long-term), not a minor knee issue Sam's momentum in his comeback from an ACL reconstruction has been halted by a hamstring injury sustained in training. He is continuing to build his strength in the gym.

    West Coast Eagles
12. 11 June

    Reassessment

    Return refined — ACL comeback set back by a training hamstring strain; West Coast estimate 9-10 weeks Knee/Hamstring — estimated return 9-10 weeks.

    Return revised: 13 June → 20 Aug

    West Coast Eagles
13. 17 June

    Reassessment

    West Coast confirmed the underlying injury is an ACL reconstruction — a long-term knee injury.

14. 28 July

    Progress update

    A training hamstring injury has interrupted the knee comeback; the club now lists five weeks.

    Return revised: 20 Aug → 26 Aug

    West Coast Eagles
15. 28 July

    Progress update

    Reassessment

    AFL Round 21 Medical Room (28 July) updated the return guidance to 2027-03-01. Sam Allen — Knee/hamstring — Season

    Return revised: 26 Aug → 1 Mar

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