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Kane McAuliffe

Achilles Tendinopathy(ATTS)

Ankle/Foot · Tendon

Returned
Returned via VFL

Timeline

  1. R910 May

    Occurred

    Bilateral Achilles soreness — came out of Round 9 vs Adelaide (2026-05-10) "quite sore in both Achilles" per richmondfc.com.au. RECURRENCE of May 7 Achilles flare that just RECOVERED on 2026-05-10. Page targeting Round 14-15 return.

    4 fixtures missed

    vs ADE

  2. 9 June

    Reassessment

    Auto-promoted to POSSIBLE for Round 14 (expected return 2026-06-11)

  3. 11 June

    Reassessment

    Expected return refined — Richmond indicates ~2 weeks away (Round 15) Expected return around the North Melbourne game in two weeks.

    Return revised: 11 June → 18 June

    Richmond FC
  4. 12 June

    Setback

    NOT named in the Round 14 squad (full named team + emergencies published) — fitness test for R14 not passed. Reverted POSSIBLE → ACTIVE; re-targeting Round 15.

  5. 16 June

    Progress update

    Achilles soreness — off injury list, available for limited minutes vs North Melbourne

    Richmond FC
  6. 19 June

    Setback

    Not named in the Round 15 squad — the fitness test for this round was not passed. Reverted to active; targeting the next fixture in Round 16 (2026-06-27).

  7. 21 June

    Returned to play

    Returned via VFL

    Returned after 4 fixtures missed

    Returned via the VFL for Richmond (Richmond v North Melbourne, VFL Round 13) on 21 June 2026 — first competitive game back from his Achilles complaint.

    vfl.aflmstats.com

Fixture impact

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

R16
R17
R18
missedinjured in gamereturnedV/S/W affiliate returnat riskupcoming? projected returnbyeplayeddid not play

Sources