Knee Injury (General)(KNXX)

Timeline

1. R2422 Aug

   Occurred

   Hurt a knee during the Round 24 game against the Western Bulldogs.

   1 fixture missed

   vs WBD

2. 1 Sept

   Reassessment

   Auto-promoted to POSSIBLE for Round 26 (expected return 2026-09-05)

3. 1 Sept

   Setback

   Melbourne's season ended in the Wildcard Round, so there is no remaining fixture for him to return in this year.

4. 20 Sept

   Progress update

   The club's 2026 season is over and no fixture remains, so the lapsed return forecast is retired to the 2027 pre-season; the next possible return is pre-season training.

   Return revised: 5 Sept → 1 Mar