Load-managed rest

Timeline

1. 20 Aug

   Occurred

   Knee Injury (General) — Post-match coverage of Round 24 identifies the complaint as a knee problem — he pulled out of the Thursday session early. Sharpens the unspecified code to a knee diagnosis.

   3 fixtures missed
2. 23 Aug

   Reassessment

   Post-match coverage of Round 24 identifies the complaint as a knee problem — he pulled out of the Thursday session early. Sharpens the unspecified code to a knee diagnosis.

3. 1 Sept

   Progress update

   Reassessment

   Knee carried as TBC on the AFL Medical Room finals-week list and the Zero Hanger index, with no date previously held. Anchored to the preliminary-final window as the earliest fixture he could realistically meet. Tom Liberatore | Knee | TBC

   Return now expected 19 Sept

   AFL.com.au
4. 8 Sept

   Retired

   Retired while injured: Retired at the end of the 2026 season.

   AFL.com.au
5. 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: 19 Sept → 1 Mar