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Tom Sims

Navicular Stress Fracture(FTNV)

Foot · Bone · Long-term injury

Returned
Returned via VFL

Timeline

  1. 1 Nov

    Occurred

    Navicular stress fracture in right foot. Couple of months away from full recovery.

  2. 8 May

    Reassessment

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

  3. 14 May

    Reassessment

    navicular stress fracture in his foot

    Richmond FC
  4. 14 May

    Reassessment

    Expected Return: Round 11

    Return now expected 21 May

    Richmond FC
  5. 15 May

    Progress update

    Expected Return: Round 11

    Richmond FC
  6. 16 May

    Setback

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

  7. 17 May

    Progress update

    Sims is progressing well and completed full training last week...return to play anticipated for Round 11 Dreamtime

    Richmond FC
  8. 24 May

    Setback

    Team played Round 11 — player absent from lineups. Lineup-confirmed revert (Phase 1.82E ad-hoc).

  9. 26 May

    Returned to play

    Returned via VFL

    Tom Sims made his highly-anticipated return to football for Richmond VFL's Dreamtime clash against Essendon on Saturday, his first game at any level in 286 days since August 9, 2025

    Richmond FC

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