Knee Injury (General)(KNXX)

Timeline

1. 4 Mar

   Occurred

   Knee injury — 12-14 weeks (per AFL Opening Round injury list)

   17 fixtures missed
2. 14 May

   Reassessment

   Sam Powell-Pepper 4-6 weeks

   Return revised: 3 June → 19 June

   Port Adelaide FC
3. 15 May

   Progress update

   participating in match simulation in a non-contact capacity

   Port Adelaide FC
4. 19 May

   Reassessment

   Sam Powell-Pepper (Knee) - Timeline: 3-5 weeks

   Port Adelaide FC
5. 24 May

   Setback

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

6. 30 May

   Reassessment

   Timeline: 3-5 weeks

   Return revised: 6 June → 27 June

   Port Adelaide FC
7. 22 June

   Progress update

   Club return signal for Round 16 — SPP nearing return, full contact training

8. 27 June

   Setback

   NOT named in the Round 16 team selections — fitness test for R16 not passed. Reverted POSSIBLE → ACTIVE;.

9. 7 July

   Progress update

   Reassessment

   AFL R18 Medical Room lists Powell-Pepper in a training block with return TBC — stale 4 July forecast moved to a 2-3 week horizon. Sam Powell-Pepper | Training block | TBC

   Return revised: 4 July → 25 July

   AFL.com.au
10. 14 July

    Progress update

    Out for season — moved to a training block.

    Return revised: 25 July → 1 Oct

    Port Adelaide FC
11. 14 July

    Reassessment

    Port Adelaide confirmed out for season — severity upgraded MODERATE to LONG_TERM alongside season-end ERD.