Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Tear(KNLI2)

Knee · Ligament · Long-term injury

Returned

Timeline

3 Aug
Occurred
Ruptured ACL — sustained in Q1 of Collingwood VFL R20 2024 vs Sydney. Ruled out for the remainder of 2024 AFL season and all of 2025. Played 7 VFL games in 2026 as rehab return (standout R5 2026 VFL vs Essendon: 21 disposals, 12 tackles). Returned to AFL R12 2026 vs Western Bulldogs (2026-05-30, Marvel) — 671-day gap between AFL games. Per single-game return model, injury closed at first competitive return (VFL R2 2026, 2026-03-27).
4 fixtures missed

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

R25

R26

R27

R28

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