Skip to content
Tom Papley

MCL Sprain(KTLC)

Knee · Ligament

Injured
Est. return: 1 Dec 2026

Timeline

  1. R2818 Sept

    Occurred

    Grade 2 medial ligament strain to the right knee after being collected low by Karl Worner in the preliminary final against Fremantle. He played out the game; the club had the knee operated on after the season, along with an arthroscope on the other knee to clear a problem he carried through September. Neither is expected to stop him starting pre-season at the start of December.

    vs FRE

  2. 29 Sept

    Surgery / rehab

    Surgery on the right knee for the medial ligament strain, with an arthroscope on the other knee to clear a lingering problem.

    AFL.com.au

Fixture impact

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

R12
R13
R14
R15
R16
R17
missedinjured in gamereturnedV/S/W affiliate returnat riskupcoming? projected returnbyeplayeddid not play

Sources