Load-managed rest

Timeline

1. 16 July

   Occurred

   Managed — rested from the Round 19 game against St Kilda as a planned load-management week; listed as OUT (Managed) in the Round 19 team list.

   2 fixtures missed
2. 22 July

   Reassessment

   Auto-promoted to POSSIBLE for Round 20 (expected return 2026-07-24)

3. 23 July

   Progress update

4. 24 July

   Setback

   Team played Round 20 — player absent from the lineup (not named).

5. 24 July

   Progress update

6. 29 July

   Progress update

   Not named for Round 21 against Collingwood — the managed spell continues. Next realistic return is Round 22 (8 August).

   Return revised: 30 July → 8 Aug

   zerohanger.com
7. 31 July

   Returned to play

   Returned via VFL

   Returned after 2 fixtures missed

   Returned through the VFL — played for Geelong against Collingwood at Kardinia Park.

   vfl.aflmstats.com