Knee Injury (General)(KNXX)

Timeline

1. 24 July

   Occurred

   Knee laceration sustained against Melbourne — no return timeline set.

   4 fixtures missed
2. 4 Aug

   Reassessment

   Auto-promoted to POSSIBLE for Round 22 (expected return 2026-08-08)

3. 6 Aug

   Progress update

4. 7 Aug

   Setback

   NOT named in the Round 22 final team or emergencies — fitness test for R22 not passed.; re-targeting Round 23 (2026-08-16).

5. 11 Aug

   Progress update

   Reassessment

   Knee laceration given a three-week timeline. Knee laceration — 3 weeks

   Return revised: 16 Aug → 1 Sept

   AFL.com.au
6. 20 Sept

   Progress update

   The club's 2026 season is over and no fixture remains, so the lapsed return forecast is retired to the 2027 pre-season; the next possible return is pre-season training.

   Return revised: 1 Sept → 1 Mar