Lower Leg Injury (General)(LGXX)

Timeline

1. R1918 July

   Occurred

   Calf injury — pulled up lame early in the final quarter against North Melbourne in Round 19 and could not finish the game; the club described it as a lower-leg injury.

   1 fixture missed

   vs NTH

2. 20 July

   Progress update

   Progress update

   Melbourne injury report has him facing a fitness test ahead of Round 20. Changkuoth Jiath — Plantaris tendon rupture — Test

   Melbourne FC
3. 23 July

   Setback

   NOT named in the Round 20 team (out injured) — confirmed across two independent team-list sources for the Friday fixture. Reverted POSSIBLE → ACTIVE; re-targeting Round 21 (2026-08-02).

4. 23 July

   Progress update

5. 28 July

   Progress update

   Changkuoth Jiath is listed as a test for Round 21 after scans cleared his Achilles and calf.

   Melbourne FC
6. 28 July

   Reassessment

   Scans explicitly cleared the Achilles and calf and confirmed a plantaris tendon rupture, so the calf-strain code was wrong. Reverting to the general lower-leg code until a plantaris-specific code exists.

   Melbourne FC
7. R212 Aug

   Returned to play

   Returned R21 vs GCS

   Returned after 1 fixture missed

   Returned R21 — confirmed via lineup appearance.