Knee Injury (General)(KNXX)

Timeline

1. 19 Apr

   Occurred

   Knee injury — AFL official R7 injury list (April 21, 2026): Knee | TBC.

   11 fixtures missed
2. 6 May

   Progress update

   Archer knee has settled clinically and he is now in a reload phase. Expected to return in 2-4 weeks.

   West Coast Eagles
3. 16 May

   Setback

   NOT named in Round 10 squad — fitness test for R10 not passed. Reverted POSSIBLE → ACTIVE; re-targeting Round 11.

4. 24 May

   Reassessment

   Overdue return date re-targeted to Round 12 — Phase 1 backfill

   Return revised: 23 May → 31 May

5. 25 May

   Progress update

6. 31 May

   Setback

   Team played Round 12 — player absent from lineups. Lineup-confirmed revert (Phase 1.82E).

7. 2 June

   Progress update

   Tall forward Archer Reid is expected to return from a knee injury this week after a strong week of conditioning.

   espn.com
8. 6 June

   Setback

   Team played Round 13 — player absent from the lineup.

9. 7 June

   Progress update

   Cleared after completing game-like loading session; club had him set to return Round 12.

   West Coast Eagles
10. 7 June

    Setback

    Team played Round 13 — player absent from the lineup (not named, auto-promoted return did not eventuate).

11. 7 June

    Progress update

    Cleared after completing game-like loading session; club had him set to return Round 12. He completed a game-like loading session and is well set up now for a successful return. Set to return this weekend (Round 12).

    West Coast Eagles
12. 11 June

    Progress update

    Progress update

    West Coast indicated Reid set to return from knee injury (club list, imminent) Reid is set to return; got a really good game-like loading session in, well set up for a successful return.

    West Coast Eagles
13. 12 June

    Setback

    NOT named in the Round 14 squad (full team + emergencies published) — fitness test for R14 not passed. Reverted POSSIBLE → ACTIVE, re-targeting next fixture.

14. 4 July

    Progress update

    Reassessment

    West Coast confirmed a minor knee procedure last week - expected to get going again in a couple of weeks, targeting late July. Archer, along with our doctors, made the decision to have a small procedure on his knee last week ... hopefully get going in a couple of weeks

    Return revised: 27 June → 18 July

    West Coast Eagles
15. 14 July

    Progress update

    Knee — out for season; too much risk to push a return this year.

    Return revised: 18 July → 27 Sept

    West Coast Eagles
16. 14 July

    Progress update

    Club confirmed season-ending injury (scans) — coupled LTI + severity with the season-end ERD refresh.