Ankle Injury (General)(AKXX)

Timeline

1. R1229 May

   Occurred

   Lower leg injury — Lawson Humphries helped off the ground in Q4 after an awkward landing vs Carlton (R12, MCG, 2026-05-29). On Geelong's post-match injury list as "Humphries (leg)". Severity/timeline not yet specified pending assessment.

   1 fixture missed

   vs CAR

2. 4 June

   Fitness test

   Geelong Cats
3. 4 June

   Progress update

   auto-transition on fitness test schedule

   Geelong Cats
4. 5 June

   Setback

   Elapsed fitness test + team played Round 13 without selection — de-facto fail.

5. 8 June

   Reassessment

   Club Health Hub + GMHBA update name the injury as ankle, not generic lower leg — refining LGXX to AKXX.

   Geelong Cats
6. 11 June

   Fitness test

   Geelong Cats
7. R1412 June

   Returned to play

   Returned R14 vs GCS

   Returned after 1 fixture missed

   Returned R14 — confirmed via lineup appearance.