Rory Laird
High Ankle Sprain(ATLH)
Ankle/Foot · Ligament
Injured
Est. return: Round 24 (15 Aug)Timeline
- R1811 July
Occurred
Left ankle injury sustained in the win over Gold Coast. Extent unclear — availability for the short-turnaround Round 19 game to be assessed.
vs GCS
- 13 July
Setback
low-grade syndesmosis, several weeks away, only just running again. Not an imminent R19 return; POSSIBLE was overstated.
Adelaide FC - 13 July
Progress update
low-grade syndesmosis, several weeks; anchored to R20.
Return revised: 17 July → 23 July
Adelaide FC - 13 July
Reassessment
Adelaide R19 injury report confirmed low-grade syndesmosis (high ankle) — sharpened AKXX → ATLH.
Adelaide FC - 14 July
Progress update
Low-grade syndesmosis worse than first read — expected to miss several weeks.
Return revised: 23 July → 15 Aug
Adelaide FC
Fixture impact
Season fixture context — rounds missed, at risk, and upcoming
R0
R1
R2
R3
R4
R18
R19
R20
R21
R22
R23
R24
missedinjured in gamereturnedV/S/W affiliate returnat riskupcoming? projected returnbyeplayeddid not play