Foot Stress Fracture(FTSF)

Timeline

1. 3 May

   Occurred

   Foot stress fracture — discovered on AFL official R8 injury list.

   8 fixtures missed
2. 8 May

   Reassessment

   Batch severity enhancement: 2-6 week timeline confirmed via AFL R9 official injury list.

3. 19 May

   Reassessment

   Harry Armstrong - Expected available by Round 12

   Return revised: 5 July → 5 June

   AFL.com.au
4. 5 June

   Reassessment

   Auto-promoted to POSSIBLE for Round 13 (expected return 2026-06-05)

5. 8 June

   Setback

   Auto-promoted to POSSIBLE on a stale expected-return date, but Richmond byed Round 13 (no game to return in) and club injury report confirms a later return. Reverting to ACTIVE.

6. 30 June

   Progress update

   Richmond's injury list has Armstrong's foot stress fracture tracking to a Round 17 return; anchoring the forecast to the Tigers' R17 fixture (2026-07-04).

   Return revised: 21 June → 4 July

   Richmond FC
7. 1 July

   Progress update

   foot bone stress, progressing well, target R17-18.

   Return revised: 4 July → 18 July

   Richmond FC
8. 4 July

   Returned to play

   Returned via VFL

   Returned after 8 fixtures missed

   Appeared in VFL Round 15 for Richmond (VFL) — state-league return confirmed.

   vfl.aflmstats.com