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Lewis Melican
Lewis MelicanSYD

Hamstring Strain(MTMJ)

Hamstring · Muscle

Returned
Returned via VFL

Timeline

  1. 30 May

    Occurred

    Unspecified in-game injury — sustained R12 Sat 2026-05-30 SYD game. Per operator hint: IN_GAME_INJURY. Body region pending club statement. [Enriched 2026-06-02: ESPN R13 ins/outs (June 1) identifies hamstring injury.]

    2 fixtures missed
  2. 2 June

    Reassessment

    Lewis Melican (hamstring) ... casualty to come out of that game.

    espn.com
  3. 4 June

    Reassessment

    Melican suffered a minor hamstring strain and will miss two to three weeks.

    Return now expected 20 June

    Sydney Swans
  4. 16 June

    Reassessment

    Auto-promoted to POSSIBLE for Round 15 (expected return 2026-06-20)

  5. 25 June

    Fitness test

    Sydney Swans
  6. 25 June

    Setback

    SYD played Round 16 (vs BRL, 06-25) — player absent from the lineup (not named). De-facto fail; reverted POSSIBLE → ACTIVE. Operator flagged for VFL/state-league return watch.

  7. 27 June

    Returned to play

    Returned via VFL

    Returned after 2 fixtures missed

    Appeared in VFL Round 14 2026 for Sydney (VFL) — state-league return confirmed.

    vfl.aflmstats.com

Fixture impact

Season fixture context — rounds missed, at risk, and upcoming

R17
R18
missedinjured in gamereturnedV/S/W affiliate returnat riskupcoming? projected returnbyeplayeddid not play

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