Foot Stress Fracture(FTSF)

Timeline

1. 12 Apr

   Occurred

   Foot stress fracture — sustained after returning from syndesmosis injury. "Clarke is facing seven weeks on the sidelines due to a stress fracture in his foot, having just returned from a syndesmosis injury." AFL R6 official list: Foot | 7 weeks.

   10 fixtures missed
2. 11 June

   Progress update

   Progress update

   Essendon lists ~1 week return from foot stress fracture Clarke sustained a stress fracture in his foot during round three of the VFL. Estimated return: 1 week.

   Essendon FC
3. 13 June

   Setback

   ESS played Round 14 — player absent from the lineup (not named). Reverted POSSIBLE → ACTIVE.

4. 22 June

   Progress update

   Club return signal for Round 16 — Clarke expected back post-bye

5. 27 June

   Setback

   NOT named in the Round 16 team selections — fitness test for R16 not passed. Reverted POSSIBLE → ACTIVE;.

6. 28 June

   Returned to play

   Returned via VFL

   Returned after 10 fixtures missed

   Returned via Essendon VFL vs North Melbourne (2026-06-28) — 9 disposals in return from foot injury.

   AFL.com.au