Groin Injury (General)(GRXX)

Timeline

1. 19 Apr

   Occurred

   Groin injury — AFL official R7 injury list (April 21, 2026): Groin | 1 week.

   6 fixtures missed
2. 29 Apr

   Progress update

   Robert Hansen jnr | Groin | 1 week

   AFL.com.au
3. 1 May

   Reassessment

   Groin — 1 week estimated return.

   Return revised: 2 May → 10 May

   AFL.com.au
4. 14 May

   Reassessment

   NOT named in Round 10 squad — fitness test for R10 not passed. Re-target Round 11.

   Return revised: 10 May → 23 May

5. 14 May

   Reassessment

   Robert Hansen Groin 1 week

   Return revised: 23 May → 21 May

   North Melbourne FC
6. 14 May

   Setback

   Not named in Round 10 squad — fitness test for R10 not passed. Reverting POSSIBLE → ACTIVE.

7. 19 May

   Progress update

   Robert Hansen Jnr - Adductor injury listed as a test

   AFL.com.au
8. 19 May

   Progress update

   data model alignment: fitness_test_date is a POSSIBLE-state attribute per INJURY_STATUS_LIFECYCLE.md — auto-transition retroactively applied. Surfaced 2026-05-20 when homepage Fitness Test box rendered 0 players despite 6 having fitness_test_date set.

9. 22 May

   Fitness test

   AFL.com.au
10. 24 May

    Setback

    R11 fitness test (2026-05-22) elapsed without selection. NTH played R11 vs GCS 2026-05-23; player not in 23-man squad. Test result NULL (never recorded passed/failed) — de facto fail signal per operator policy 2026-05-24 (POSSIBLE + elapsed test_date + team played + player absent = revert ACTIVE re-target next round). NTH bye R12, next game R13 2026-06-06.

11. 1 June

    Returned to play

    Returned via VFL

    Returned after 6 fixtures missed

    In his return game from injury, Robert Hansen jnr (32 disposals, five score involvements) was terrific on the half-back flank (VFL R9 v Gold Coast, 2026-05-30).

    North Melbourne FC