High Ankle Sprain(ATLH)

Timeline

1. 22 May

   Occurred

   Ankle/syndesmosis injury (high ankle sprain) — sustained Q1 vs Richmond R11 Dreamtime 2026-05-22 (MCG), played through. ESS: "One of those players to be assessed this week." Recurrence of recently RECOVERED AKXX (closed 2026-05-17). Pulled up sore post-match.

   3 fixtures missed
2. 31 May

   Fitness test

   Essendon FC
3. 31 May

   Setback

4. 2 June

   Reassessment

   Auto-promoted to POSSIBLE for Round 13 (expected return 2026-06-07)

5. 3 June

   Setback

   Stale POSSIBLE: high-ankle syndesmosis, fitness test (2026-05-31) elapsed; ESS played R12 without him (Phase 2D de-facto fail). Re-promoted only by date-driven auto-promote ~16 days post-injury. No fresh availability signal — reverting to ACTIVE.

6. 3 June

   Reassessment

   Auto-promoted to POSSIBLE for Round 13 (expected return 2026-06-07)

7. 7 June

   Setback

   Not named in the most recent squad and no fresh return signal since — reverting an auto-promoted POSSIBLE back to ACTIVE pending genuine selection news.

8. 7 June

   Reassessment

   Auto-promoted to POSSIBLE for Round 13 (expected return 2026-06-07)

9. 7 June

   Setback

   Team played Round 13 (ESS v CAR) — player absent from the lineup, not named. Reverted POSSIBLE to ACTIVE.

10. 20 June

    Progress update

    Reassessment

    Zero Hanger injury index — available after the bye; anchored to ESS R16 (2026-06-27). Jye Caldwell (ESS) — likely available after bye

    Return revised: 13 June → 27 June

    zerohanger.com
11. 22 June

    Progress update

    Club return signal for Round 16 — Caldwell a chance to return

12. R1628 June

    Returned to play

    Returned R16 vs NTH

    Returned after 3 fixtures missed

    Returned R16 — confirmed via lineup appearance.