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Aaron Naughton
Aaron NaughtonWBD

Neck Muscle Strain(HMMJ)

Head/Neck · Muscle

Returned
Returned R8 vs FRE

Timeline

  1. R723 Apr

    Occurred

    Neck strain — landed on head in 3rd quarter after leaping for a mark vs Sydney (R7, 2026-04-23). Cleared of concussion; to have neck examined post-game. Coach Luke Beveridge: "He appears to have strained on that side of his neck from the incident. The bright side is no signs of concussion."

    vs SYD

  2. 25 Apr

    Progress update

    AFL.com.au
  3. R81 May

    Returned to play

    Returned R8 vs FRE

    Named in Round 8 team selections. Closed by pre-game selection check.

Fixture impact

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

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

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