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Riley Hardeman

Concussion(HDCO)

Head/Neck · Traumatic Brain Injury

Returned
Returned via VFL

Timeline

  1. R136 June

    Occurred

    Suffered a concussion during the Round 13 match v Fremantle at Hands Oval — subject to AFL 12-day concussion protocol.

    1 fixture missed

    vs FRE

  2. 9 June

    Reassessment

    Auto-promoted to POSSIBLE for Round 14 (expected return 2026-06-13)

  3. 12 June

    Setback

    NOT named in the Round 14 squad (full team + emergencies published) — fitness test for R14 not passed. Reverted POSSIBLE → ACTIVE, re-targeting next fixture.

  4. 19 June

    Progress update

    Named as a Round 15 North Melbourne emergency — cleared and available as backup, signalling the concussion has resolved. Closes RECOVERED on appearance.

  5. 21 June

    Late withdrawal

    Withdrew from Round 15 matchday squad — held out under the AFL concussion protocol and did not take the field.

  6. 21 June

    Setback

    Named in Round 15 team list but withdrawn before the game (matchday withdrawal, concussion protocol) — reverted to ACTIVE.

  7. 21 June

    Returned to play

    Returned via VFL

    Returned after 1 fixture missed

    Returned via the VFL for North Melbourne (Richmond v North Melbourne, VFL Round 13) on 21 June 2026 — first competitive game back after his concussion.

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Fixture impact

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

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

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