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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 — Named in the Round 15 team list but did not take the field — late withdrawal (concussion protocol)..

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    Named in Round 15 team list but withdrawn before the game (matchday withdrawal, concussion protocol) — reverted to ACTIVE.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

R0
R16
R17
R18
missedinjured in gamereturnedV/S/W affiliate returnat riskupcoming? projected returnbyeplayeddid not play

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