Knee Injury (General)(KNXX)

Timeline

1. 23 July

   Occurred

   Knee tendon injury sustained against Adelaide — will undergo a procedure and is aiming to return by the final round.

   5 fixtures missed
2. 16 Aug

   Progress update

   Reassessment

   Club injury hub bands the knee/hamstring at 1-2 weeks — realigned to the Round 24 game against Brisbane. Brayden Maynard (knee/hamstring, 1-2 weeks)

   Return revised: 17 Aug → 21 Aug

   Collingwood FC
3. 18 Aug

   Reassessment

   Auto-promoted to POSSIBLE for Round 24 (expected return 2026-08-21)

4. 20 Aug

   Progress update

5. 21 Aug

   Setback

   Collingwood played Round 24 against Brisbane without him — absent from the final side and the emergency list.

6. 20 Sept

   Progress update

   The club's 2026 season is over and no fixture remains, so the lapsed return forecast is retired to the 2027 pre-season; the next possible return is pre-season training.

   Return revised: 21 Aug → 1 Mar