Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Injury(KNLI3)

Timeline

1. R1017 May

   Occurred

   Knee ligament injury — collision injury sustained in Round 10 vs Fremantle (2026-05-17, MCG). Listed Knee (ligament) TBC on essendonfc.com.au injury page. Specific ligament unspecified.

   5 fixtures missed

   vs FRE

2. 2 June

   Reassessment

   Auto-promoted to POSSIBLE for Round 13 (expected return 2026-06-04)

3. 3 June

   Setback

   Essendon R13 injury list (HIGH) gives 5-6 weeks — contradicts the morning auto-promote POSSIBLE (return 2026-06-04). and pushed expected return to ~2026-07-12. Peter Wright (20) - Knee ligament damage sustained in a collision against Fremantle, estimated return: 5-6 weeks

   Essendon FC
4. 7 June

   Reassessment

   Severity refined — scans confirmed knee ligament damage (multi-week absence) Peter Wright will miss Friday night's clash against Richmond after scans confirmed ligament damage to his knee.

   Essendon FC
5. 16 June

   Reassessment

   Essendon-confirmed PCL injury via scans (Round 10 collision) — sharpening from generic knee

   Essendon FC
6. 2 July

   Progress update

   Named in the Round 17 Essendon team (v St Kilda Jul 5) — selection while ACTIVE is a strong availability signal; knee cleared to play. Closes RECOVERED on appearance.

   Return revised: 12 July → 5 July

7. R175 July

   Returned to play

   Returned R17 vs STK

   Returned after 5 fixtures missed

   Returned R17 — confirmed via lineup appearance.