Knee Injury (General)(KNXX)

Timeline

1. 2 July

   Occurred

   Knee soreness — missed Round 17; expected back within a week. Source: essendonfc.com.au injury list.

   8 fixtures missed
2. 7 July

   Reassessment

   Auto-promoted to POSSIBLE for Round 18 (expected return 2026-07-11)

3. 11 July

   Setback

   NOT named in the Round 18 side against Brisbane — fitness window for Round 18 passed without selection.; targeting the team's next fixture.

4. 14 July

   Progress update

   Knee soreness — 2 weeks (AFL medical room + club list agree).

   Return revised: 19 July → 29 July

   Essendon FC
5. 28 July

   Progress update

   Essendon official injury list now has him two weeks away, later than the previous forecast.

   Return revised: 29 July → 9 Aug

   Essendon FC
6. 28 July

   Progress update

   Reassessment

   AFL Round 21 Medical Room (28 July) updated the return guidance to 2026-08-02. Kayle Gerreyn — Knee — 1 week

   Return revised: 9 Aug → 2 Aug

   AFL.com.au
7. 4 Aug

   Progress update

   Reassessment

   Essendon official injury list lists knee soreness at one week away; previous forecast of 2 August has passed. Anchored to the Round 22 game against Geelong on 8 August. Kayle Gerreyn (19) - Knee soreness | Return: 1 week

   Return revised: 2 Aug → 8 Aug

   Essendon FC
8. 9 Aug

   Progress update

   Reassessment

   Knee — still on the injury list after missing Round 22; now targeting Essendon's Round 23 game. Knee | Test

   Return revised: 8 Aug → 16 Aug

   zerohanger.com
9. 14 Aug

   Progress update

   Not named in the Round 23 team — the earlier return estimate has passed. Now targeting the Round 24 game.

   Return revised: 16 Aug → 23 Aug

   zerohanger.com
10. 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: 23 Aug → 1 Mar