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.

   2 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