Load-managed rest

Timeline

1. 16 July

   Occurred

   Managed — rested from the Round 19 game against St Kilda as a planned load-management week; listed as OUT (Managed) in the Round 19 team list.

   1 fixture missed
2. 22 July

   Reassessment

   Auto-promoted to POSSIBLE for Round 20 (expected return 2026-07-24)

3. 23 July

   Progress update

   Named as an emergency in the Round 20 extended squad — cleared and available as backup. Closes RECOVERED on appearance.

4. 24 July

   Progress update

   Named as an emergency for Round 20 but not activated — cleared and available, next opportunity Round 21.

   Return revised: 24 July → 30 July

5. 25 July

   Setback

   Named as an emergency for Round 20 against Melbourne but not called into the side — has not returned. Re-targeting Round 21.

6. 25 July

   Returned to play

   Returned via VFL

   Returned after 1 fixture missed

   Played for Geelong in VFL Round 18 against Casey Demons — state-league return confirmed.

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