Lumbar Stress Fracture(BKSF)

Timeline

1. R1122 May

   Occurred

   Stress fractures in the back — ruled out for the remainder of the 2026 season per Richmond. Earlier classified as a hamstring strain; corrected to lumbar stress fracture on the club injury list (2026-06-10).

   6 fixtures missed

   vs ESS

2. 22 May

   Progress update

   In-game injury captured via post-game-only match report search (R11 Phase 1.9)

3. 2 June

   Reassessment

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

4. 8 June

   Setback

   Auto-promoted to POSSIBLE on a stale expected-return date, but Richmond byed Round 13 (no game to return in) and club injury report confirms a later return. Reverting to ACTIVE.

5. 9 June

   Reassessment

   Richmond confirms stress fractures in the back, season-ending — earlier hamstring classification was incorrect.

   Richmond FC
6. 22 June

   Reassessment

   Will miss remainder of 2026 season — back stress fractures Jonty Faull will miss the remainder of the 2026 AFL season due to stress fractures in his back