Navicular Stress Fracture(FTNV)

Timeline

1. 21 Mar

   Occurred

   Fractured navicular — sidelined per AFL official R4 injury list (March 31, 2026). WCE R6 article confirmed season-ending: "underwent foot surgery; non-weight bearing for next couple of weeks. Out for remainder of 2026 season."

   22 fixtures missed
2. 1 May

   Returned to play

   player_games.played=true for WCE game on 2026-03-22

   Returned after 22 fixtures missedplayer_games table
3. 4 May

   Progress update

   Misclassification: auto-close picked up R2 game (2026-03-22) before navicular fracture was formally diagnosed. AFL R4 injury list (March 31) confirmed sidelined — significant absence expected.

4. 5 May

   Reassessment

   Underwent foot surgery; non-weight bearing for next couple of weeks. Out for remainder of 2026 season.

   Return revised: 13 June → 1 Oct

   West Coast Eagles
5. 14 May

   Reassessment

   Jacob Newton Foot - Season

   West Coast Eagles
6. 7 Aug

   Progress update

   Removed a phantom return-to-play event. The record is a season-ending navicular fracture that has never closed, and the player has not appeared since 21 March — his only 2026 game is Round 1 on 15 March, so the event's stated evidence (a 22 March appearance) is false against the lineup record. It was residue from an auto-close that fired before the fracture was diagnosed, already documented in the progress update three days later.