Back Injury (General)(BKXX)

Timeline

1. 15 Feb

   Occurred

   Back injury (structure unspecified). Sustained late pre-season 2025 — sidelined for last two months of pre-season and unavailable for both pre-season practice matches. Per Gold Coast Qscan injury update at Opening Round 2025: "Sam Flanders (back) has been unavailable for both pre-season practice matches and won't feature in Opening Round, with the midfielder one to two weeks away from a return." Missed R1 2025 vs WCE (Perth, did not travel) + R3 vs MEL (R2 was GCS bye). Returned R4 2025 vs ADE (2025-04-05). Later: brief back complaint cost one game ~R23 2025 vs Carlton (date imprecise — folded into this record). Back issues impacted midfield workload all season (centre bounce attendances dropped from 193 in 2024 to 53 in 2025). [Historical backfill — pre-season onset date estimated.]

   2 fixtures missed