Unspecified Injury(XXXX)
Systemic/Other · Unspecified
Timeline
- 19 Apr
Occurred
Kidney injury — AFL official R7 injury list (April 21, 2026): Kidney | TBC.
8 fixtures missed - 14 May
Reassessment
Discharged from hospital: will continue recovery before return-to-play timeline becomes clearer in a month
Carlton FC - 7 June
Progress update
Integrating into full training after minor kidney laceration; club lists availability Round 15 (after the bye).
Carlton FC - 7 June
Reassessment
Confirmed minor kidney laceration sustained in a VFL game. Solid-organ visceral trauma has no corresponding code in the OSIICS musculoskeletal classification, so the diagnosis is known but cannot be coded more precisely — placeholder retained.
Carlton FC - 7 June
Setback
Club lists a firm Round 15 return after the bye — POSSIBLE overstated near-term availability, so reverting to ACTIVE until closer to that date.
Carlton FC - 7 June
Progress update
Integrating into full training after minor kidney laceration; club lists availability Round 15 (after the bye). Integrating into full training. Availability: Round 15. Expected to be available to play after the bye.
Carlton FC - 7 June
Progress update
Confirmed minor kidney laceration sustained in a VFL game. Solid-organ visceral trauma has no corresponding code in the OSIICS musculoskeletal classification, so the diagnosis is known but cannot be coded more precisely — placeholder retained. minor laceration to his kidney during last night’s VFL game
Carlton FC - 17 June
Progress update
Progress updateReturned to full training and available to play this week per Carlton official injury news (2026-06-16). Cleared from kidney injury; named-team naming will graduate, appearance closes. returned to full training and are available to play this week
Carlton FC - 20 June
Progress update
- 20 June
Returned to play
Returned via VFL
Returned after 8 fixtures missedReturned via the VFL for Carlton (GWS v Carlton, VFL Round 13) on 20 June 2026 — 21 disposals, 1 goal — first competitive game back from general soreness.
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Fixture impact
Season fixture context — rounds missed, at risk, and upcoming