Knee Injury (General)(KNXX)

Timeline

1. 1 Feb

   Occurred

   Knee injury — Return: TBC per AFL official Opening Round and Round 1 injury lists.

   11 fixtures missed
2. 8 May

   Reassessment

   Batch severity enhancement: 2-6 week timeline confirmed via AFL R9 official injury list.

3. 14 May

   Reassessment

   ACL | 2 weeks

   Return now expected 29 May

   Essendon FC
4. 15 May

   Progress update

   ACL | 2 weeks

   Essendon FC
5. 16 May

   Setback

   NOT named in Round 10 squad — fitness test for R10 not passed. Reverted POSSIBLE → ACTIVE; re-targeting Round 11.

6. 20 May

   Progress update

   ESS official injury list 1wk return for R11 Fri Lewis Hayes (#18) | ACL | Expected Return: 1 week

   Essendon FC
7. 24 May

   Setback

   Team played Round 11 — player absent from lineups. Lineup-confirmed revert (Phase 1.82E ad-hoc).

8. 25 May

   Progress update

9. R1227 May

   Returned to play

   Returned R12 vs WCE

   Returned after 11 fixtures missed

   Available: Lewis Hayes (ACL return)

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