Knee Injury (General)(KNXX)

Timeline

1. 1 Feb

   Occurred

   Knee injury requiring surgery — initially reported as ITB syndrome (February 2026, Opening Round). Underwent knee surgery; subsequently developed a post-surgical infection requiring a second procedure to clear. WCE HP Manager (Round 5): "taking a cautious approach, managing loads over the next fortnight." Round 7 update: ongoing rehabilitation management, no set return date. Round 9 update: "set to progress into running" — still in early rehab phase, return timeline TBC. Sources: WCE official injury updates R5, R7, R9.

   11 fixtures missed
2. 8 May

   Progress update

   Record enhancement: surgery + post-surgical infection confirmed via WCE R5/R7/R9 injury updates. As of R9 still only progressing to running. SHORT_TERM severity was incorrect — upgraded to SEVERE. LTI flag set true (3+ months, no return date). ERD cleared as stale.

3. 14 May

   Reassessment

   Reassessment

   Tyler Brockman Knee - 3-4 weeks, started running

   West Coast Eagles
4. 15 May

   Progress update

   Tyler has started his running and will gradually reintegrate into the main group

   West Coast Eagles
5. 24 May

   Setback

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

6. 26 May

   Progress update

   Brocky has shown a lot in training, so as long as he can get through this week's sessions, we will see him on managed minutes at WAFL this week

   West Coast Eagles
7. 31 May

   Setback

   Team played Round 12 — player absent from lineups. Lineup-confirmed revert (Phase 1.82E).

8. 31 May

   Returned to play

   Returned via WAFL

   Returned after 11 fixtures missed

   Returned via WAFL Round 8 vs Peel Thunder (kicked opening goal) — first game of 2026 after knee surgery + post-surgical infection

   West Coast Eagles