Knee Injury (General)(KNXX)

Timeline

1. R228 Aug

   Occurred

   Left knee hyperextension — changed direction in an innocuous-looking moment midway through the final term against Sydney (his 100th AFL game) and took no further part. Preliminary testing encouraging; scans to confirm severity.

   vs SYD

2. 11 Aug

   Progress update

   Reassessment

   Facing a fitness test on the knee ahead of Round 23. Knee — Test

   Return now expected 15 Aug

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3. 12 Aug

   Reassessment

   Auto-promoted to POSSIBLE for Round 23 (expected return 2026-08-15)

4. 13 Aug

   Progress update

   Named at centre in the Round 23 team to face Melbourne — cleared after the knee hyperextension that forced his late withdrawal last week. Closes on appearance.

5. R2315 Aug

   Returned to play

   Returned R23 vs MEL

   Returned R23 — confirmed via lineup appearance.