Jamie Cripps
MCL Sprain(KTLC)
Knee · Ligament
Career-ending
Timeline
- 9 May
Occurred
Knee hyperextension in WAFL game — fell while changing direction, leg caught in turf, left on crutches needing scans. Dropped from AFL squad since Round 7.
9 fixtures missed - 30 June
Career-ending
Player retired: Knee injury ended a 16-season, 261-game career — a 2018 premiership forward and the Eagles' all-time goal-assists leader, he called time aged 34.
- 30 June
Reassessment
Scans confirmed MCL damage (significant strain) — West Coast confirmed no surgery required; sharpening from generic KNXX to KTLC (MCL Sprain).
West Coast Eagles
Fixture impact
Season fixture context — rounds missed, at risk, and upcoming
R15
R16
R17
R18
R19
R20
R21
R22
R23
R24
missedinjured in gamereturnedV/S/W affiliate returnat riskupcoming? projected returnbyeplayeddid not play