Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Injury(KNLI3)
Knee · Ligament
Timeline
- 9 May
Occurred
Knee injury — returned to Gold Coast for scans and assessment after Round 9 vs St Kilda (2026-05-09). Return TBC. Source: goldcoastfc.com.au/injury-list (Round 10).
4 fixtures missed - 24 May
Reassessment
Overdue return date re-targeted to next fixture (R12 bye) — Phase 1 backfill
Return revised: 23 May → 6 June
- 2 June
Reassessment
Auto-promoted to POSSIBLE for Round 13 (expected return 2026-06-06)
- 6 June
Setback
Team played Round 13 — player absent from the lineup.
- 7 June
Reassessment
ReassessmentSeverity refined from club update — PCL injury, medium-term, miss at least a month expected to be available in the medium-term ... he will miss at least a month
Gold Coast FC - 19 June
Returned to play
Returned via VFL
Returned after 4 fixtures missedReturned via the VFL for Gold Coast against Box Hill on 19 June 2026 (8 disposals, 9 hitouts as a forward-ruck) — first competitive game back from the Round 9 knee injury.
vfl.aflmstats.com
Fixture impact
Season fixture context — rounds missed, at risk, and upcoming