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Josh Goater

Calf Strain(LTMJ)

Lower Leg · Muscle

Returned
Returned via VFL

Timeline

  1. 7 May

    Occurred

    Calf strain — listed Calf 1 week on AFL R10 medical room (May 12, 2026) and North Melbourne injury list. Sustained Round 9 weekend (2026-05-07). Prior quad injury already RECOVERED.

    3 fixtures missed
  2. 14 May

    Reassessment

    Josh Goater Calf 1 week

    Return revised: 28 May → 21 May

    North Melbourne FC
  3. 19 May

    Progress update

    Josh Goater - Calf injury listed as a test for return

    AFL.com.au
  4. 19 May

    Progress update

    data model alignment: fitness_test_date is a POSSIBLE-state attribute per INJURY_STATUS_LIFECYCLE.md — auto-transition retroactively applied. Surfaced 2026-05-20 when homepage Fitness Test box rendered 0 players despite 6 having fitness_test_date set.

  5. 22 May

    Fitness test

    AFL.com.au
  6. 24 May

    Setback

    R11 fitness test (2026-05-22) elapsed without selection. NTH played R11 vs GCS 2026-05-23; player not in 23-man squad. Test result NULL (never recorded passed/failed) — de facto fail signal per operator policy 2026-05-24 (POSSIBLE + elapsed test_date + team played + player absent = revert ACTIVE re-target next round). NTH bye R12, next game R13 2026-06-06.

  7. 2 June

    Reassessment

    Auto-promoted to POSSIBLE for Round 13 (expected return 2026-06-06)

  8. 3 June

    Setback

    Stale POSSIBLE: calf, R11 fitness test (2026-05-22) elapsed without selection (de-facto fail); NTH R12 bye, then re-promoted only by date-driven auto-promote. No fresh availability signal — reverting to ACTIVE.

  9. 3 June

    Reassessment

    Auto-promoted to POSSIBLE for Round 13 (expected return 2026-06-06)

  10. 6 June

    Setback

    Elapsed fitness test + team played Round 13 without selection — de-facto fail.

  11. 6 June

    Returned to play

    Returned via VFL

    Returned after 3 fixtures missed

    Returned via VFL Round 11 vs Tasmania at North Hobart Oval (21 disposals, 7 marks) after calf strain

    vfl.aflmstats.com

Fixture impact

Season fixture context — rounds missed, at risk, and upcoming

R0
R7
R8
R18
missedinjured in gamereturnedV/S/W affiliate returnat riskupcoming? projected returnbyeplayeddid not play

Sources