Joel Amartey#36

Achilles injury — ruled out of Round 17 vs Western Bulldogs. Zero Hanger injury index lists 10 weeks, which points to a significant Achilles tendon issue (rupture not reported). Diagnosis provisional pending club confirmation.

sharpened ATTS (tendinopathy) to ATTR (tendon tear, partial).

Re-anchored the 10-week club timeline to the true injury date (2026-06-25, R16 v Brisbane).

Return revised: 10 Sept → 3 Sept

Return forecast aligned to Sydney's qualifying final against Brisbane — the club's one-week estimate lands on that game.

Return revised: 3 Sept → 5 Sept

Achilles now listed as a test to play — the AFL Medical Room finals-week list and the Zero Hanger index both moved him from a fixed timeline to a fitness test for the qualifying final.

Return forecast aligned to Sydney's qualifying final against Brisbane — the club's one-week estimate lands on that game. progressing through the final stages of his rehabilitation, having resumed match loads

Return revised: 3 Sept → 5 Sept

Achilles now listed as a test to play — the AFL Medical Room finals-week list and the Zero Hanger index both moved him from a fixed timeline to a fitness test for the qualifying final. Joel Amartey | Achilles | Test

Sydney played their qualifying final without him — the Achilles has not come up.

Passed his return-to-play benchmarks, was omitted from the qualifying final on form and named as an emergency for the preliminary final against Fremantle on 18 September.

The club's 2026 season is over and no fixture remains, so the lapsed return forecast is retired to the 2027 pre-season; the next possible return is pre-season training.

Return revised: 19 Sept → 1 Mar

Passed his return-to-play benchmarks, was omitted from the qualifying final on form and named as an emergency for the preliminary final against Fremantle on 18 September. Emergencies: J.Amartey, W.Green, R.Andrew