Cody Weightman has been placed on the Western Bulldogs inactive list as he battles a knee injury
Western Bulldogs forward Cody Weightman won’t play a game in 2025 after the club opted to place him on the inactive list for the remainder of the season due to a lingering knee injury.
The Bulldogs made the move ahead of Wednesday’s mid-season draft, freeing up a spot on the list.
“Western Bulldogs forward Cody Weightman has been placed on the club’s inactive list for the remainder of the 2025 season due to a knee injury,” the club said in a brief statement.
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Weightman, 24, hasn’t played a game in 2025 after undergoing surgery in February to address a rare congenital condition called bipartite patella, which involves a false joint that sits within his kneecap bone.
He’s had several setbacks and underwent more surgery early in May. The club had been hopeful of a 2025 return, but that hope has now been dashed.
The Gold Coast Suns have allayed any fears of a serious ankle injury to Mac Andrew and he could yet line up against Fremantle this week.
Andrew arrived home on Monday on crutches and in a moon boot after leaving the field late in his team’s win over St Kilda at Marvel Stadium on Sunday.
Andrew was diagnosed with ankle sprain only and he’ll be assessed later in the week before his availability is confirmed.
“Mac has an ankle sprain and has shown improvement in the days since the match,” Suns physio Lindsay Bull said.
“We will continue to monitor how his ankle responds in the coming days before determining his availability for Saturday’s match against Fremantle.”
Hawthorn veteran Luke Breust could return from a back issue to boost the Hawks for Friday’s huge clash with Collingwood.
“He’s got moving and it’s started to improve quite quickly now, the back issue from the knock he received two weeks ago,” Hawthorn high performance manager Peter Burge said.
“We’ve got one session to come this week with the short week, so it will be line ball how much he gets out on Wednesday. We’ll make more of a decision around his availability closer to the weekend. If not this week, it will be next week.”
Originally published as Cody Weightman has been placed on the Western Bulldogs inactive list as he battles a knee injury
