Collingwood Sends Injured Trio to Dublin Rehab
The AFL club arranged a five-day ACL rehabilitation programme in Dublin for three recovering forwards.
Updated on Nov. 6, 2026 in Basketball
Collingwood has arranged a five-day intensive rehabilitation programme in Dublin for forwards Jamie Elliott, Oscar Steene and Reef McInnes, who are recovering from ACL operations. The programme will be run by Dr Enda King, head of elite performance and development at Aspetar in Doha, Qatar.
Why it matters
The trip gives the three players direct access to a specialist with experience in ACL rehabilitation while allowing club staff to assess their progress. It reflects how AFL clubs are looking beyond their own facilities to speed up return-to-play for players with serious knee injuries.
The five-day programme is an intensive, short-term block of ACL rehabilitation for three players currently in recovery. No results or follow-up assessments have been reported, and the source does not indicate when the players are expected to return to training.
The players
Collingwood
Collingwood is a professional Australian Football League club based in Melbourne, Victoria.
Dr Enda King
Dr Enda King is a sports rehabilitation specialist who serves as head of elite performance and development at Aspetar in Doha, Qatar, and is a visiting professor of rehabilitation at the University of Leeds.
Aspetar
Aspetar is a sports medicine hospital and orthopaedic centre in Doha, Qatar, known for its work with elite athletes.
The details
Dr Enda King, who completed a PhD on movement analysis and outcomes following ACL reconstruction and is a visiting professor of rehabilitation at the University of Leeds, will work with the players in Dublin. King previously worked with Collingwood's Jordan De Goey and has supported players at several other AFL clubs.
Timeline
The five-day rehabilitation programme is scheduled to take place in Dublin.
Season Trajectory
AFL clubs increasingly look beyond domestic facilities for specialist ACL rehabilitation, and Collingwood's use of Aspetar-linked expertise extends that trend. For Collingwood, the programme aims to shorten the recovery of three forwards whose return would affect the team's forward line.
The programme means Jamie Elliott, Oscar Steene and Reef McInnes will not be training with the Collingwood main group during this block. Fantasy managers should treat all three as unavailable in the near term while they complete the intensive rehabilitation in Dublin.
The takeaway
Intensive, specialist-led rehabilitation can be delivered away from a club's home facilities when players need targeted ACL work. Following a programme like this helps readers track how injured players return to the field.
Further reading
For more on sports rehabilitation coverage, see the Basketball section.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Balls.
