Overview
- St Kilda removed Max King from the field 13 minutes into the third quarter after he reported hamstring tightness and the club ruled him out for the match.
- King recorded only one kick and one handball in limited game time before he went to the rooms and did not return.
- His comeback follows a prolonged injury run that began with a season-ending posterior cruciate ligament tear and has since involved repeated complications.
- The club had signed King to a long-term six-year deal and brought him straight into the senior side after a Gold Coast rehabilitation block, a decision that drew criticism from commentators who called the return rushed.
- The new setback deepens uncertainty about King’s availability for St Kilda’s forward structure and will force the club to reassess selection, load management and his next steps in rehabilitation.