Young Fremantle defender Cooper Simpson will today undergo surgery on the injury to his AC joint sustained in Saturday night’s win over Port Adelaide.
Scans have confirmed the 20-year-old suffered a high-grade injury to the AC joint, which included displacement of the clavicle.
“This is a relatively rare injury and the best intervention is to head in for surgery,” Executive General Manager of Football Joe Brierty confirmed.
“We will know more on timeframes post the procedure, but at this stage we expect Coop to be back playing in around 10 weeks.
“Obviously it’s disappointing for him after returning to AFL footy. He put his body on the line for the team and it’s those trademark actions that we value.
“We will support him through this setback and we know Coop will work diligently in his recovery.”
After debuting in purple last season, Simpson had made a successful move to half back and was playing his third AFL match of the 2025 season on the weekend.
