Richmond AFLW ruck Montana McKinnon will miss the remainder of the 2025 AFLW season.
Richmond confirms that AFLW ruck Montana McKinnon suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in the final quarter of yesterday’s match against Geelong.
McKinnon was in her second AFLW game back from having previously undergone a reconstruction to the same knee in August last year.
The 24-year-old had also made a handful of appearances at scrimmage level while building up her fitness.
Richmond Head of Women’s Football, Kate Sheahan said it was a cruel blow for the popular figure.
“Montana has come into our program from Adelaide and brought so much with her character and energy,” Sheahan said.
“To see her suffer another serious injury like this is just so unfortunate.
“She put in an enormous amount of work behind the scenes to get back on the park, and if anyone deserved a change of luck this season, it was her.
“We’ll give ‘Monty’ every bit of support she needs to overcome this setback. The entire Club will be behind her as she works towards returning to the field again.”
McKinnon spent four seasons with Adelaide, playing 32 AFLW games before being traded to Richmond in the 2023 AFLW Trade Period.
The athletic ruck missed all of last season after rupturing her left ACL in a practice game. She played the two most recent AFLW games before the injury reoccurred.
McKinnon had a game-high 15 hit-outs on the weekend, as well as eight disposals and three tackles.