Jack Buckley will join pre-season training this week.
Buckley is likely to have modified training loads at times coming off an injury interrupted 2026 season, his training program could be similar to Brent Daniels.
“They’re both progressing accordingly and should be part of full team pre-season training leading into Christmas,”
“They might have some modified loading along the way, just to manage their bodies through what is a long pre-season, but they’ve done all the hard work from a rehabilitation point of view to get themselves into that position.” GWS Giants Head of Medical Services Andrew Ryan.
AFLRATINGS Fantasy Impact: Jack Buckley will be available to return to a key defensive role alongside Sam Taylor in 2027 at the Giants.
Buckley averaged 11.1 disposals, 3.7 marks and 1.3 tackles from 9 games in 2026 at GWS (AF Ave: 44.0).
