- Spotted wearing a knee splint on Instagram
- Faced at least nine months on the key
- In doubt to play the 2026 Asian Cup in Australia
Mary Fowler revealed the severity of her knee injury for the first time after having broken her anterior cross ligament (ACL) when he played for Manchester City in the FA Cup.
Fowler, 23, posed on Tuesday for an Instagram photo with his Matildas teammate, Courtney Nevin, sporting a large splint on his damaged knee.
The typical recovery time of an LCA break can be as short as nine months – but the captain of Matildas Sam Kerr underwent the same injury in January 2024 during a training camp with Chelsea in Morocco and has still not returned to the field for a competition match.
Fowler now short the clock to appear in the Asian cup of next year on home at home.
He comes as a physiotherapist respected Brien Seeney, who discusses various sports injuries on his Instagram and X accounts of NRL Physio, raised questions about another disease than Fowler bore before his disastrous reverse.
“ Horrible to see a break from the LCA now confirmed for Mary Fowler-interesting to read that she had a major game and travel charge leading to the injury and by facing a right problem for the hamstrings, ” he wrote on X.
Mary Fowler revealed the severity of her knee injury after she broke her previous cross ligament (ACL) when he played for Manchester City in the FA Cup (photo)
Fowler posed for an Instagram photo with his teammate of Matildas Courtney Nevin, sporting a big knee splint (photo)
The typical recovery time of a break from the LCA is nine months (Fowler is represented, after having undergone the injury against Manchester United in FA Cup)
This was saved by photos of Fowler Training with the Matildas in Sydney before their first friend against South Korea on April 4, where it was seen with its right ischioshiovers.
The muscle was also attached when she blew her LCA.
Dr. Peter Larkins – who competed for Australia at the Olympic Games before becoming a specialized sports doctor – also expressed his concerns concerning the hamstrings.
“ No surprise, Man City confirmed that the devastating rupture of the right knee LCA for Mary Fowler – but the question should be asked – what role has played the role of her concerns with the hamstrings by contributing?
“He was clearly playing with this-always a lesson to learn with hindsight,” he wrote on X.
Fowler had a very busy calendar in the contribution of FA Cup Clash fatigue against Manchester United, citizens playing on 9, 15, 19, 23, 27 and 30 March, then the Matildas on April 4 and 7, before undergoing the injury on April 13.
Veeney was not the only expert to draw attention to this huge workload when the injury was discussed.
The performance coach, Paulo Muwonge, who worked with players from the female super league of England, connected the number of injuries by the LCA in the female game to the quantity of lights to which the stars must play.
Promotion of medical experts have raised questions about the injured right-wing hamstrings that Fowler wore when she broke up a right knee ligament (Fowler is represented in Sydney two weeks before breaking her LCA)
Fowler (photo with his boyfriend, the LNR superstar, Nathan Cleary) and his Matildas teammates endured a heavy workload and a travel schedule in the forecast of the injury injury
“70% of LCA injuries in the female game can be avoided by an appropriate load,” he wrote on Instagram.
“According to experience, I can say that women are not in good hands regarding S&C training (strength and conditioning) and load management.
“It is a question of loading the loading as minimal as possible because we do not want to” tire “, but it actually causes more harm.
“They must train properly to become more resilient.”
On April 20, the teammates of the city of Fowler made a gesture of comforting support for her during their 1-1 draw with Everton, Kerstin Casparij celebrating her goal by holding a city shirt with the name of the Australian on the back.
Fowler’s teammate, Laura Coombs, published an image of Casparij holding the shirt of the Matildas star, writing: “Trissons, we could not obtain the victory but we love you Mazzy (Fowler).”
The Australian striker reflected the post on his Instagram history, writing: “I also love it”.
