He'll be out for nearly a year by the first round. That's a long recovery, either the first knee operation didn't work and he's had another?
He should talk to Luke Covell, he had a serious knee injury and was back on the ready to play after 12 weeks.
from the DT
"It's known as an alignment augmentation and reconstructive system operation (LARS).
The risky procedure, which has been banned in some countries overseas, involves two industrial-strength synthetic fibres, similar to thick laces in sports joggers, being inserted into his knee to act as his ACL."
The again if it's banned in some countries there might be a few problems with the operation.
Let's hope he's back and fully recovered by round 1. Confidence in the knee might be and issue, so we won't see Brett back to his sizzling best until he's had a dozen or so matches under his belt.