 He missed the remainder of the season after his knee became infected following surgery, and consequently lost 11 kilograms.Leuenberger played every match for 2010 and 22 in 2011, and amassed 724 hitouts during 2011, the second most in the league after finals.During the 2012 pre-season, he suffered from tendonitis in his achilles, but was declared fit for the round one match against , however, he re-injured his achilles in round three against , which saw him miss the remainder of the season.