Dylan Pietsch has reinjured his foot which stalled the winger's Super Rugby Pacific campaign this year amid an exhaustive comeback to the code.

However the Wallabies star, the 15th Indigenous man to play for the national side, assured TV viewers on Saturday night he will front up next week for a second appearance to face Fijian Drua in Suva.

It will be just his ninth time wearing Western Force colours since switching to the Perth franchise in 2025 on the back of a relatively injury-free stint with New South Wales over the previous three seasons.

"I kind of felt my foot a bit more on the back end (of the first half), but hopefully the doc goes in and fixes my foot because funny enough you don't really need plantar fascia," Pietsch told Stan Sports.

"I think there was just a bit more scar tissue there.

"Hopefully it's gone away and I am sweet next week.

"It's been a bit of an issue for the past 13 weeks.

"I have had times when they're like 'are you going to play again?' and I do (an injury) again.

"Hopefully this is clear now so I can have a sail through because all I want to do it play footy."

Moments after the finish, Pietsch was seen dancing around unperturbed with teammates in the Suncorp Stadium dressing rooms celebrating the 42-19 victory over the Queensland Reds.

The Wiradjuri man's troubles flared up again during the Force's preseason after he re-aggravated his troublesome left foot.

Twice Pietsch faced setbacks towards starting the 2026 Super Rugby season.

He first tore the tendon in his left foot before his initial return against the Blues before reportedly rupturing it ahead of the Force's most recent clash with the Chiefs.

Last year Pietsch's tour of Europe with the Wallabies was also cut short after suffering puzzling bouts of vertigo.

Pietsch also recovered late in the Australian season after sustaining a broken jaw against South Africa in a collision with Springbok skipper Siya Kolisi which sent him to a Johannesburg hospital and leaving him sidelined for a couple of months.

"The last time I played rugby was against France, so it has been about six months," he said.

"It's always good to be back and get the lungs kinda tested a bit there.

"It was a good game and just good to get the win on the board."

At the weekend the 27-year-old ran out for the first time since playing the last of his eight Tests for Australia on November 22.

Pietsch hobbled off the Brisbane field after peering towards the sidelines for a trainer just 45 seconds before halftime.

It came after he was tackled to the ground before placing the ball down in the ruck to set up his team's third try, the incident leaving him looking ginger.

But Pietsch, who was scheduled to only play the first 40 minutes to allow cross-code hopper Zac Lomax to replace him, said the return proved to be a learning exercise to gain match fitness and rejuvenate his tactical awareness.

"I think the biggest thing coming back was my defence positioning - I got caught out a couple of times, so that's a bit to work on for me in that kind of area," Pietsch said.

"There's still a bit to learn on that sort of thing, but I will be better for it over something that I pride myself on."

Before the opening whistle, Force coach Simon Cron said there was a sense of relief for the presence Pietsch brings to the Force lineup.

After nearly cleaning up Reds No.8 and Wallabies 2025 captain, Harry Wilson, from the kick-off in the opening tackle of the match, the burly winger found a lot of ball in the midfield, turning the opportunities into breaks through the rival defence.

"It was just great to have him back," Cron said.

"He's been out quite a lot over the last couple of years.

"It is just so exciting to see him get back on the field."

Pietsch's return coincided with the Force getting off the second-last place on the Super Rugby table and back into finals' contention.

Force playmaker Ben Donaldson was also full of praise for Pietsch's contribution on the night.

"Pietschy's awesome - everyone knows what he can do on the field for us," Donaldson said.

"You saw that in our first 40 (minutes) - good reach, strong, physical, a good defender and just great energy around the boys as well.

"Hopefully he's all good and we can play another game with him next week."