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GWS Giants vs Brisbane Lions — AFL 2026 Round 11

Round 11

Match details

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Round 11
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GWS Giants
16688
Brisbane Lions
17th
of 18 · index 25Round Health Score (0–100), last 5 rounds. Scores drift down league-wide as the season's injury load builds — read the slope relative to the league, not the level.
Round health
15th
of 18 · index 42Round Health Score (0–100), last 5 rounds. Scores drift down league-wide as the season's injury load builds — read the slope relative to the league, not the level.

Evenly matched on squad health.

Season 15th of 18 · index 22
Season 14th of 18 · index 24

Head-to-head

15Ongoing injuries4
6Long-term (LTI)2
7 dDays' rest10 d
3Games in 21 days2
3,960 kmLast month air km1,375 km
Squad stabilityGWS 12thBRL 8th of 18

Value-weighted players used — 1st = most churn of key players, 18th = most settled. Weighted by player value (our metric), not raw squad size.

Soft-tissue = the OSIICS muscle/tendon family — the injuries most prone to recurrence (GWS 2, BRL 1).

What do these scores mean?
Round Health
— point-in-time (0–100, 100 = no injury absences), weighting current ongoing absences on a fixed scale comparable across rounds. The league average drifts down as the season's injury load builds, so low late-season numbers are normal.
Season Health
— cumulative season-to-date: value-weighted injury burden, availability and incidence. Load-managed rests are excluded from both.
Sun 24 May · 12:30pm·Giants Stadium, Sydney
State
NSW
Surface
Natural grass
Roof
Open roof
Capacity
24,000

Injuries from this game

What this game cost — players hurt in it, OSIICS-classified, each linked to its injury record.

GWS
  • Jack Buckley
    Moderate
    Hamstring· typically ~2 gamesRight hamstring injury sustained Q1 R11 GWS v BRL (2026-05-24). Hurt during a…
BRL

No injuries reported

Back from injury

Players who returned from injury in this game, each linking to their profile.

GWS
BRL

Current injuries

Every ongoing injury carried by each squad today (19 across both). Injuries sustained in this game are in the casualty report above.

BRL carry the cleaner bill of health — GWS enter with 15 ongoing injuries to BRL's 4, 6 of them long-term.

GWS
  • Tom GreenMID
    LTI

    KneeACL Tear

    Long-term
    Due Dec 1
  • Josh KellyMID
    LTI
    Recurrence

    Groin/HipHip Osteoarthritis

    Long-term
    Due Mar 1, 2027
  • Darcy JonesFWD
    LTI
    Recurrence

    KneeACL Tear

    Long-term
    Due Jul 25
  • KneeACL Tear

    Long-term
    Due Oct 1
  • KneePatella Dislocation

    Severe
    Injury-proneDue Jul 25
  • KneePosterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Injury

    Severe
    Injury-proneDue (5 days ago)
  • ShoulderShoulder Dislocation

    Moderate
    FragileDue Aug 22
  • Lower LegCalf Strain

    Moderate
    Due Aug 1
  • FootFoot Injury (General)

    Moderate
    Due Aug 1
  • HamstringHamstring Strain

    Moderate
    Due (5 days ago)
  • Ankle/FootHigh Ankle Sprain

    Moderate
    Due Aug 8
  • Head/NeckConcussion

    Minor
    Possible return
    Due this week
  • Managed

    Minor
    Possible return
    Injury-proneDue (5 days ago)
  • QuadricepsQuadriceps Strain

    Minor
    Due this week
  • Wrist/HandFinger Fracture

    Minor
    Possible return
    Due this week

Signals

  • 2recurrences
  • 1awaiting diagnosis
  • 4durability-fragile
  • Body regions:
    • Knee5
    • Groin/Hip2
  • What they lose: 6 of 11 outs are forwards

Recurrence flags repeat injuries to the same body region within 24 months.

Injury classifications use the OSIICS system (Orchard Sports Injury and Illness Classification System). © John Orchard — Free to use with acknowledgment.