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Western Bulldogs vs Richmond — AFL 2026 Round 20

Round 20

Match details

Home & Away
Round 20
Western Bulldogs
vs
Richmond
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—Round 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
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—Round 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 not yet available.

Season —
Season —

Head-to-head

7Ongoing injuries12
2Long-term (LTI)4
6 dDays' rest6 d
1Games in 21 days2
714 kmLast month air km0 km
Squad stabilityWBD 4thRIC 11th 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 (WBD 1, RIC 3).

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.
Sat 25 July · 7:40pm·Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
State
VIC
Surface
Hybrid surface
Roof
Retractable roof
Capacity
56,347

Possible returns

Currently-injured players who could feature — fitness tests, squad signals and projected returns.

WBD
  • Tim EnglishRUC
    Projected return
    Chest/Torso — Back Injury (General)Due this week
  • Ryley SandersMID
    Projected return
    Wrist/Hand — Hand/Wrist Injury (General)Due this week
RIC
  • Kaleb Smith
    Projected return
    Head/Neck — ConcussionDue this week
  • Luke TrainorDEF
    Projected return
    Head/Neck — ConcussionDue this week
  • Jack RossMID
    Projected return
    Head/Neck — ConcussionDue this week
  • Jayden ShortDEF
    Projected return
    Thigh (other) — Cork/Thigh ContusionDue this week

Returnees to watch

Recently back from injury and still in the elevated-reinjury window — risk concentrates in the first games back, especially for soft-tissue.

WBD
  • Adam Treloarback from other/systemic · 1 game back
  • Bailey Williamsback from hamstring · 1 game backSoft-tissue return — recurrence risk is highest in the first games back.
  • Riley Garciaback from knee · 1 game back
  • Cody Weightmanback from systemic/other · 2 games back
RIC
  • Sam Grljback from systemic/other · 1 game back
  • Dion Prestiaback from hamstring · 1 game back
    Recurrence
    Soft-tissue return — recurrence risk is highest in the first games back.
  • Tom Lynchback from head/neck · 2 games back
  • Harry Armstrongback from foot · 2 games back
    Recurrence
  • Kaleb Smithback from head/neck · 2 games back
  • Judson Clarkeback from knee · 2 games back

Current injuries

The confirmed outs for both squads (13 across both), ranked by impact. Players in doubt are listed under Possible returns above.

WBD carry the cleaner bill of health — RIC enter with 12 ongoing injuries to WBD's 7, 4 of them long-term.

WBD5 out
  • Sam DarcyFWD
    LTI

    Knee — ACL Tear

    Long-term
    Injury-proneDue Mar 15, 2027
  • Connor BudarickFWD
    LTI

    Ankle/Foot — High Ankle Sprain

    Moderate
    Injury-proneDue Aug 17
  • Bailey DaleDEF

    Shoulder — Shoulder Fracture

    Moderate
    Due Aug 26
  • Laitham VandermeerFWD
    Recurrence

    Hamstring — Hamstring Strain

    Minor
    FragileDue Jul 25
  • Nick CoffieldDEF

    Head/Neck — Concussion

    Minor
    Injury-proneDue this week

Signals

  • 1recurrence
  • 2awaiting diagnosis
  • 4durability-fragile
  • What they lose: 3 forwards, 2 defenders, 1 midfielder, 1 ruckman

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.