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Carlton vs Brisbane Lions — AFL 2026 Round 21

Round 21

Match details

Home & Away
Round 21
Full time
Carlton
154–78
Brisbane Lions
11th
of 18 · index 36Round 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
4th
of 18 · index 69Round 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.
BRL entered healthier — 4th v 11th this round
Season 10th of 18 · index 45
Season 11th of 18 · index 37+7vs season

Head-to-head

9Ongoing injuries4
5Long-term (LTI)4
7 dDays' rest7 d
3Games in 21 days3
0 kmLast month air km3,604 km
Squad stabilityCAR 1stBRL 10th 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 (CAR 1, BRL 0).

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 1 Aug · 7:40pm·Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
State
VIC
Surface
Hybrid surface
Roof
Retractable roof
Capacity
56,347

Injuries from this game

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

CAR

No injuries reported

BRL
  • •Ryan Lester
    Minor
    Shoulder· typically ~1 gameShoulder injury against Carlton — the veteran defender finished the match on the bench and…
  • •Keidean Coleman
    Minor
    Head/Neck· typically ~2 gamesConcussion sustained in the Round 21 loss to Carlton. Brisbane confirmed he will miss the…

Back from injury

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

CAR
BRL

None returned

Current injuries

Every ongoing injury carried by each squad today (13 across both). Injuries sustained in this game are in the casualty report above.

BRL carry the cleaner bill of health — CAR enter with 9 ongoing injuries to BRL's 4, 5 of them long-term.

CAR
  • Campbell ChesserMID
    LTI

    Knee — Knee Injury (General)

    Long-term
    Injury-proneDue Mar 1, 2027
  • Matt CarrollDEF
    LTI

    Knee — Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Tear

    Long-term
    FragileDue (14 days ago)
  • Rob MonahanDEF
    LTI

    Shoulder — Shoulder Dislocation

    Long-term
    In rehab
    Due (14 days ago)
  • Jesse MotlopFWD
    LTI

    Knee — ACL Tear

    Long-term
    Due Jan 10, 2027
  • Harry O'FarrellDEF
    LTI

    Knee — ACL Tear

    Severe
    Due Feb 1, 2027
  • Nick HaynesDEF

    Ankle/Foot — Ankle Injury (General)

    Minor
    Due Mar 1, 2027
  • Will HaywardFWD

    Ankle/Foot — High Ankle Sprain

    Minor
    IronmanDue Mar 1, 2027
  • Zac WilliamsDEF

    Head/Neck — Laryngeal Fracture

    Minor
    FragileDue Mar 1, 2027
  • Nic NewmanDEF

    Hamstring — Hamstring Strain

    Minor
    Overdue (20 days)

Signals

  • 2awaiting diagnosis
  • 3durability-fragile
  • Body regions:
    • Knee4
    • Ankle/Foot2
  • What they lose: 6 of 9 outs are defenders

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.