Adelaide Crows vs Carlton — AFL 2026 Round 5
Match details
Head-to-head
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 (ADE 4, CAR 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.
- State
- SA
- Surface
- Natural grass
- Roof
- Open roof
- Capacity
- 53,583
Injuries from this game
What this game cost — players hurt in it, OSIICS-classified, each linked to its injury record.
- •Mitch Hinge ModerateHamstring· typically ~2 gamesHamstring injury sustained late in second quarter of Gather Round opener vs Carlton (Round…
No injuries reported
Back from injury
Players who returned from injury in this game, each linking to their profile.
- Mitch Hingeback from chest/torso
- Rory Lairdback from lower leg
None returned
Current injuries
Every ongoing injury carried by each squad today (15 across both). Injuries sustained in this game are in the casualty report above.
ADE carry the cleaner bill of health — CAR enter with 9 ongoing injuries to ADE's 6, 4 of them long-term.
- Luke PedlarFWD
Hamstring — Hamstring Strain
ModerateInjury-proneDue (1 day ago) Hamstring — Hamstring Strain
MinorInjury-proneDue Aug 1- Jordon ButtsDEF
Lower Leg — Calf Strain
MinorFragileDue (1 day ago) Hamstring — Hamstring Strain
MinorDue (1 day ago)- Tyler WelshFWD
Hamstring — Hamstring Strain
MinorDue (1 day ago) - Rory LairdDEF
Ankle/Foot — High Ankle Sprain
MinimalIronmanDue Aug 15
Signals
- 2recurrences
- 3durability-fragile
- Body regions: 4× hamstring
- What they lose: 4 of 6 outs are defenders
Knee — Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Tear
Long-termFragileDue Oct 1Shoulder — Shoulder Dislocation
Long-termIn rehabDue Oct 1Knee — ACL Tear
Long-termDue Jan 10, 2027Knee — ACL Tear
SevereDue Feb 1, 2027Chest/Torso — Back Injury (General)
MinorPossible returnAwaiting DiagnosisDue todayHamstring — Hamstring Strain
MinorInjury-proneDue this week- Adam SaadDEF
Head/Neck — Concussion
MinorPossible returnDue today - Lewis YoungDEF
Head/Neck — Concussion
MinorPossible returnInjury-proneDue this week Lower Leg — Calf Strain
MinorDue Aug 13
Signals
- 1awaiting diagnosis
- 3durability-fragile
- Body regions:
- Knee3
- Head/Neck2
- 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.