Collingwood vs Richmond — AFL 2026 Round 16
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 (COL 2, 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.
- State
- VIC
- Surface
- Natural grass
- Roof
- Open roof
- Capacity
- 100,024
Injuries from this game
What this game cost — players hurt in it, OSIICS-classified, each linked to its injury record.
No injuries reported
- •Dion Prestia MinorRecurrenceHamstring· typically ~2 gamesLeft hamstring strain sustained in the Round 15 match — his 3rd hamstring strain / 4th…
Back from injury
Players who returned from injury in this game, each linking to their profile.
- Scott Pendleburyback from systemic/other
- Sam Banksback from shoulder
- Maurice Rioliback from hamstring
- Jack Rossback from head/neck
- Tim Tarantoback from head/neck
Current injuries
Every ongoing injury carried by each squad today (22 across both). Injuries sustained in this game are in the casualty report above.
COL carry the cleaner bill of health — RIC enter with 12 ongoing injuries to COL's 10, 4 of them long-term.
Hamstring — Hamstring Strain
Long-termDue Mar 1, 2027Knee — Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Tear
Long-termDue Apr 23, 2027Knee — ACL Tear
Long-termInjury-proneDue Mar 1, 2027Knee — ACL Tear
Long-termInjury-proneDue Oct 1Ankle/Foot — High Ankle Sprain
ModerateDue Aug 17- Iliro SmitRUC
Head/Neck — Concussion
MinorDue this week Managed
MinorPossible returnInjury-proneDue todayLower Leg — Calf Strain
MinorDue Jul 26Ankle/Foot — Ankle Injury (General)
MinorAwaiting DiagnosisIronmanDue this week- Tew JiathDEF
Hamstring — Hamstring Strain
MinorDue this week
Signals
- 3recurrences
- 1awaiting diagnosis
- 3durability-fragile
- Body regions:
- Knee3
- Ankle/Foot2
- Hamstring2
- What they lose: 5 of 10 outs are defenders
Chest/Torso — Lumbar Stress Fracture
Long-termDue Sep 30Knee — Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury
Long-termInjury-proneDue Nov 1Ankle/Foot — Achilles Tendinopathy
SevereDue this weekQuadriceps — Quadriceps Strain
ModerateDue Aug 1- Tom SimsFWD
Knee — MCL Sprain
ModerateDue this week Hamstring — Hamstring Strain
ModerateInjury-proneDue Aug 5- Jayden ShortDEF
Thigh (other) — Cork/Thigh Contusion
MinorPossible returnDue this week Head/Neck — Concussion
MinorPossible returnInjury-proneDue this week- Luke TrainorDEF
Head/Neck — Concussion
MinorPossible returnDue this week Head/Neck — Concussion
MinorPossible returnFragileDue this weekKnee — Knee Injury (General)
MinorAwaiting DiagnosisInjury-proneDue this week- Jacob HopperMID
Ankle/Foot — Ankle Injury (General)
MinorAwaiting DiagnosisDue Aug 1
Signals
- 1recurrence
- 2awaiting diagnosis
- 5durability-fragile
- Body regions:
- Head/Neck3
- Knee3
- Ankle/Foot2
- What they lose: 4 defenders, 3 midfielders, 3 forwards, 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.