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Western Bulldogs vs West Coast Eagles — AFL 2026 Round 18

Round 18

Match details

Home & Away
Round 18
Full time
Western Bulldogs
86–70
West Coast Eagles
11th
of 18 · index 13Round 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
18th
of 18 worst · index 0Round 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 10th of 18 · index 45
Season 14th of 18 · index 24−4vs season

Head-to-head

7Ongoing injuries13
2Long-term (LTI)7
9 dDays' rest9 d
2Games in 21 days2
714 kmLast month air km2,718 km
Squad stabilityWBD 4thWCE 9th 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, WCE 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.
Sun 12 July · 1:10pm·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.

No injuries reported from this game.

Back from injury

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

WBD
WCE

None returned

Current injuries

Every ongoing injury carried by each squad today (20 across both). Injuries sustained in this game are in the casualty report above.

WBD carry the cleaner bill of health — WCE enter with 13 ongoing injuries to WBD's 7, 7 of them long-term.

WBD
  • 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
  • Ryley SandersMID

    Wrist/Hand — Hand/Wrist Injury (General)

    Minor
    Possible return
    Due this week
  • Tim EnglishRUC

    Chest/Torso — Back Injury (General)

    Minor
    Possible return
    Due this week
  • 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.