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Richmond vs Melbourne — AFL 2026 Round 7

Round 7

Match details

Home & Away
Round 7
Full time
Richmond
72–126
Melbourne
5th
of 18 · index 98Round 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
14th
of 18 · index 78Round 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.
RIC entered healthier — 5th v 14th this round
Season 12th of 18 · index 43+7vs season
Season 9th of 18 · index 48−5vs season

Head-to-head

12Ongoing injuries8
4Long-term (LTI)4
5 dDays' rest5 d

Both on a short turnaround (RIC 5d, MEL 5d) — at/under the 5-day congestion mark.

3Games in 21 days3
3,375 kmLast month air km657 km
Squad stabilityRIC 5thMEL 17th 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 (RIC 3, MEL 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.
Fri 24 Apr · 7:40pm·Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
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.

RIC

No injuries reported

MEL
  • Jai Culley
    Long-term
    Knee· typically ~22 gamesACL rupture (left knee) — sustained in RIC vs MEL Round 7 (2026-04-24). Scans confirmed…

Back from injury

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

RIC
MEL

Current injuries

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

MEL carry the cleaner bill of health — RIC enter with 12 ongoing injuries to MEL's 8, 4 of them long-term.

RIC
  • Jonty FaullFWD
    LTI

    Chest/Torso — Lumbar Stress Fracture

    Long-term
    Due Sep 30
  • Josh GibcusDEF
    LTI

    Knee — Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury

    Long-term
    Injury-proneDue Nov 1
  • Sam LalorFWD
    LTI

    Ankle/Foot — Achilles Tendinopathy

    Severe
    Possible return
    Due tomorrow
  • Josh SmillieMID
    LTI

    Quadriceps — Quadriceps Strain

    Moderate
    Due Aug 1
  • Tom SimsFWD

    Knee — MCL Sprain

    Moderate
    Due tomorrow
  • Campbell GrayDEF

    Hamstring — Hamstring Strain

    Moderate
    Injury-proneDue Aug 5
  • Jayden ShortDEF

    Thigh (other) — Cork/Thigh Contusion

    Minor
    Possible return
    Due tomorrow
  • Kaleb Smith

    Head/Neck — Concussion

    Minor
    Injury-proneDue this week
  • Luke TrainorDEF

    Head/Neck — Concussion

    Minor
    Due this week
  • Jack RossMID
    Recurrence

    Head/Neck — Concussion

    Minor
    FragileDue this week
  • Oliver Hayes-BrownRUC

    Knee — Knee Injury (General)

    Minor
    Injury-proneDue tomorrow
  • Jacob HopperMID

    Ankle/Foot — Ankle Injury (General)

    Minor
    Due 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.