Collingwood vs GWS Giants — AFL 2026 Round 3
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 3, GWS 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
- 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.
- •Darcy Moore ModerateHamstring· typically ~2 gamesLow-grade hamstring strain with inflamed bursa behind the knee — scans confirmed, will…
- •Scott Pendlebury MinorAnkle/Foot· typically ~3 gamesAchilles tightness — left field in second half, started Q3 on bench against GWS; likely to…
- •Finn Callaghan MinorWrist/Hand· typically ~1 gameFinn Callaghan dislocated finger during Round 3 match vs Collingwood.
- •Ryan Angwin MinorSystemic/Other· typically ~2 gamesPerforated eardrum — hit on side of ear during match vs Collingwood; expected to play…
Back from injury
Players who returned from injury in this game, each linking to their profile.
- Jeremy Howeback from lower leg
- Darcy Mooreback from lower leg
- Harry Himmelbergback from head/neck
Current injuries
Every ongoing injury carried by each squad today (24 across both). Injuries sustained in this game are in the casualty report above.
COL carry the cleaner bill of health — GWS enter with 16 ongoing injuries to COL's 8, 9 of them long-term.
Hamstring — Hamstring Strain
Long-termOverdue (16 days)Knee — Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Tear
Long-termDue Apr 23, 2027Hamstring — Hamstring Strain
Long-termDue Mar 1, 2027Knee — ACL Tear
Long-termInjury-proneDue Mar 1, 2027Knee — ACL Tear
Long-termInjury-proneOverdue (16 days)Knee — Knee Injury (General)
ModerateAwaiting DiagnosisIronmanDue Mar 1, 2027Knee — Knee Bursitis
MinorDue Mar 1, 2027Hamstring — Hamstring Strain
MinorAwaiting DiagnosisDue Mar 1, 2027
Signals
- 4recurrences
- 2awaiting diagnosis
- 2durability-fragile
- Body regions:
- Knee5
- Hamstring3
- What they lose: 5 of 8 outs are defenders
Ankle/Foot — Ankle Injury (General)
Long-termAwaiting DiagnosisDue Mar 1, 2027Knee — Knee Injury (General)
Long-termAwaiting DiagnosisDue Mar 1, 2027Managed
Long-termInjury-proneDue Mar 1, 2027- Jesse HoganLTI
Wrist/Hand — Finger Fracture
Long-termDue Mar 1, 2027 Knee — ACL Tear
Long-termDue Dec 1Groin/Hip — Hip Osteoarthritis
Long-termDue Mar 1, 2027Knee — ACL Tear
Long-termOverdue (16 days)Knee — ACL Tear
Long-termOverdue (16 days)Shoulder — Shoulder Dislocation
ModerateFragileDue Mar 1, 2027Lower Leg — Calf Strain
ModerateDue Mar 1, 2027- Jack BuckleyDEF
Hamstring — Hamstring Strain
ModerateOverdue (17 days) - Sam TaylorDEF
Head/Neck — Concussion
MinorDue Mar 1, 2027 - Cody AngoveFWD
Systemic/Other — Unspecified Injury
MinorAwaiting DiagnosisDue Mar 1, 2027 - Toby BedfordMID
Chest/Torso — Back Injury (General)
MinorAwaiting DiagnosisDue Mar 1, 2027 Chest/Torso — Collapsed Lung/Pneumothorax
MinorFragileDue Mar 1, 2027- James LeakeDEF
Lower Leg — Lower Leg Injury (General)
MinorAwaiting DiagnosisInjury-proneOverdue (17 days)
Signals
- 3recurrences
- 5awaiting diagnosis
- 4durability-fragile
- Body regions:
- Knee4
- Chest/Torso2
- Groin/Hip2
- Lower Leg2
- What they lose: 5 defenders, 5 forwards, 4 midfielders, 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.