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Collingwood vs GWS Giants — AFL 2026 Round 3

Round 3

Match details

Home & Away
Round 3
Full time
Collingwood
87–54
COL by 33
GWS Giants
2nd
of 18 · index 100Round Health Score (0–100), last 3 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 40Round Health Score (0–100), last 3 rounds. Scores drift down league-wide as the season's injury load builds — read the slope relative to the league, not the level.
COL entered healthier — 2nd v 18th this round
Season 2nd of 18 · index 81
Season 18th of 18 · index 3

Head-to-head

10Ongoing injuries15
4Long-term (LTI)6
13 dDays' rest6 d
2Games in 21 days3
0 kmLast month air km707 km
Squad stabilityCOL 11thGWS 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 (COL 2, GWS 2).

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 27 Mar · 7:40pm·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.

COL
  • •Darcy Moore
    Moderate
    Hamstring· typically ~2 gamesLow-grade hamstring strain with inflamed bursa behind the knee — scans confirmed, will…
  • •Scott Pendlebury
    Minor
    Ankle/Foot· typically ~3 gamesAchilles tightness — left field in second half, started Q3 on bench against GWS; likely to…
GWS
  • •Finn Callaghan
    Minor
    Wrist/Hand· typically ~1 gameFinn Callaghan dislocated finger during Round 3 match vs Collingwood.
  • •Ryan Angwin
    Minor
    Systemic/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.

COL
GWS

Current injuries

Every ongoing injury carried by each squad today (25 across both). Injuries sustained in this game are in the casualty report above.

COL carry the cleaner bill of health — GWS enter with 15 ongoing injuries to COL's 10, 6 of them long-term.

COL
  • Darcy MooreDEF
    LTI
    Recurrence

    Hamstring — Hamstring Strain

    Long-term
    Due Mar 1, 2027
  • Jamie ElliottFWD
    LTI

    Knee — Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Tear

    Long-term
    Due Apr 23, 2027
  • Oscar SteeneRUC
    LTI

    Knee — ACL Tear

    Long-term
    Injury-proneDue Mar 1, 2027
  • Reef McInnesDEF
    LTI
    Recurrence

    Knee — ACL Tear

    Long-term
    Injury-proneDue Oct 1
  • Jeremy HoweDEF
    Recurrence

    Lower Leg — Calf Strain

    Minor
    Due Jul 26
  • Iliro SmitRUC

    Head/Neck — Concussion

    Minor
    Due this week
  • Lachie SchultzFWD

    Ankle/Foot — High Ankle Sprain

    Minor
    Due Jul 30
  • Harvey HarrisonFWD

    Managed

    Minor
    Possible return
    Injury-proneDue today
  • Tew JiathDEF

    Hamstring — Hamstring Strain

    Minor
    Due today
  • Isaac QuaynorDEF

    Ankle/Foot — Ankle Injury (General)

    Minor
    Possible return
    IronmanDue today

Signals

  • 3recurrences
  • 1awaiting diagnosis
  • 3durability-fragile
  • Body regions:
    • Knee3
    • Ankle/Foot2
    • Hamstring2
  • What they lose: 5 of 10 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.