Brisbane Lions vs Western Bulldogs — AFL 2026 Opening Round
Match details
Round health not yet available.
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 (BRL 0, WBD 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
- QLD
- Surface
- Natural grass
- Roof
- Open roof
- Capacity
- 42,000
Injuries from this game
What this game cost — players hurt in it, OSIICS-classified, each linked to its injury record.
No injuries reported
- •Jordan Croft MinorChest/Torso· typically ~2 gamesJarred his back at the end of the second quarter of the Opening Round game against…
Back from injury
Players who returned from injury in this game, each linking to their profile.
- Lachie Nealeback from lower leg
- Bailey Daleback from knee
Current injuries
Every ongoing injury carried by each squad today (9 across both). Injuries sustained in this game are in the casualty report above.
BRL hold a slight availability edge (5 ongoing injuries to 4); WBD 2 of them long-term.
Knee — ACL Tear
Long-termInjury-proneDue Mar 1, 2027Ankle/Foot — Ankle Injury (General)
Long-termAwaiting DiagnosisDue Mar 1, 2027Foot — Lisfranc Injury
Long-termInjury-proneDue Mar 1, 2027Knee — Patellar Tendinopathy
Long-termFragileDue Mar 1, 2027
Signals
- 3recurrences
- 1awaiting diagnosis
- 3durability-fragile
- Body regions: 2× knee
- What they lose: 1 defender, 1 midfielder, 1 forward, 1 ruckman
Knee — ACL Tear
Long-termInjury-proneDue Mar 15, 2027Hamstring — Hamstring Strain
SevereInjury-proneOverdue (18 days)Head/Neck — Concussion
MinorDue Mar 1, 2027Head/Neck — Concussion
MinorDue Mar 1, 2027Head/Neck — Concussion
MinorInjury-proneDue Mar 1, 2027
Signals
- 1recurrence
- 3durability-fragile
- Body regions: 3× head/neck
- What they lose: 2 defenders, 2 midfielders, 1 forward
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.