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 1, 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 from this game.
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 carry the cleaner bill of health — WBD enter with 7 ongoing injuries to BRL's 2, 2 of them long-term.
Knee — Patellar Tendinopathy
Long-termFragileDue Mar 1, 2027Hamstring — Hamstring Strain
MinorFragileDue Aug 8
Signals
- 1recurrence
- 2durability-fragile
- What they lose: 2 defenders
Knee — ACL Tear
Long-termInjury-proneDue Mar 15, 2027Ankle/Foot — High Ankle Sprain
ModerateInjury-proneDue Aug 17- Bailey DaleDEF
Shoulder — Shoulder Fracture
ModerateDue Aug 26 Hamstring — Hamstring Strain
MinorFragileDue this week- Tim EnglishRUC
Chest/Torso — Back Injury (General)
MinorPossible returnAwaiting DiagnosisDue tomorrow Wrist/Hand — Hand/Wrist Injury (General)
MinorPossible returnAwaiting DiagnosisDue tomorrowHead/Neck — Concussion
MinorPossible returnInjury-proneDue tomorrow
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.