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Essendon vs Adelaide Crows — AFL 2026 Round 21

Round 21

Match details

Home & Away
Round 21
Full time
Essendon
73–145
Adelaide Crows
14th
of 18 · index 19Round 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
1st
of 18 healthiest · index 87Round 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.
ADE entered healthier — 1st v 14th this round
Season 16th of 18 · index 20
Season 4th of 18 · index 63+3vs season

Head-to-head

10Ongoing injuries4
7Long-term (LTI)0
7 dDays' rest7 d
3Games in 21 days2
1,375 kmLast month air km1,163 km
Squad stabilityESS 7thADE 3rd 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 (ESS 1, ADE 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.
Sun 2 Aug · 4:40pm·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.

ESS
  • •Angus Clarke
    Minor
    Head/Neck· typically ~2 gamesConcussion — accidentally collected in the head by teammate Isaac Kako against Adelaide…
ADE
  • •James Borlase
    Minor
    Hamstring· typically ~2 gamesHamstring injury sustained against Essendon. Listed among Adelaide casualties in the Round…

Back from injury

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

ESS
ADE

Current injuries

Every ongoing injury carried by each squad today (14 across both). Injuries sustained in this game are in the casualty report above.

ADE carry the cleaner bill of health — ESS enter with 10 ongoing injuries to ADE's 4, 7 of them long-term.

ESS
  • Sullivan Robey
    LTI

    Knee — MCL Sprain

    Long-term
    Due Mar 1, 2027
  • Jordan RidleyDEF
    LTI

    Foot — Midfoot Ligament Sprain

    Long-term
    FragileDue Mar 1, 2027
  • Lewis HayesDEF
    LTI

    Knee — ACL Tear

    Long-term
    Injury-proneDue Mar 15, 2027
  • Archie MayFWD
    LTI

    Shoulder — Shoulder Dislocation

    Long-term
    Due Mar 1, 2027
  • Brayden FioriniMID
    LTI

    Chest/Torso — Back Injury (General)

    Long-term
    In rehab
    FragileDue Mar 15, 2027
  • Nic MartinFWD
    LTI

    Knee — ACL Tear

    Long-term
    IronmanDue Mar 15, 2027
  • Xavier DuursmaMID
    LTI
    Recurrence

    Hamstring — Hamstring Strain

    Severe
    Due (14 days ago)
  • Sam DurhamMID

    Systemic/Other — Unspecified Injury

    Minor
    IronmanDue Mar 1, 2027
  • Darcy ParishMID
    Recurrence

    Lower Leg — Calf Strain

    Minor
    Due Mar 1, 2027
  • Kayle GerreynFWD

    Knee — Knee Injury (General)

    Minor
    Due Mar 1, 2027

Signals

  • 2recurrences
  • 2awaiting diagnosis
  • 3durability-fragile
  • Body regions: 4× knee
  • What they lose: 4 midfielders, 3 forwards, 2 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.