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Essendon vs Sydney Swans — AFL 2026 Round 23

Round 23

Match details

Home & Away
Round 23
Full time
Essendon
76–112
Sydney Swans
13th
of 18 · index 0Round 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
9th
of 18 · index 26Round 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.
SYD entered healthier — 9th v 13th this round
Season 16th of 18 · index 25+3vs season
Season 13th of 18 · index 39+4vs season

Head-to-head

10Ongoing injuries10
7Long-term (LTI)7
8 dDays' rest8 d
2Games in 21 days2
0 kmLast month air km714 km
Squad stabilityESS 5thSYD 9th 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, SYD 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 16 Aug · 4:40pm·Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
State
VIC
Surface
Natural grass
Roof
Open roof
Capacity
100,024

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.

ESS
SYD

Current injuries

Every ongoing injury carried by each squad today (20 across both). Injuries sustained in this game are in the casualty report above.

Evenly matched on availability (10 ongoing apiece) — ESS 7 of them long-term, SYD 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.