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Western Bulldogs vs GWS Giants — AFL 2026 Round 1

Round 1

Match details

Home & Away
Round 1
Full time
Western Bulldogs
134–53
WBD by 81
GWS Giants
6th
of 18 · index 100Round Health Score (0–100), last 1 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 1 rounds. Scores drift down league-wide as the season's injury load builds — read the slope relative to the league, not the level.
WBD entered healthier — 6th v 18th this round
Season 14th of 18 · index 42+8vs season
Season 17th of 18 · index 23

Head-to-head

7Ongoing injuries15
2Long-term (LTI)6
7 dDays' rest7 d
1Games in 21 days1
1,375 kmLast month air km0 km
Squad stabilityWBD 7thGWS 14th 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 (WBD 1, 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.
Sat 14 Mar · 1:15pm·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.

No injuries reported from this game.

Back from injury

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

WBD
GWS

None returned

Current injuries

Every ongoing injury carried by each squad today (22 across both). Injuries sustained in this game are in the casualty report above.

WBD carry the cleaner bill of health — GWS enter with 15 ongoing injuries to WBD's 7, 6 of them long-term.

WBD
  • Sam DarcyFWD
    LTI

    Knee — ACL Tear

    Long-term
    Injury-proneDue Mar 15, 2027
  • Connor BudarickFWD
    LTI

    Ankle/Foot — High Ankle Sprain

    Moderate
    Injury-proneDue Aug 17
  • Bailey DaleDEF

    Shoulder — Shoulder Fracture

    Moderate
    Due Aug 26
  • Laitham VandermeerFWD
    Recurrence

    Hamstring — Hamstring Strain

    Minor
    FragileDue this week
  • Tim EnglishRUC

    Chest/Torso — Back Injury (General)

    Minor
    Possible return
    Due tomorrow
  • Ryley SandersMID

    Wrist/Hand — Hand/Wrist Injury (General)

    Minor
    Possible return
    Due tomorrow
  • Nick CoffieldDEF

    Head/Neck — Concussion

    Minor
    Possible return
    Injury-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.