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Fremantle vs Western Bulldogs — AFL 2026 Round 21

Round 21

Match details

Home & Away
Round 21
Full time
Fremantle
78–41
Western Bulldogs
3rd
of 18 · index 71Round 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
15th
of 18 · index 4Round 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.
FRE entered healthier — 3rd v 15th this round
Season 1st of 18 · index 77
Season 9th of 18 · index 47−6vs season

Head-to-head

5Ongoing injuries7
1Long-term (LTI)2
7 dDays' rest7 d
2Games in 21 days3
5,214 kmLast month air km2,057 km
Squad stabilityFRE 18thWBD 5th 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 (FRE 1, WBD 3).

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.
Fri 31 July · 8:10pm·Optus Stadium, Perth
State
WA
Surface
Natural grass
Roof
Open roof
Capacity
60,000

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.

FRE
WBD

None returned

Current injuries

Every ongoing injury carried by each squad today (12 across both). Injuries sustained in this game are in the casualty report above.

FRE carry the cleaner bill of health — WBD enter with 7 ongoing injuries to FRE's 5, 2 of them long-term.

FRE
  • Sam SturtFWD
    LTI

    Knee — ACL Tear

    Moderate
    In rehab
    Injury-proneDue Mar 1, 2027
  • Ankle/Foot — Ankle Injury (General)

    Minor
    Due Mar 1, 2027
  • Quadriceps — Quadriceps Strain

    Minor
    Due Mar 1, 2027
  • Lower Leg — Calf Strain

    Minor
    Due Mar 1, 2027
  • Ankle/Foot — Ankle Injury (General)

    Minor
    Due Mar 1, 2027

Signals

  • 1awaiting diagnosis
  • 1durability-fragile
  • Body regions: 2× ankle/foot
  • What they lose: 2 defenders, 2 forwards

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.