Fremantle vs Western Bulldogs — AFL 2026 Round 21
Match details
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 (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.
- 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.
- Hayden Youngback from other/systemic
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.
Knee — ACL Tear
ModerateIn rehabInjury-proneDue Mar 1, 2027- Alex PearceDEF
Ankle/Foot — Ankle Injury (General)
MinorDue Mar 1, 2027 Quadriceps — Quadriceps Strain
MinorDue Mar 1, 2027- Ollie MurphyDEF
Lower Leg — Calf Strain
MinorDue Mar 1, 2027 - Aiden RiddleFWD
Ankle/Foot — Ankle Injury (General)
MinorAwaiting DiagnosisDue Mar 1, 2027
Signals
- 1awaiting diagnosis
- 1durability-fragile
- Body regions: 2× ankle/foot
- What they lose: 2 defenders, 2 forwards
Knee — ACL Tear
Long-termInjury-proneDue Mar 15, 2027Hamstring — Hamstring Strain
SevereInjury-proneOverdue (15 days)Hamstring — Hamstring Strain
ModerateInjury-proneDue Mar 1, 2027Head/Neck — Concussion
MinorDue Mar 1, 2027- Oskar BakerMID
Hamstring — Hamstring Strain
MinorInjury-proneOverdue (19 days) Head/Neck — Concussion
MinorDue Mar 1, 2027Head/Neck — Concussion
MinorInjury-proneDue Mar 1, 2027
Signals
- 1recurrence
- 5durability-fragile
- Body regions:
- Hamstring3
- Head/Neck3
- What they lose: 3 midfielders, 2 defenders, 1 forward, 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.