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St Kilda vs Sydney Swans — AFL 2026 Round 21

Round 21

Match details

Home & Away
Round 21
Full time
St Kilda
88–107
Sydney Swans
13th
of 18 · index 21Round 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
6th
of 18 · index 56Round 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 — 6th v 13th this round
Season 8th of 18 · index 50−5vs season
Season 14th of 18 · index 29+8vs season

Head-to-head

9Ongoing injuries10
4Long-term (LTI)7
7 dDays' rest7 d
3Games in 21 days2
0 kmLast month air km3,289 km
Squad stabilitySTK 6thSYD 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 (STK 2, 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.
Sat 1 Aug · 1:05pm·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.

STK
  • •Jack Silvagni
    Minor
    Shoulder· typically ~6 gamesDislocated shoulder early in the final quarter while attempting a smother against Sydney…
SYD
  • Will Edwards
    Long-term
    Ankle/Foot· typically ~12 gamesDislocated ankle — went down in the Round 21 win over St Kilda and was taken from the…
  • •James Rowbottom
    Minor
    Wrist/Hand· typically ~4 gamesBroken hand — hurt in the first quarter against St Kilda in an innocuous incident and took…

Back from injury

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

STK
SYD

None returned

Current injuries

Every ongoing injury carried by each squad today (19 across both). Injuries sustained in this game are in the casualty report above.

STK hold a slight availability edge (10 ongoing injuries to 9); SYD 7 of them long-term.

STK
  • James BarratDEF
    LTI

    Foot — Foot Injury (General)

    Long-term
    Due (14 days ago)
  • Sam FlandersFWD
    LTI

    Ankle/Foot — Achilles Tendon Rupture

    Long-term
    Due May 29, 2027
  • Max KingFWD
    LTI
    Recurrence

    Hamstring — Hamstring Strain

    Severe
    FragileDue Mar 1, 2027
  • Jack SinclairDEF
    LTI

    Lower Leg — Calf Strain

    Severe
    Due (14 days ago)
  • Patrick SaidFWD

    Head/Neck — Concussion

    Minor
    Due Mar 1, 2027
  • Jack HigginsFWD

    Lower Leg — Lower Leg Injury (General)

    Minor
    Due Mar 1, 2027
  • Nasiah Wanganeen-MileraDEF

    Hamstring — Hamstring Strain

    Minor
    IronmanDue Mar 1, 2027
  • Mason WoodMID

    Lower Leg — Calf Strain

    Minor
    FragileDue Mar 1, 2027
  • Hunter ClarkMID

    Managed

    Minimal
    FragileDue Mar 1, 2027

Signals

  • 1recurrence
  • 2awaiting diagnosis
  • 3durability-fragile
  • Body regions:
    • Lower Leg3
    • Hamstring2
  • What they lose: 4 forwards, 3 defenders, 2 midfielders

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.