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GWS Giants vs North Melbourne — AFL 2026 Round 7

Round 7

Match details

Home & Away
Round 7
Full time
GWS Giants
105–98
North Melbourne
17th
of 18 · index 40Round 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
12th
of 18 · index 82Round 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.
NTH entered healthier — 12th v 17th this round
Season 18th of 18 · index 19
Season 7th of 18 · index 55−5vs season

Head-to-head

15Ongoing injuries8
6Long-term (LTI)3
9 dDays' rest7 d
2Games in 21 days2
1,123 kmLast month air km651 km
Squad stabilityGWS 9thNTH 18th 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 (GWS 2, NTH 1).

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 26 Apr · 4:40pm·Manuka Oval, Canberra
State
ACT
Surface
Natural grass
Roof
Open roof
Capacity
13,550

Injuries from this game

What this game cost — players hurt in it, OSIICS-classified, each linked to its injury record.

GWS
  • Nick Madden
    Severe
    Contact
    KneePCL strain, right knee — landed on both knees during ball up in Q4 vs North Melbourne (R7…
NTH

No injuries reported

Back from injury

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

GWS
NTH

Current injuries

Every ongoing injury carried by each squad today (23 across both). Injuries sustained in this game are in the casualty report above.

NTH carry the cleaner bill of health — GWS enter with 15 ongoing injuries to NTH's 8, 6 of them long-term.

GWS
  • Tom GreenMID
    LTI

    Knee — ACL Tear

    Long-term
    Due Dec 1
  • Josh KellyMID
    LTI
    Recurrence

    Groin/Hip — Hip Osteoarthritis

    Long-term
    Due Mar 1, 2027
  • Darcy JonesFWD
    LTI
    Recurrence

    Knee — ACL Tear

    Long-term
    Due this week
  • Nathan WardiusFWD
    LTI

    Knee — ACL Tear

    Long-term
    Due Oct 1
  • Max GruzewskiFWD
    LTI

    Knee — Patella Dislocation

    Severe
    Possible return
    Injury-proneDue tomorrow
  • Nick Madden
    LTI

    Knee — Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Injury

    Severe
    Possible return
    Injury-proneDue tomorrow
  • Phoenix GothardFWD

    Shoulder — Shoulder Dislocation

    Moderate
    FragileDue Aug 22
  • Brent DanielsFWD

    Lower Leg — Calf Strain

    Moderate
    Due Aug 1
  • Ollie Hannaford

    Foot — Foot Injury (General)

    Moderate
    Due Aug 1
  • Jack BuckleyDEF

    Hamstring — Hamstring Strain

    Moderate
    Due (7 days ago)
  • Jake RiccardiFWD

    Ankle/Foot — High Ankle Sprain

    Moderate
    Due Aug 8
  • Lachie WhitfieldDEF

    Head/Neck — Concussion

    Minor
    Possible return
    Due tomorrow
  • Leek AleerDEF

    Managed

    Minor
    Injury-proneDue this week
  • Finnegan Davis

    Quadriceps — Quadriceps Strain

    Minor
    Due tomorrow
  • Jesse Hogan

    Wrist/Hand — Finger Fracture

    Minor
    Due this week

Signals

  • 2recurrences
  • 1awaiting diagnosis
  • 4durability-fragile
  • Body regions:
    • Knee5
    • Groin/Hip2
  • What they lose: 6 of 11 outs are 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.