GWS Giants vs Richmond — AFL 2026 Round 5
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 (GWS 2, RIC 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
- SA
- Surface
- Natural grass
- Roof
- Open roof
- Capacity
- 8,000
Injuries from this game
What this game cost — players hurt in it, OSIICS-classified, each linked to its injury record.
- •Stephen Coniglio MinorContactHead/Neck· typically ~2 gamesConcussion — ruled out before half-time after accidental boot to the head from Sam Banks…
- •Aaron Cadman MinorContactHead/Neck· typically ~2 gamesConcussion — knee to head in Q4, failed concussion test, did not return. Ruled out for…
No injuries reported
Back from injury
Players who returned from injury in this game, each linking to their profile.
- Ryan Angwinback from systemic/other
- Toby Bedfordback from hamstring
- Jack Buckleyback from head/neck
- Aaron Cadmanback from groin/hip
- Finn Callaghanback from wrist/hand
- Brent Danielsback from hamstring
None returned
Current injuries
Every ongoing injury carried by each squad today (27 across both). Injuries sustained in this game are in the casualty report above.
RIC carry the cleaner bill of health — GWS enter with 15 ongoing injuries to RIC's 12, 6 of them long-term.
Knee — ACL Tear
Long-termDue Dec 1Groin/Hip — Hip Osteoarthritis
Long-termDue Mar 1, 2027Knee — ACL Tear
Long-termDue this weekKnee — ACL Tear
Long-termDue Oct 1Knee — Patella Dislocation
SeverePossible returnInjury-proneDue tomorrow- Nick MaddenLTI
Knee — Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Injury
SeverePossible returnInjury-proneDue tomorrow Shoulder — Shoulder Dislocation
ModerateFragileDue Aug 22Lower Leg — Calf Strain
ModerateDue Aug 1Foot — Foot Injury (General)
ModerateAwaiting DiagnosisDue Aug 1- Jack BuckleyDEF
Hamstring — Hamstring Strain
ModerateDue (7 days ago) Ankle/Foot — High Ankle Sprain
ModerateDue Aug 8Head/Neck — Concussion
MinorPossible returnDue tomorrow- Leek AleerDEF
Managed
MinorInjury-proneDue this week Quadriceps — Quadriceps Strain
MinorDue tomorrowWrist/Hand — Finger Fracture
MinorDue this week
Signals
- 2recurrences
- 1awaiting diagnosis
- 4durability-fragile
- Body regions:
- Knee5
- Groin/Hip2
- What they lose: 6 of 11 outs are forwards
Chest/Torso — Lumbar Stress Fracture
Long-termDue Sep 30Knee — Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury
Long-termInjury-proneDue Nov 1Ankle/Foot — Achilles Tendinopathy
SeverePossible returnDue tomorrowQuadriceps — Quadriceps Strain
ModerateDue Aug 1- Tom SimsFWD
Knee — MCL Sprain
ModerateDue tomorrow Hamstring — Hamstring Strain
ModerateInjury-proneDue Aug 5- Jayden ShortDEF
Thigh (other) — Cork/Thigh Contusion
MinorPossible returnDue tomorrow Head/Neck — Concussion
MinorInjury-proneDue this week- Luke TrainorDEF
Head/Neck — Concussion
MinorDue this week Head/Neck — Concussion
MinorFragileDue this weekKnee — Knee Injury (General)
MinorAwaiting DiagnosisInjury-proneDue tomorrow- Jacob HopperMID
Ankle/Foot — Ankle Injury (General)
MinorAwaiting DiagnosisDue Aug 1
Signals
- 1recurrence
- 2awaiting diagnosis
- 5durability-fragile
- Body regions:
- Head/Neck3
- Knee3
- Ankle/Foot2
- What they lose: 4 defenders, 3 midfielders, 3 forwards, 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.