Adelaide Crows vs Port Adelaide — AFL 2026 Round 8
Match details
Head-to-head
ADE on a short 5-day turnaround — at/under the 5-day congestion mark.
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 (ADE 4, PTA 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.
- State
- SA
- Surface
- Natural grass
- Roof
- Open roof
- Capacity
- 53,583
Injuries from this game
What this game cost — players hurt in it, OSIICS-classified, each linked to its injury record.
- •Jordon Butts ModerateHamstring· typically ~3 gamesAdductor strain — sustained during Showdown 59 (Round 8 vs Port Adelaide, 2026-05-01)…
- •Taylor Walker MinorHamstring· typically ~2 gamesLow-grade hamstring strain — sustained in the first quarter of Showdown 59 (Round 8 vs…
No injuries reported
Back from injury
Players who returned from injury in this game, each linking to their profile.
- Dan Curtinback from knee
- Alex Neal-Bullenback from knee
- Jake Soligoback from ankle/foot
- Jacob Mossback from head/neck
- Ivan Soldoback from knee
Current injuries
Every ongoing injury carried by each squad today (18 across both). Injuries sustained in this game are in the casualty report above.
ADE carry the cleaner bill of health — PTA enter with 11 ongoing injuries to ADE's 7, 8 of them long-term.
- Luke PedlarFWD
Hamstring — Hamstring Strain
ModerateInjury-proneDue today Managed
MinorPossible returnDue todayHamstring — Hamstring Strain
MinorInjury-proneDue Aug 1Hamstring — Hamstring Strain
MinorDue today- Jordon ButtsDEF
Lower Leg — Calf Strain
MinorFragileDue today - Tyler WelshFWD
Hamstring — Hamstring Strain
MinorDue today - Rory LairdDEF
Ankle/Foot — High Ankle Sprain
MinimalIronmanDue Aug 15
Signals
- 2recurrences
- 3durability-fragile
- Body regions: 4× hamstring
- What they lose: 4 of 6 outs are defenders
Groin/Hip — Hip Labral Tear
Long-termDue Mar 1, 2027Knee — MCL Sprain
Long-termDue Oct 1Knee — Knee Injury (General)
Long-termAwaiting DiagnosisFragileDue Jun 20, 2027Knee — ACL Tear
Long-termInjury-proneDue Oct 1Shoulder — Labral Tear
Long-termInjury-proneDue Oct 1Knee — Knee Injury (General)
Long-termDue Oct 1Ankle/Foot — High Ankle Sprain
SevereDue Sep 5Hamstring — Hamstring Tendon Injury
SevereDue Sep 30Head/Neck — Concussion
MinorDue Jul 26- Lachie JonesDEF
Chest/Torso — Rib Contusion
MinorPossible returnDue tomorrow Hamstring — Hamstring Strain
MinorDue Jul 25
Signals
- 2recurrences
- 1awaiting diagnosis
- 3durability-fragile
- Body regions:
- Knee4
- Hamstring2
- What they lose: 5 defenders, 5 midfielders, 1 forward
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.