Adelaide Crows vs Melbourne — AFL 2026 Round 15
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 (ADE 4, MEL 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.
- 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.
No injuries reported from this game.
Back from injury
Players who returned from injury in this game, each linking to their profile.
- Izak Rankineback from lower leg
- Caleb Windsorback from foot
Current injuries
Every ongoing injury carried by each squad today (15 across both). Injuries sustained in this game are in the casualty report above.
ADE hold a slight availability edge (8 ongoing injuries to 7); MEL 4 of them long-term.
- Luke PedlarFWD
Hamstring — Hamstring Strain
ModerateInjury-proneDue tomorrow Managed
MinorPossible returnDue tomorrowHamstring — Hamstring Strain
MinorInjury-proneDue Aug 1Hamstring — Hamstring Strain
MinorDue tomorrow- Jordon ButtsDEF
Lower Leg — Calf Strain
MinorFragileDue tomorrow - Tyler WelshFWD
Hamstring — Hamstring Strain
MinorDue tomorrow - 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
Head/Neck — Unstable Cervical Fracture
Long-termIn rehabDue Oct 1Knee — ACL Tear
Long-termInjury-proneDue Feb 27, 2027Knee — ACL Tear
Long-termInjury-proneDue Feb 1, 2027Ankle/Foot — Achilles Tendinopathy
SevereDue Aug 15Groin/Hip — Groin Strain
ModerateDue Jul 26Hamstring — Hamstring Strain
MinorPossible returnDue this weekWrist/Hand — Hand/Wrist Injury (General)
MinorAwaiting DiagnosisIronmanDue this week- Max HeathRUC
Shoulder — Shoulder Injury (General)
MinorAwaiting DiagnosisInjury-proneDue this week
Signals
- 2recurrences
- 2awaiting diagnosis
- 3durability-fragile
- Body regions: 2× knee
- What they lose: 3 midfielders, 2 forwards, 1 defender, 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.