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GWS Giants vs Geelong Cats — AFL 2026 Round 18

Round 18

Match details

Home & Away
Round 18
Full time
GWS Giants
86–73
Geelong Cats
18th
of 18 worst · index 0Round 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
4th
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.
GEE entered healthier — 4th v 18th this round
Season 16th of 18 · index 19
Season 4th of 18 · index 62

Head-to-head

16Ongoing injuries6
9Long-term (LTI)2
7 dDays' rest9 d
3Games in 21 days1
1,411 kmLast month air km2,670 km
Squad stabilityGWS 15thGEE 12th 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 1, GEE 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.
Sat 11 July · 4:15pm·Giants Stadium, Sydney
State
NSW
Surface
Natural grass
Roof
Open roof
Capacity
24,000

Injuries from this game

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

GWS
  • Phoenix Gothard
    Moderate
    Shoulder· typically ~6 gamesDislocated left shoulder early in the fourth quarter against Geelong — took no further…
  • •Kieren Briggs
    Minor
    Other/Systemic· typically ~1 gameInfection — Club named the cause as an infected wound in the leg rather than a…
GEE
  • •Jeremy Cameron
    Moderate
    Shoulder· typically ~3 gamesAC Joint Separation — the initial suspected broken collarbone is confirmed as a left AC…
  • •Tanner Bruhn
    Minor
    Head/Neck· typically ~2 gamesLeft dazed by a heavy tackle from Toby Bedford in the opening seconds of the third quarter…
  • •Jack Henry
    Minor
    Head/Neck· typically ~1 gameKnock to the throat in the second quarter against GWS — forced off and took no further…

Back from injury

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

GWS
GEE

None returned

Current injuries

Every ongoing injury carried by each squad today (22 across both). Injuries sustained in this game are in the casualty report above.

GEE carry the cleaner bill of health — GWS enter with 16 ongoing injuries to GEE's 6, 9 of them long-term.

GWS
  • Finn CallaghanMID
    LTI

    Ankle/Foot — Ankle Injury (General)

    Long-term
    Due Mar 1, 2027
  • Logan SmithRUC
    LTI
    Recurrence

    Knee — Knee Injury (General)

    Long-term
    Due Mar 1, 2027
  • Leek AleerDEF
    LTI

    Managed

    Long-term
    Injury-proneDue Mar 1, 2027
  • Jesse Hogan
    LTI

    Wrist/Hand — Finger Fracture

    Long-term
    Due Mar 1, 2027
  • 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 (14 days ago)
  • Nathan WardiusFWD
    LTI

    Knee — ACL Tear

    Long-term
    Due (14 days ago)
  • Phoenix GothardFWD
    LTI

    Shoulder — Shoulder Dislocation

    Moderate
    FragileDue Mar 1, 2027
  • Brent DanielsFWD

    Lower Leg — Calf Strain

    Moderate
    Due Mar 1, 2027
  • Jack BuckleyDEF

    Hamstring — Hamstring Strain

    Moderate
    Overdue (15 days)
  • Sam TaylorDEF

    Head/Neck — Concussion

    Minor
    Due Mar 1, 2027
  • Cody AngoveFWD

    Systemic/Other — Unspecified Injury

    Minor
    Due Mar 1, 2027
  • Toby BedfordMID

    Chest/Torso — Back Injury (General)

    Minor
    Due Mar 1, 2027
  • Jayden LaverdeDEF

    Chest/Torso — Collapsed Lung/Pneumothorax

    Minor
    FragileDue Mar 1, 2027
  • James LeakeDEF

    Lower Leg — Lower Leg Injury (General)

    Minor
    Injury-proneOverdue (15 days)

Signals

  • 3recurrences
  • 5awaiting diagnosis
  • 4durability-fragile
  • Body regions:
    • Knee4
    • Chest/Torso2
    • Groin/Hip2
    • Lower Leg2
  • What they lose: 5 defenders, 5 forwards, 4 midfielders, 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.