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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
16th
of 18 · 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
1st
of 18 healthiest · index 80Round 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 — 1st v 16th this round
Season 16th of 18 · index 15
Season 3rd of 18 · index 62

Head-to-head

15Ongoing injuries7
6Long-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 2, GEE 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.
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 — subbed out of the…
GEE
  • •Jeremy Cameron
    Moderate
    Collarbone· typically ~6 gamesSuspected broken left collarbone — heavy fourth-quarter collision with Clayton Oliver…
  • •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
    Minimal
    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 15 ongoing injuries to GEE's 7, 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 Jul 25
  • Nathan WardiusFWD
    LTI

    Knee — ACL Tear

    Long-term
    Due Oct 1
  • Max GruzewskiFWD
    LTI

    Knee — Patella Dislocation

    Severe
    Injury-proneDue Jul 25
  • Nick Madden
    LTI

    Knee — Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Injury

    Severe
    Injury-proneDue (5 days ago)
  • 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 (5 days ago)
  • Jake RiccardiFWD

    Ankle/Foot — High Ankle Sprain

    Moderate
    Due Aug 8
  • Lachie WhitfieldDEF

    Head/Neck — Concussion

    Minor
    Possible return
    Due this week
  • Leek AleerDEF

    Managed

    Minor
    Possible return
    Injury-proneDue (5 days ago)
  • Finnegan Davis

    Quadriceps — Quadriceps Strain

    Minor
    Due this week
  • Jesse Hogan

    Wrist/Hand — Finger Fracture

    Minor
    Possible return
    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.