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Melbourne vs Western Bulldogs — AFL 2026 Round 24

Round 24

Match details

Home & Away
Round 24
Melbourne
vs
Western Bulldogs
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Round health
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Round health not yet available.

Season —
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Head-to-head

8Ongoing injuries7
4Long-term (LTI)2
Last month air km
Squad stabilityMEL 16thWBD 4th 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 (MEL 1, WBD 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.
Mon 17 Aug · Time TBC·Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
State
VIC
Surface
Natural grass
Roof
Open roof
Capacity
100,024

Possible returns

Currently-injured players who could feature — fitness tests, squad signals and projected returns.

MEL
  • Harrison PettyFWD
    Projected return
    Hamstring — Hamstring StrainDue this week
WBD
  • Tim EnglishRUC
    Projected return
    Chest/Torso — Back Injury (General)Due this week
  • Ryley SandersMID
    Projected return
    Wrist/Hand — Hand/Wrist Injury (General)Due this week

Current injuries

The confirmed outs for both squads (12 across both), ranked by impact. Players in doubt are listed under Possible returns above.

WBD hold a slight availability edge (8 ongoing injuries to 7); MEL 4 of them long-term.

MEL7 out
  • Brody Mihocek
    LTI

    Head/Neck — Unstable Cervical Fracture

    Long-term
    In rehab
    Due Oct 1
  • Andy Moniz-WakefieldDEF
    LTI

    Knee — ACL Tear

    Long-term
    Injury-proneDue Feb 27, 2027
  • Jai CulleyMID
    LTI

    Knee — ACL Tear

    Long-term
    Injury-proneDue Feb 1, 2027
  • Jack VineyMID
    LTI

    Ankle/Foot — Achilles Tendinopathy

    Severe
    Due Aug 15
  • Xavier LindsayMID

    Groin/Hip — Groin Strain

    Moderate
    Due Jul 26
  • Bayley FritschFWD
    Recurrence

    Wrist/Hand — Hand/Wrist Injury (General)

    Minor
    IronmanDue this week
  • Max HeathRUC

    Shoulder — Shoulder Injury (General)

    Minor
    Injury-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.