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Melbourne vs Richmond — AFL 2026 Round 18

Round 18

Match details

Home & Away
Round 18
Full time
Melbourne
111–65
Richmond
13th
of 18 · index 1Round 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
8th
of 18 · index 22Round 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.
RIC entered healthier — 8th v 13th this round
Season 12th of 18 · index 38
Season 17th of 18 · index 11+9vs season

Head-to-head

8Ongoing injuries12
4Long-term (LTI)4
8 dDays' rest8 d
1Games in 21 days3
1,098 kmLast month air km598 km
Squad stabilityMEL 16thRIC 11th 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, RIC 3).

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.
Sun 12 July · 3:15pm·Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
State
VIC
Surface
Natural grass
Roof
Open roof
Capacity
100,024

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.

MEL

None returned

RIC

Current injuries

Every ongoing injury carried by each squad today (20 across both). Injuries sustained in this game are in the casualty report above.

MEL carry the cleaner bill of health — RIC enter with 12 ongoing injuries to MEL's 8, 4 of them long-term.

MEL
  • 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
  • Harrison PettyFWD
    Recurrence

    Hamstring — Hamstring Strain

    Minor
    Possible return
    Due this week
  • 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.