St Kilda vs Western Bulldogs — AFL 2026 Round 15
Match details
Evenly matched on squad health.
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 (STK 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.
- State
- VIC
- Surface
- Hybrid surface
- Roof
- Retractable roof
- Capacity
- 56,347
Injuries from this game
What this game cost — players hurt in it, OSIICS-classified, each linked to its injury record.
- Jack Sinclair SevereLower Leg· typically ~2 gamesHigh-grade (Grade III) calf strain sustained in R15 vs Western Bulldogs (2026-06-21)…
- •Tom De Koning MinorChest/Torso· typically ~1 gameRib injury after a big hit in the second quarter of R15 vs Western Bulldogs (2026-06-21)…
No injuries reported
Back from injury
Players who returned from injury in this game, each linking to their profile.
- Jack Higginsback from knee
- Tom Liberatoreback from head/neck
- Lachlan McNeilback from head/neck
Current injuries
Every ongoing injury carried by each squad today (12 across both). Injuries sustained in this game are in the casualty report above.
STK carry the cleaner bill of health — WBD enter with 7 ongoing injuries to STK's 5, 2 of them long-term.
Ankle/Foot — Achilles Tendon Rupture
Long-termDue May 29, 2027Lower Leg — Calf Strain
SevereDue Oct 1Hamstring — Hamstring Strain
ModerateFragileDue Aug 1Chest/Torso — Rib Contusion
MinorDue this week- James BarratDEF
Foot — Foot Injury (General)
MinorAwaiting DiagnosisDue Aug 25
Signals
- 1awaiting diagnosis
- 1durability-fragile
- What they lose: 2 defenders, 2 forwards, 1 ruckman
Knee — ACL Tear
Long-termInjury-proneDue Mar 15, 2027Ankle/Foot — High Ankle Sprain
ModerateInjury-proneDue Aug 17- Bailey DaleDEF
Shoulder — Shoulder Fracture
ModerateDue Aug 26 Wrist/Hand — Hand/Wrist Injury (General)
MinorPossible returnAwaiting DiagnosisDue this week- Tim EnglishRUC
Chest/Torso — Back Injury (General)
MinorPossible returnAwaiting DiagnosisDue this week Hamstring — Hamstring Strain
MinorFragileDue Jul 25Head/Neck — Concussion
MinorInjury-proneDue this week
Signals
- 1recurrence
- 2awaiting diagnosis
- 4durability-fragile
- What they lose: 3 forwards, 2 defenders, 1 midfielder, 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.