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 2, WBD 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.
- 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 ~3 gamesBroken rib and a punctured lung after a heavy hit in the second quarter of Round 15…
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 (16 across both). Injuries sustained in this game are in the casualty report above.
WBD carry the cleaner bill of health — STK enter with 9 ongoing injuries to WBD's 7, 4 of them long-term.
Foot — Foot Injury (General)
Long-termAwaiting DiagnosisOverdue (15 days)Ankle/Foot — Achilles Tendon Rupture
Long-termDue May 29, 2027Hamstring — Hamstring Strain
SevereFragileDue Mar 1, 2027Lower Leg — Calf Strain
SevereOverdue (15 days)- Patrick SaidFWD
Head/Neck — Concussion
MinorDue Mar 1, 2027 - Jack HigginsFWD
Lower Leg — Lower Leg Injury (General)
MinorAwaiting DiagnosisDue Mar 1, 2027 Hamstring — Hamstring Strain
MinorIronmanDue Mar 1, 2027- Mason WoodMID
Lower Leg — Calf Strain
MinorFragileDue Mar 1, 2027 - Hunter ClarkMID
Managed
MinimalFragileDue Mar 1, 2027
Signals
- 1recurrence
- 2awaiting diagnosis
- 3durability-fragile
- Body regions:
- Lower Leg3
- Hamstring2
- What they lose: 4 forwards, 3 defenders, 2 midfielders
Knee — ACL Tear
Long-termInjury-proneDue Mar 15, 2027Hamstring — Hamstring Strain
SevereInjury-proneOverdue (16 days)Hamstring — Hamstring Strain
ModerateInjury-proneDue Mar 1, 2027Head/Neck — Concussion
MinorDue Mar 1, 2027- Oskar BakerMID
Hamstring — Hamstring Strain
MinorInjury-proneOverdue (20 days) Head/Neck — Concussion
MinorDue Mar 1, 2027Head/Neck — Concussion
MinorInjury-proneDue Mar 1, 2027
Signals
- 1recurrence
- 5durability-fragile
- Body regions:
- Hamstring3
- Head/Neck3
- What they lose: 3 midfielders, 2 defenders, 1 forward, 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.