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Jayden Short#15

RIC - Richmond
DEF
Age: 30 years
Career Games: 211
Debut: 2016
Height: 177cm
29Medium Risk

Quick Stats

211
Career Games
Total AFL matches played
21
Season Games
2026 AFL season
8
Career Injuries
Recorded injury incidents
1
Games Missed
2026 season · injury-related

Last injury: Cork/Thigh Contusion — Richmond team news names a corked quad (thigh contusion). — 9 July 2026 · 98d ago

Current Status

Available
Season over

Available for selection

Risk Profile

5 factors identified
Injury severity load

Severity-weighted total across 4 recorded injuries — more severe injuries weigh more; those older than 24 months count half.

Recurrence

2 flagged recurrences within 24 months — same body region, repeat injury.

Injury volume

4 injuries in the scoring window — frequent injuries compound risk.

Age

Age 30 — injury risk rises ~1 point per year past 28 (capped at +10).

Multi-season pattern

1 body region injured across both recent and earlier seasons — a long-running vulnerability.

Note:Risk factors are derived from a heuristic (injury history, age, workload, recurrence) — a placeholder while the ML model is pending. Bars show each driver's relative contribution, not an exact running total.

Career Durability

51
Reliable→
Rank: 516 (34th percentile)

2026 Season (Active)↘️

Games Played21 / 23
Goals1

On pace for 16.7 games (below career avg)

Status: Active

Component Scores

Games Consistency83/100
Age Factor75/100

Recent Form (Last 3 Seasons)→

Weighted Average18.4 games
Recent TierReliable

Career: 11 seasons, 190 games (17.3 avg)

Career Timeline (Completed Seasons)

Above average
Below average
Games played per completed season
SeasonGames played
20150
201616
201716
201824
201915
202021
202122
202223
202316
202422
202515
Durability calculated from 11 seasons of data (v2.2-availability-weighted)
Last updated: 12 Oct 2026

Injury Patterns

Body regions injured more than once — the multi-season recurrence view.

Plus 3 body regions with a single recorded injury.

Grouped by OSIICS body region. OSIICS © John Orchard — Free to use with acknowledgment.

Injury Profile

8
Total Injuries
31
Games Missed
6
Soft Tissue
2
Structural
0
Contact (impact)

Injury Categories

Soft Tissue6 (75%)

20 games missed · Last: May 2025

Structural2 (25%)

11 games missed · Last: July 2026

Durability Impact

Soft Tissue Penalty-30 pts
Injury Frequency Score85/100

6 soft tissue injuries × 5 points = -30 penalty

⚠️1 injury in the past 12 months
🔄Recurring injury history detected
OSIICS © John Orchard — Free to use with acknowledgment.

Travel Burden

8.06k km
Total km
Interstate flights this season
6
Trips
Out of 21 games played
383.9
km / game
Average per appearance

Interstate flights only. Same-state and home-venue games count as 0 travel. Excludes games the player did not feature in.

Season Availability

Every round of the season — played, missed to injury, and what's ahead.

2026: played 20 · missed 1 to injury

R0
R7
R13
R18
R19
playedmissed (injury)injured in gameat riskprojected returnV/S/W affiliate returnbye / did not playupcoming

Injury History

8 injuries recorded
Injury history
DateInjurySeverityStatus — all Returned
9 July 2026R18
Cork/Thigh Contusion5 updates
MTCO
Minor (1)
10 May 2025
Calf Strain
LTMJ
Minor (3)
27 Apr 2024
Calf Strain
LTMJ
Minor (2)
22 Apr 2023
Calf Strain
LTMJ
Minor (4)
6 Apr 2019
Elbow Dislocation
ETDL
Severe (10)
15 Nov 2017
AC Joint Separation
STAC
Minor
20 Aug 2016
AC Joint Separation
STAC
Minor (2)
28 June 2015
Ankle Sprain
ATMJ
Moderate (9)