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Sam Cumming

Age: 19 years
Career Games: 14
Debut: 2026
Height: 184cm
28Medium Risk

Quick Stats

14
Career Games
Total AFL matches played
14
Season Games
2026 AFL season
3
Career Injuries
Recorded injury incidents
7
Games Missed
2026 season ยท injury-related

Currently injured โ€” out since 2 Aug 2026 (73d) ยท High ankle sprain (syndesmosis) suffered in a tackle during the Round 21 win over West Coast โ€” ruled out for the rest of the season. The Medical Room lists the entry as ankle/shoulder; only the syndesmosis is described, so the shoulder remains unspecified.

Current Status

Injured
Season over

High Ankle Sprain

Carrying into 2027 โ€” no timeline yet

Road to Recovery

Clinical progress for this injury โ€” fitness tests, setbacks, and reassessments as they were recorded.

High Ankle SprainView full detail
  1. R212 Aug

    Occurred

    High ankle sprain (syndesmosis) suffered in a tackle during the Round 21 win over West Coast โ€” ruled out for the rest of the season. The Medical Room lists the entry as ankle/shoulder; only the syndesmosis is described, so the shoulder remains unspecified.

  2. 4 Aug

    Progress update

    Reassessment

    AFL Round 22 Medical Room rules him out for the rest of the season after the syndesmosis injury against West Coast. Cumming has been ruled out for the season with a syndesmosis injury

    Return now expected 1 Oct

    AFL.com.au

Risk Profile

3 factors identified
Injury severity load

Severity-weighted total across 3 recorded injuries โ€” more severe injuries weigh more; those older than 24 months count half.

Injury volume

3 injuries in the scoring window โ€” frequent injuries compound risk.

Recent injury

Carrying an ongoing injury from the last 3 months โ€” the most recent setbacks weigh heaviest.

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

Career Durability

โš ๏ธInsufficient Data

This player has fewer than 3 AFL seasons. Durability classification requires more career history for accuracy.

Career Timeline

No completed seasons to display

Active season data available above

Injury Profile

3
Total Injuries
11
Games Missed
1
Soft Tissue
2
Structural
0
Contact (impact)

Injury Categories

Structural2 (67%)

4 games missed ยท Last: May 2026

Soft Tissue1 (33%)

7 games missed ยท Last: Aug 2026

Durability Impact

Soft Tissue Penalty-5 pts
Injury Frequency Score100/100

1 soft tissue injuries ร— 5 points = -5 penalty

โš ๏ธ3 injuries in the past 12 months
OSIICS ยฉ John Orchard โ€” Free to use with acknowledgment.

Travel Burden

4.03k km
Total km
Interstate flights this season
3
Trips
Out of 14 games played
287.9
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 โ€” played, missed to injury, and what's ahead.

2026: played 13 ยท missed 6 to injury

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Injury History

3 injuries recorded
Injury history
DateInjurySeverityStatus
2 Aug 2026R21
ATLH
Long-term (7)
Injured
17 May 2026R10
Minor (0)
Returned
1 Mar 2026
Minor (4)
Returned