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Matthew Kennedy#8

WBD - Western Bulldogs
MID
Age: 29 years
Career Games: 164
Debut: 2016
Height: 188cm
18Low Risk

Quick Stats

164
Career Games
Total AFL matches played
23
Season Games
2026 AFL season
1
Career Injuries
Recorded injury incidents
0
Games Missed
2026 season · injury-related

Currently injured — out since 28 Aug 2026 (47d) · Concussion suffered during the Wildcard Final win over Collingwood at the MCG. Under the AFL 12-day concussion protocol he is unavailable for the elimination final against Adelaide; earliest return is the semi-final weekend.

Current Status

Injured
Season over

Concussion

Targeting Round 1, 2027

Road to Recovery

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

ConcussionView full detail
  1. R2528 Aug

    Occurred

    Concussion suffered during the Wildcard Final win over Collingwood at the MCG. Under the AFL 12-day concussion protocol he is unavailable for the elimination final against Adelaide; earliest return is the semi-final weekend.

  2. 20 Sept

    Progress update

    The club's 2026 season is over and no fixture remains, so the lapsed return forecast is retired to the 2027 pre-season; the next possible return is pre-season training.

    Return revised: 12 Sept → 1 Mar

Risk Profile

3 factors identified
Recent injury

Carrying an ongoing injury from the last 2 months — the most recent setbacks weigh heaviest.

Injury severity load

Severity-weighted total across 1 recorded injury — more severe injuries weigh more; those older than 24 months count half.

Age

Age 29 — injury risk rises ~1 point per year past 28 (capped at +10).

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

90
Ironman↗
Rank: 63 (92th percentile)

2026 Season (Active)↗️

Games Played23 / 23
Goals1

On pace for 18.2 games (above career avg)

Status: Active

Component Scores

Games Consistency73/100
Age Factor90/100

Recent Form (Last 3 Seasons)↗

Weighted Average22.2 games
Recent TierIronman

Up 6.1 games/season from career average

Career: 10 seasons, 141 games (14.1 avg)

Career Timeline (Completed Seasons)

Above average
Below average
Games played per completed season
SeasonGames played
20163
201716
201812
201910
20207
202113
202217
202316
202424
202523
Durability calculated from 10 seasons of data (v2.2-availability-weighted)
Last updated: 12 Oct 2026

Injury Profile

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

Injury Categories

Contact/Concussion1 (100%)

Durability Impact

Soft Tissue PenaltyNone
Injury Frequency Score98/100
⚠️1 injury in the past 12 months
OSIICS © John Orchard — Free to use with acknowledgment.

Travel Burden

8.11k km
Total km
Interstate flights this season
7
Trips
Out of 24 games played
337.9
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 24 · missed 1 to injury

R0
R1
R2
R3
R16
R25
R26
R27
R28
R29
playedmissed (injury)injured in gameat riskprojected returnV/S/W affiliate returnbye / did not playupcoming

Injury History

1 injury recorded
Injury history
DateInjurySeverityStatus
28 Aug 2026R25
Concussion
HDCO
Minor (0)
Injured