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Alex Pearce#25

Age: 31 years
Career Games: 158
Debut: 2015
Height: 200cm
40High Risk

Quick Stats

158
Career Games
Total AFL matches played
20
Season Games
2026 AFL season
7
Career Injuries
Recorded injury incidents
3
Games Missed
2026 season Β· injury-related

Currently injured β€” out since 26 Sept 2026 (18d) Β· Achilles injury β€” hurt untouched early in the third quarter of the Grand Final against Brisbane and took no further part. The club believes it is a partial tear rather than a rupture, which would likely avoid surgery; scans pending. Coded to the general ankle code until the scan distinguishes a partial tear from a rupture.

Current Status

Injured
Season over

Ankle Injury (General)

Targeting Round 1, 2027

Road to Recovery

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

Ankle Injury (General)View full detail
  1. R2926 Sept

    Occurred

    Achilles injury β€” hurt untouched early in the third quarter of the Grand Final against Brisbane and took no further part. The club believes it is a partial tear rather than a rupture, which would likely avoid surgery; scans pending. Coded to the general ankle code until the scan distinguishes a partial tear from a rupture.

  2. 30 Sept

    Reassessment

    Scans showed a partial tear of the Achilles tendon and a significant calf strain; no surgery needed, expected back at training during pre-season

    AFL.com.au

Risk Profile

5 factors identified
Injury severity load

Severity-weighted total across 5 recorded injuries β€” more severe injuries weigh more; those older than 24 months count half.

Recent injury

Carrying an ongoing injury from the last month β€” the most recent setbacks weigh heaviest.

Injury volume

5 injuries in the scoring window β€” frequent injuries compound risk.

Age

Age 31 β€” injury risk rises ~1 point per year past 28 (capped at +10).

Recurrence

1 flagged recurrence within 24 months β€” same body region, repeat injury.

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

Career Durability

73
Moderate↗
Rank: 289 (63th percentile)

2026 Season (Active)β†’

Games Played20 / 23
Goals0

On pace for 15.9 games (on track)

Status: Active

Component Scores

Games Consistency75/100
Age Factor75/100

Recent Form (Last 3 Seasons)β†—

Weighted Average17.8 games
Recent TierModerate

Up 2.0 games/season from career average

Career: 12 seasons, 138 games (11.5 avg)

Career Timeline (Completed Seasons)

Above average
Below average
Games played per completed season
SeasonGames played
20140
201513
20168
20170
201821
201911
20200
202110
202221
202323
202415
202516
Durability calculated from 10 seasons of data (v2.2-availability-weighted)
Last updated: 12 Oct 2026

Injury Patterns

Body regions injured more than once β€” the multi-season recurrence view.

Plus 2 body regions with a single recorded injury. 1 load-managed rest excluded.

Grouped by OSIICS body region. OSIICS Β© John Orchard β€” Free to use with acknowledgment.

Injury Profile

7
Total Injuries
18
Games Missed
1
Soft Tissue
6
Structural
0
Contact (impact)

Injury Categories

Structural6 (86%)

18 games missed Β· Last: Sept 2026

Soft Tissue1 (14%)

Durability Impact

Soft Tissue Penalty-5 pts
Injury Frequency Score86/100

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

⚠️4 injuries in the past 12 months
πŸ”„Recurring injury history detected
OSIICS Β© John Orchard β€” Free to use with acknowledgment.

Travel Burden

27.2k km
Total km
Interstate flights this season
10
Trips
Out of 24 games played
1,132.9
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 β€” played, missed to injury, and what's ahead.

2026: played 21 Β· missed 3 to injury

R0
R1
R10
R11
R12
R13
R14
R22
R23
R24
R25
R26
R27
R28
R29
playedmissed (injury)injured in gameat riskprojected returnV/S/W affiliate returnbye / did not playupcoming

Injury History

7 injuries recorded
Injury history
DateInjurySeverityStatus
26 Sept 2026R292Γ— Β· 6.01k km
Minor (3)
Injured
6 Aug 2026R22
Load-managed restManaged4 updates
Minor (1)
Returned
10 May 2026R91Γ— Β· 2.72k km
MCL Sprain8 updates
KTLC
Minor (2)
Returned
1 Mar 2026
Calf Strain6 updates
LTMJ
Minor (0)
Returned
20 July 2024
Moderate (6)
Returned
15 June 2024
Moderate (5)
Returned
27 Aug 2016
Long-term (1)
Returned