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Sam Lalor#22

RIC - Richmond
FWD
Age: 19 years
Career Games: 18
Debut: 2025
Height: 188cm
19Low Risk

Quick Stats

18
Career Games
Total AFL matches played
7
Season Games
2026 AFL season
1
Career Injuries
Recorded injury incidents
10
Games Missed
2026 season · injury-related

Currently injured — out since 30 Apr 2026 (77d) · Achilles injury — sustained at training Thursday before Round 8 (2026-04-30). Replaced by Oliver Hayes-Brown for R8 vs WCE. Brings Richmonds injury list to 16/17.

Current Status

Injured
Long-term absence

Achilles Tendinopathy

Est. return: Round 19 (18 July)

Road to Recovery

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

Achilles TendinopathyView full detail
  1. R830 Apr

    Occurred

    Achilles injury — sustained at training Thursday before Round 8 (2026-04-30). Replaced by Oliver Hayes-Brown for R8 vs WCE. Brings Richmonds injury list to 16/17.

  2. R910 May

    Reassessment

    Updated to LTI — Achilles strain confirmed 2-3 months out, avoided surgery. Source: SEN/AFL.com.au R9 2026.

  3. R1014 May

    Reassessment

    Sam Lalor: Achilles, 6-9 weeks; partial tear

    Richmond FC
  4. R1014 May

    Reassessment

    Expected Return: Round 16-19

    Return now expected 27 June

    Richmond FC
  5. R174 July

    Progress update

    Reassessment

    Richmond's injury list targets a Round 18-20 return from his partial Achilles tear. estimated return timeframe of Round 18-20

    Return revised: 27 June → 12 July

    Richmond FC
  6. 7 July

    Progress update

    Reassessment

    anchored to the Round 19 fixture. Sam Lalor | Achilles | 2 weeks

    Return revised: 12 July → 18 July

    AFL.com.au

Risk Profile

2 factors identified
Injury severity load

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

Recent injury

Carrying an ongoing injury from the last 3 months — the most recent setbacks weigh heaviest.

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

⚠️Insufficient Data

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

Career Timeline

Above average
Below average
Games played per completed season
SeasonGames played
202511

Injury Profile

1
Total Injuries
10
Games Missed
1
Soft Tissue
0
Structural
0
Contact (impact)

Injury Categories

Soft Tissue1 (100%)

10 games missed · Last: Apr 2026

Durability Impact

Soft Tissue Penalty-5 pts
Injury Frequency Score80/100

1 soft tissue injuries × 5 points = -5 penalty

⚠️1 injury in the past 12 months
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Travel Burden

3.37k km
Total km
Interstate flights this season
2
Trips
Out of 7 games played
482.1
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 7 · missed 10 to injury · 6 rounds at risk

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

Injury History

1 injury recorded
Injury history
DateInjurySeverityStatus
30 Apr 2026R8
Achilles Tendinopathy7 updates
ATTS
Severe (10)
Injured