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Lachlan Smith#40

formerly WBD
RUC
Age: 21 years
Career Games: 2
Debut: 2026
Height: 203cm
19Low Risk

Quick Stats

2
Career Games
Total AFL matches played
2
Season Games
2026 AFL season
1
Career Injuries
Recorded injury incidents
4
Games Missed
2026 season · injury-related

Currently injured — out since 30 July 2026 (76d) · Hamstring injury with a five-to-seven week timeline, which runs past the end of the home-and-away season. Onset date unverified; last AFL appearance was Round 9.

Current Status

Delisted

Not on an AFL list — Hamstring Strain still open

Awaiting a club update

Movements

  1. 8 Sept 2026

    Delisted by WBD ahead of the 2027 season

    Not offered a new contract for 2027.

Road to Recovery

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

Hamstring StrainView full detail
  1. R2130 July

    Occurred

    Hamstring injury with a five-to-seven week timeline, which runs past the end of the home-and-away season. Onset date unverified; last AFL appearance was Round 9.

  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: 15 Sept → 1 Mar

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

53
Injury-prone→
Rank: 509 (35th percentile)

Component Scores

Games Consistency100/100
Age Factor90/100

Recent Form (Last 3 Seasons)→

Weighted Average2.0 games
Recent TierInjury-prone

Career: 3 seasons, 2 games (0.7 avg)

Career Timeline (Completed Seasons)

Above average
Below average
Games played per completed season
SeasonGames played
20240
20250
20262
Durability calculated from 1 seasons of data (v2.2-availability-weighted)
Last updated: 12 Oct 2026

Injury Profile

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

Injury Categories

Soft Tissue1 (100%)

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

653.6 km
Total km
Interstate flights this season
1
Trips
Out of 2 games played
326.8
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 2 · missed 6 to injury

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R1
R2
R3
R4
R5
R6
R7
R8
R9
R16
R27
R28
R29
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Injury History

1 injury recorded
Injury history
DateInjurySeverityStatus
30 July 2026R21
Hamstring Strain
MTMJ
Moderate
Injured