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Michael Sellwood#37

WBD - Western Bulldogs
DEF
Age: 23 years
Career Games: 23
Debut: 2026
Height: 186cm
17Low Risk

Quick Stats

23
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 5 Sept 2026 (39d) · Concussed during the on-field warm-up before the elimination final against Adelaide after being struck in the head by a football. Withdrawn from the named side and replaced by Lachlan McNeil; enters the AFL concussion protocol.

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. R265 Sept

    Occurred

    Concussed during the on-field warm-up before the elimination final against Adelaide after being struck in the head by a football. Withdrawn from the named side and replaced by Lachlan McNeil; enters the AFL concussion protocol.

  2. R265 Sept

    Late withdrawal

    Withdrew from Round 26 matchday squad — named in the side against Adelaide but concussed in the warm-up and replaced before the opening bounce.

    Western Bulldogs
  3. 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 now expected 1 Mar

Risk Profile

2 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.

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
20250

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 Score80/100
⚠️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
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
5 Sept 2026R26
Concussion2 updates
HDCO
Minor (0)
Injured