Matt Guelfi#35

ESS - Essendon

MID

Age: 28 years

Career Games: 124

Debut: 2018

Height: 183cm

Weight: 75kg

27Medium Risk

Quick Stats

124

Career Games

Total AFL matches played

Season Games

2026 AFL season

Career Injuries

Recorded injury incidents

Games Missed

2026 season · injury-related

Last injury: Hamstring tear — sustained in opening minutes of Dreamtime at the 'G vs Richmond R11 2026-05-22 (MCG). Scans confirmed tear. ESS: "He is expected to miss at least the next three games." Targeting return after R15 bye. — 22 May 2026 · 55d ago

Current Status

Available

Available for selection

Risk Profile

3 factors identified

Injury severity load

Severity-weighted total across 3 recorded injuries — more severe injuries weigh more; those older than 24 months count half.

Injury volume

3 injuries in the scoring window — frequent injuries compound risk.

Recurrence

1 flagged recurrence within 24 months — same body region, repeat injury.

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

Fragile→

Rank: 483 (40th percentile)

2026 Season (Active)↘️

Games Played3 / 23

Goals0

On pace for 3.8 games (below career avg)

Status: Active

Component Scores

Games Consistency81/100

Age Factor100/100

Recent Form (Last 3 Seasons)→

Weighted Average12.5 games

Recent TierFragile

Career: 8 seasons, 121 games (15.1 avg)

Career Timeline (Completed Seasons)

Avg: 13.6

'18

'19

'20

'21

'22

'23

'24

'25

23120

Above average

Below average

Games played per completed season
Season	Games played
2018	15
2019	17
2020	11
2021	20
2022	20
2023	13
2024	13
2025	12

Durability calculated from 8 seasons of data (v2.2-availability-weighted)
Last updated: 13 July 2026

Injury Patterns

Body regions injured more than once — the multi-season recurrence view.

HamstringRecurs
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2 injuriesacross 2 seasons7 games missed

Plus 2 body regions with a single recorded injury.

Grouped by OSIICS body region. OSIICS © John Orchard — Free to use with acknowledgment.

Injury Profile

Total Injuries

Games Missed

Soft Tissue

Structural

Contact (impact)

Injury Categories

Soft Tissue3 (75%)

9 games missed · Last: May 2026

Structural1 (25%)

3 games missed · Last: Aug 2019

Durability Impact

Soft Tissue Penalty-15 pts

Injury Frequency Score90/100

3 soft tissue injuries × 5 points = -15 penalty

⚠️1 injury in the past 12 months

🔄Recurring injury history detected

Travel Burden

Total km

Interstate flights this season

Trips

Out of 3 games played

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 3 · missed 3 to injury

R11

R12

R13

R14

R15

R16V

R17

R18

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

Injury History

4 injuries recorded

Injury history
Date	Team	Season	Injury	Severity	Status	Return
22 May 2026R11	ESS	2026	Hamstring Strain5 updates MTMJ	Moderate (4)	Returned	Returned via VFL
20 Dec 2024	ESS	2025	Hamstring Tendon Injury MTTR	Severe (3)	Returned	Returned 2 Apr
25 Feb 2023	ESS	2023	Calf Strain LTMJ	Minor (2)	Returned	Returned 1 Apr
10 Aug 2019	ESS	2019	Knee Injury (General) KNXX	Moderate (3)	Returned	Returned 28 Sept