Sam Switkowski#39

formerly FRE

FWD

Age: 29 years

Career Games: 127

Debut: 2018

Height: 178cm

Quick Stats

127

Career Games

Total AFL matches played

Season Games

2026 AFL season

Career Injuries

Recorded injury incidents

Games Missed

2026 season · injury-related

Last injury: Concussion — Return: Test on AFL official Opening Round injury list. — 27 Feb 2026 · 230d ago

Current Status

Retired

Retired 26 Aug 2026 — Retired at the end of the 2026 season, finishing with Fremantle's Grand Final appearance.

Movements

26 Aug 2026
Retired from FRE
Retired at the end of the 2026 season, finishing with Fremantle's Grand Final appearance.

Career Durability

Moderate→

Rank: 477 (40th percentile)

Component Scores

Games Consistency83/100

Age Factor90/100

Recent Form (Last 3 Seasons)→

Weighted Average19.8 games

Recent TierModerate

Career: 9 seasons, 127 games (14.1 avg)

Career Timeline (Completed Seasons)

Avg: 17.9

'18

'19

'20

'21

'22

'23

'24

'25

'26

23120

Above average

Below average

Games played per completed season
Season	Games played
2018	2
2019	18
2020	0
2021	12
2022	14
2023	22
2024	20
2025	17
2026	22

Durability calculated from 7 seasons of data (v2.2-availability-weighted)
Last updated: 28 Sept 2026

Injury Patterns

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

HamstringRecurs
Muscle
View latest
3 injuriesacross 3 seasons16 games missed

Plus 3 body regions with a single recorded injury. 1 load-managed rest excluded.

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 Tissue5 (71%)

26 games missed · Last: June 2025

Structural1 (14%)

1 games missed · Last: Aug 2026

Contact/Concussion1 (14%)

Durability Impact

Soft Tissue Penalty-25 pts

Injury Frequency Score80/100

5 soft tissue injuries × 5 points = -25 penalty

⚠️2 injuries in the past 12 months

Travel Burden

29.9k km

Total km

Interstate flights this season

Trips

Out of 26 games played

1,150.5

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

R14

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
Date	Team	Season	Injury	Severity	Return
20 Aug 2026R241× · 2.72k km	FRE	2026	Load-managed restManaged4 updates	Minor (1)	Returned R26 vs HAW
27 Feb 2026	FRE	2026	Concussion HTMJ	Minor (0)	Returned R1 vs GEE
21 June 2025	FRE	2025	Hamstring Strain MTMJ	Minor (4)	Returned 26 July
22 Mar 2025	FRE	2025	Groin Strain GTMJ	Minor (4)	Returned 19 Apr
14 Aug 2021	FRE	2021	Hamstring Strain MTMJ	Moderate (2)	Returned 25 Sept
22 Mar 2020	FRE	2020	Back Muscle Strain BTMS	Long-term (6)	Returned 26 July
16 June 2018	FRE	2018	Hamstring Strain MTMJ	Severe (10)	Returned 6 Oct