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Sam Switkowski#39

FRE - Fremantle
FWD
Age: 29 years
Career Games: 122
Debut: 2018
Height: 178cm
Weight: 68kg
24Medium Risk

Quick Stats

122
Career Games
Total AFL matches played
17
Season Games
2026 AFL season
6
Career Injuries
Recorded injury incidents
0
Games Missed
2026 season · injury-related

Last injury: Concussion — Return: Test on AFL official Opening Round injury list. — 27 Feb 2026 · 139d ago

Current Status

Available

Available for selection

Risk Profile

4 factors identified
Injury severity load

Severity-weighted total across 4 recorded injuries — more severe injuries weigh more; those older than 24 months count half.

Injury volume

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

Multi-season pattern

1 body region injured across both recent and earlier seasons — a long-running vulnerability.

Age

Age 29 — injury risk rises ~1 point per year past 28 (capped at +10).

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

58
Reliable→
Rank: 505 (37th percentile)

2026 Season (Active)↗️

Games Played17 / 23
Goals0

On pace for 21.7 games (above career avg)

Status: Active

Component Scores

Games Consistency83/100
Age Factor90/100

Recent Form (Last 3 Seasons)→

Weighted Average18.5 games
Recent TierReliable

Career: 8 seasons, 105 games (13.1 avg)

Career Timeline (Completed Seasons)

Above average
Below average
Games played per completed season
SeasonGames played
20182
201918
20200
202112
202214
202322
202420
202517
Durability calculated from 7 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.

Plus 3 body regions with a single recorded injury.

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

Injury Profile

6
Total Injuries
26
Games Missed
5
Soft Tissue
0
Structural
1
Contact (impact)

Injury Categories

Soft Tissue5 (83%)

26 games missed · Last: June 2025

Contact/Concussion1 (17%)

Durability Impact

Soft Tissue Penalty-25 pts
Injury Frequency Score83/100

5 soft tissue injuries × 5 points = -25 penalty

⚠️1 injury in the past 12 months
OSIICS © John Orchard — Free to use with acknowledgment.

Travel Burden

19.1k km
Total km
Interstate flights this season
7
Trips
Out of 17 games played
1,120.8
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 16

R0
R1
R14
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Injury History

6 injuries recorded
Injury history
DateInjurySeverityStatus — all Returned
27 Feb 2026
Concussion
HTMJ
Minor (0)
21 June 2025
Hamstring Strain
MTMJ
Minor (4)
22 Mar 2025
Groin Strain
GTMJ
Minor (4)
14 Aug 2021
Hamstring Strain
MTMJ
Moderate (2)
22 Mar 2020
Back Muscle Strain
BTMS
Long-term (6)
16 June 2018
Hamstring Strain
MTMJ
Severe (10)