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Zac Williams#6

Age: 32 years
Career Games: 183
Debut: 2013
Height: 180cm
28Medium Risk

Quick Stats

183
Career Games
Total AFL matches played
9
Season Games
2026 AFL season
4
Career Injuries
Recorded injury incidents
5
Games Missed
2026 season Β· injury-related

Currently injured β€” out since 9 Aug 2026 (66d) Β· Fractured larynx sustained in the second quarter of a VFL match on 9 August; club to provide an update within a fortnight

Current Status

Delisted

Not on an AFL list β€” Laryngeal Fracture still open

Awaiting a club update

Movements

  1. 9 Sept 2026

    Delisted by CAR ahead of the 2027 season

    Not offered a new contract for 2027 β€” one of seven list changes Carlton confirmed after the elimination-final loss.

Road to Recovery

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

Laryngeal FractureView full detail
  1. R229 Aug

    Occurred

    Fractured larynx sustained in the second quarter of a VFL match on 9 August; club to provide an update within a fortnight

  2. 1 Sept

    Progress update

    Progress update

    In full training and available to play β€” off the club injury list ahead of Friday's elimination final against Geelong. Zac Williams is in full training and is available to play

    Carlton FC
  3. 6 Sept

    Setback

    Carlton played their elimination final without him β€” not yet available.

  4. 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: 26 Aug β†’ 1 Mar

Risk Profile

4 factors identified
Injury severity load

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

Age

Age 32 β€” injury risk rises ~1 point per year past 28 (capped at +10).

Injury volume

3 injuries in the scoring window β€” frequent injuries compound risk.

Recent injury

Carrying an ongoing injury from the last 3 months β€” the most recent setbacks weigh heaviest.

Note:Risk factors are derived from a heuristic (injury history, age, workload, recurrence) β€” a placeholder while the ML model is pending. Bars show each driver's relative contribution, not an exact running total.

Career Durability

71
Fragile→
Rank: 314 (60th percentile)

Component Scores

Games Consistency67/100
Age Factor75/100

Recent Form (Last 3 Seasons)β†’

Weighted Average14.0 games
Recent TierFragile

Career: 14 seasons, 183 games (13.1 avg)

Career Timeline (Completed Seasons)

Above average
Below average
Games played per completed season
SeasonGames played
201311
20148
201512
201622
201723
20182
201924
202011
202114
20229
20230
202419
202519
20269
Durability calculated from 12 seasons of data (v2.2-availability-weighted)
Last updated: 12 Oct 2026

Injury Profile

4
Total Injuries
24
Games Missed
0
Soft Tissue
4
Structural
0
Contact (impact)

Injury Categories

Structural4 (100%)

24 games missed Β· Last: Aug 2026

Durability Impact

Soft Tissue PenaltyNone
Injury Frequency Score93/100
⚠️3 injuries in the past 12 months
OSIICS Β© John Orchard β€” Free to use with acknowledgment.

Travel Burden

5.46k km
Total km
Interstate flights this season
4
Trips
Out of 9 games played
606.9
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 β€” played, missed to injury, and what's ahead.

2026: played 8 Β· missed 6 to injury

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R1
R2
R3
R4
R10
R11
R12V
R13
R14
R27
R28
R29
playedmissed (injury)injured in gameat riskprojected returnV/S/W affiliate returnbye / did not playupcoming

Injury History

4 injuries recorded
Injury history
DateInjurySeverityStatus
9 Aug 2026R22
NOF
Minor (2)
Injured
23 May 2026R11
Load-managed restManaged8 updates
Minor (2)
Returned
9 May 2026R92Γ— Β· 4.09k km
Minimal (0)
Returned
1 Apr 2023
Long-term (20)
Returned