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Sam Darcy#10

WBD - Western Bulldogs
FWD
Age: 22 years
Career Games: 51
Debut: 2022
Height: 205cm
Weight: 93kg
21Medium Risk

Quick Stats

51
Career Games
Total AFL matches played
6
Season Games
2026 AFL season
1
Career Injuries
Recorded injury incidents
11
Games Missed
2026 season · injury-related

Currently injured — out since 17 Apr 2026 (90d) · ACL rupture (left knee) confirmed by scans — left knee buckled in Q2 of Geelong vs Western Bulldogs (R6, 2026-04-17). Knee changed direction without contact in the forward pocket. Coach Beveridge confirmed serious nature at match time; scans confirmed ACL rupture. Season-ending. Marked LTI.

Current Status

Injured
Season-ending

ACL Tear

Est. return: 15 Mar 2027

Road to Recovery

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

ACL TearView full detail
  1. R617 Apr

    Occurred

    ACL rupture (left knee) confirmed by scans — left knee buckled in Q2 of Geelong vs Western Bulldogs (R6, 2026-04-17). Knee changed direction without contact in the forward pocket. Coach Beveridge confirmed serious nature at match time; scans confirmed ACL rupture. Season-ending. Marked LTI.

  2. R618 Apr

    Progress update

  3. 20 Apr

    Progress update

  4. R1014 May

    Reassessment

    enum normalisation — discover-recoveries Step 0A

  5. R1014 May

    Reassessment

    Sam Darcy Knee - Season (ACL rupture)

    Western Bulldogs
  6. R1016 May

    Reassessment

    Western Bulldogs forward Sam Darcy will miss the remainder of the 2026 season after rupturing the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.

    Return now expected 15 Mar

    Western Bulldogs

Risk Profile

1 factor identified
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

74
Moderate↗
Rank: 290 (64th percentile)

2026 Season (Active)↘️

Games Played6 / 23
Goals6

On pace for 7.7 games (below career avg)

Status: Active

Component Scores

Games Consistency60/100
Age Factor90/100

Recent Form (Last 3 Seasons)↗

Weighted Average15.4 games
Recent TierModerate

Up 3.6 games/season from career average

Career: 4 seasons, 45 games (11.3 avg)

Career Timeline (Completed Seasons)

Above average
Below average
Games played per completed season
SeasonGames played
20224
20233
202421
202517
Durability calculated from 4 seasons of data (v2.2-availability-weighted)
Last updated: 13 July 2026

Injury Profile

1
Total Injuries
11
Games Missed
0
Soft Tissue
1
Structural
0
Contact (impact)

Injury Categories

Structural1 (100%)

11 games missed · Last: Apr 2026

Durability Impact

Soft Tissue PenaltyNone
Injury Frequency Score95/100
⚠️1 injury in the past 12 months
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Travel Burden

2.68k km
Total km
Interstate flights this season
3
Trips
Out of 6 games played
447
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 6 · missed 11 to injury · 6 rounds at risk

R0
R1
R2
R3
R4
R5
R6
R16
R17
R18
playedmissed (injury)injured in gameat riskprojected returnV/S/W affiliate returnbye / did not playupcoming

Injury History

1 injury recorded
Injury history
DateInjurySeverityStatus
17 Apr 2026R61× · 653.6 km
ACL Tear5 updates
KTCL
Long-term (11)
Injured