Nick Vlastuin#1

RIC - Richmond

DEF

Age: 32 years

Career Games: 271

Debut: 2013

Height: 187cm

Weight: 86kg

33Medium Risk

Quick Stats

271

Career Games

Total AFL matches played

Season Games

2026 AFL season

Career Injuries

Recorded injury incidents

Games Missed

2026 season · injury-related

Last injury: Ankle fracture, good progress - Round 1 uncertain. — 1 Feb 2026 · 165d ago

Current Status

Available

Available for selection

Risk Profile

4 factors identified

Injury severity load

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

Recurrence

2 flagged recurrences within 24 months — same body region, repeat injury.

Age

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

Injury volume

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

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

Ironman→

Rank: 249 (69th percentile)

2026 Season (Active)→

Games Played16 / 23

Goals0

On pace for 20.4 games (on track)

Status: Active

Component Scores

Games Consistency84/100

Age Factor75/100

Recent Form (Last 3 Seasons)→

Weighted Average20.4 games

Recent TierIronman

Career: 13 seasons, 255 games (19.6 avg)

Career Timeline (Completed Seasons)

Avg: 19.5

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23120

Above average

Below average

Games played per completed season
Season	Games played
2013	18
2014	20
2015	23
2016	19
2017	16
2018	21
2019	24
2020	20
2021	12
2022	17
2023	21
2024	22
2025	22

Durability calculated from 13 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.

Chest/TorsoRecurs
Muscle
View latest
2 injuriesacross 2 seasons10 games missed
Ankle/FootRecurs
Bone
View latest
2 injuriesacross 2 seasons6 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

Structural3 (50%)

17 games missed · Last: Feb 2026

Soft Tissue2 (33%)

10 games missed · Last: May 2022

Contact/Concussion1 (17%)

Durability Impact

Soft Tissue Penalty-10 pts

Injury Frequency Score91/100

2 soft tissue injuries × 5 points = -10 penalty

⚠️2 injuries in the past 12 months

🔄Recurring injury history detected

Travel Burden

7.40k km

Total km

Interstate flights this season

Trips

Out of 16 games played

462.8

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 15 · missed 1 to injury

R13

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

Injury History

6 injuries recorded

Injury history
Date	Team	Season	Injury	Severity	Return
1 Feb 2026	RIC	2026	Ankle Fracture2 updates ABFR	Moderate (4)	Returned R5 vs GWS
16 Aug 2025	RIC	2025	Ankle Fracture ABFR	Moderate (2)	Returned 27 Sept
14 May 2022	RIC	2022	Abdominal Strain BMMJ	Moderate (5)	Returned 25 June
12 June 2021	RIC	2021	Abdominal Strain BMMJ	Moderate (5)	Returned 17 July
24 Oct 2020	RIC	2020	Concussion HTMJ	Minor	Returned 14 Nov
5 May 2018	RIC	2018	Clavicle Fracture STBF1	Severe (11)	Returned 21 July