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Tom Papley#11

Age: 30 years
Career Games: 214
Debut: 2016
Height: 176cm
42High Risk

Quick Stats

214
Career Games
Total AFL matches played
18
Season Games
2026 AFL season
6
Career Injuries
Recorded injury incidents
5
Games Missed
2026 season ยท injury-related

Currently injured โ€” out since 18 Sept 2026 (26d) ยท Grade 2 medial ligament strain to the right knee after being collected low by Karl Worner in the preliminary final against Fremantle. He played out the game; the club had the knee operated on after the season, along with an arthroscope on the other knee to clear a problem he carried through September. Neither is expected to stop him starting pre-season at the start of December.

Current Status

Injured
Season over

MCL Sprain

Expected right for 2027 pre-season

Road to Recovery

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

  1. R2818 Sept

    Occurred

    Grade 2 medial ligament strain to the right knee after being collected low by Karl Worner in the preliminary final against Fremantle. He played out the game; the club had the knee operated on after the season, along with an arthroscope on the other knee to clear a problem he carried through September. Neither is expected to stop him starting pre-season at the start of December.

  2. 29 Sept

    Surgery / rehab

    Surgery on the right knee for the medial ligament strain, with an arthroscope on the other knee to clear a lingering problem.

    AFL.com.au

Risk Profile

5 factors identified
Injury severity load

Severity-weighted total across 5 recorded injuries โ€” more severe injuries weigh more; those older than 24 months count half.

Recent injury

Carrying an ongoing injury from the last month โ€” the most recent setbacks weigh heaviest.

Injury volume

5 injuries in the scoring window โ€” frequent injuries compound risk.

Recurrence

1 flagged recurrence within 24 months โ€” same body region, repeat injury.

Age

Age 30 โ€” 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) โ€” a placeholder while the ML model is pending. Bars show each driver's relative contribution, not an exact running total.

Career Durability

63
Moderateโ†˜
Rank: 422 (46th percentile)

2026 Season (Active)โ†˜๏ธ

Games Played18 / 23
Goals1

On pace for 14.3 games (below career avg)

Status: Active

Component Scores

Games Consistency82/100
Age Factor75/100

Recent Form (Last 3 Seasons)โ†˜

Weighted Average16.4 games
Recent TierModerate

Down 3.0 games/season from career average

Career: 10 seasons, 196 games (19.6 avg)

Career Timeline (Completed Seasons)

Above average
Below average
Games played per completed season
SeasonGames played
201620
201720
201820
201922
202017
202123
202219
202323
202421
202511
Durability calculated from 10 seasons of data (v2.2-availability-weighted)
Last updated: 12 Oct 2026

Injury Patterns

Body regions injured more than once โ€” the multi-season recurrence view.

Plus 2 body regions with a single recorded injury.

Grouped by OSIICS body region. OSIICS ยฉ John Orchard โ€” Free to use with acknowledgment.

Injury Profile

6
Total Injuries
25
Games Missed
3
Soft Tissue
3
Structural
0
Contact (impact)

Injury Categories

Structural3 (50%)

16 games missed ยท Last: Sept 2026

Soft Tissue3 (50%)

9 games missed ยท Last: May 2026

Durability Impact

Soft Tissue Penalty-15 pts
Injury Frequency Score88/100

3 soft tissue injuries ร— 5 points = -15 penalty

โš ๏ธ3 injuries in the past 12 months
๐Ÿ”„Recurring injury history detected
OSIICS ยฉ John Orchard โ€” Free to use with acknowledgment.

Travel Burden

12.1k km
Total km
Interstate flights this season
9
Trips
Out of 20 games played
604.2
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 โ€” played, missed to injury, and what's ahead.

2026: played 19 ยท missed 5 to injury

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R1
R2
R3
R12
R13
R14
R15
R16
R17
R18
R25
R26
R27
R28
R29
playedmissed (injury)injured in gameat riskprojected returnV/S/W affiliate returnbye / did not playupcoming

Injury History

6 injuries recorded
Injury history
DateInjurySeverityStatus
18 Sept 2026R28
Minimal (5)
Injured
24 May 2026R111ร— ยท 778.6 km
Calf Strain9 updates
LTMJ
Moderate (5)
Returned
1 Nov 2025
Minor (0)
Returned
12 Apr 2025
Moderate (7)
Returned
25 Feb 2022
Moderate (4)
Returned
15 Feb 2017
Moderate (4)
Returned