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Noah Answerth#43

Age: 27 years
Career Games: 103
Debut: 2019
Height: 184cm
51High Risk

Quick Stats

103
Career Games
Total AFL matches played
15
Season Games
2026 AFL season
9
Career Injuries
Recorded injury incidents
8
Games Missed
2026 season ยท injury-related

Last injury: Rolled his ankle in the qualifying final against Sydney at the SCG on 5 September. Failed a fitness test for the semi-final against Adelaide (Ty Gallop came in) and was ruled out of the preliminary final against Hawthorn after training lightly early in the week. Carried on the AFL Medical Room list as a test; the Grand Final is the next selection point. โ€” 5 Sept 2026 ยท 39d ago

Current Status

Available
Season over

Available for selection

Risk Profile

3 factors identified
Injury severity load

Severity-weighted total across 7 recorded injuries โ€” more severe injuries weigh more; those older than 24 months count half.

Injury volume

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

Recurrence

2 flagged recurrences within 24 months โ€” same body region, repeat injury.

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

55
Fragileโ†’
Rank: 498 (37th percentile)

2026 Season (Active)โ†˜๏ธ

Games Played15 / 23
Goals0

On pace for 11.9 games (below career avg)

Status: Active

Component Scores

Games Consistency67/100
Age Factor100/100

Recent Form (Last 3 Seasons)โ†’

Weighted Average14.1 games
Recent TierFragile

Career: 7 seasons, 88 games (12.6 avg)

Career Timeline (Completed Seasons)

Above average
Below average
Games played per completed season
SeasonGames played
201919
20209
20210
202223
20234
202416
202517
Durability calculated from 6 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

9
Total Injuries
94
Games Missed
3
Soft Tissue
4
Structural
2
Contact (impact)

Injury Categories

Structural4 (44%)

30 games missed ยท Last: June 2023

Soft Tissue3 (33%)

57 games missed ยท Last: Sept 2026

Contact/Concussion2 (22%)

7 games missed ยท Last: Apr 2026

Durability Impact

Soft Tissue Penalty-15 pts
Injury Frequency Score70/100

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

13.8k km
Total km
Interstate flights this season
9
Trips
Out of 16 games played
861.7
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 13 ยท missed 11 to injury

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Injury History

9 injuries recorded
Injury history
DateInjurySeverityStatus โ€” all Returned
5 Sept 2026R261ร— ยท 733.1 km
Ankle Sprain4 updates
ATMJ
Minor (0)
19 Apr 2026R61ร— ยท 1.37k km
Concussion8 updates
HDCO
Moderate (5)
28 Mar 2026R32ร— ยท 2.11k km
Concussion5 updates
HDCO
Moderate (2)
5 Apr 2025
Long-term (22)
10 June 2023
Minor (4)
25 Mar 2023
Severe (12)
16 Apr 2022
Severe (11)
15 Aug 2020
Long-term (35)
15 Apr 2017
Severe (3)