Ryley Sanders#9

WBD - Western Bulldogs

MID

Age: 21 years

Career Games: 50

Debut: 2024

Height: 186cm

Weight: 86kg

33Medium Risk

Quick Stats

Career Games

Total AFL matches played

Season Games

2026 AFL season

Career Injuries

Recorded injury incidents

Games Missed

2026 season · injury-related

Currently injured — out since 9 July 2026 (7d) · Hand injury — listed as an injured out when the Round 18 side to face West Coast was named.

Current Status

Possible

Awaiting Diagnosis

Hand/Wrist Injury (General)

Est. return: Round 19 (19 July)

Road to Recovery

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

Hand/Wrist Injury (General)View full detail

R189 July
Occurred
Hand injury — listed as an injured out when the Round 18 side to face West Coast was named.
14 July
Reassessment
Auto-promoted to POSSIBLE for Round 19 (expected return 2026-07-19)

Risk Profile

3 factors identified

Recent injury

Carrying an ongoing injury from the last 2 weeks — the most recent setbacks weigh heaviest.

Injury severity load

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

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

Moderate→

Rank: 258 (68th percentile)

2026 Season (Active)→

Games Played15 / 23

Goals0

On pace for 19.2 games (on track)

Status: Active

Component Scores

Games Consistency85/100

Age Factor90/100

Recent Form (Last 3 Seasons)→

Weighted Average18.0 games

Recent TierModerate

Career: 2 seasons, 35 games (17.5 avg)

Career Timeline (Completed Seasons)

Avg: 18.0

'24

'25

23120

Above average

Below average

Games played per completed season
Season	Games played
2024	14
2025	21

Durability calculated from 2 seasons of data (v2.2-availability-weighted)
Last updated: 13 July 2026

Injury Profile

Total Injuries

Games Missed

Soft Tissue

Structural

Contact (impact)

Injury Categories

Structural1 (33%)

2 games missed · Last: July 2026

Contact/Concussion1 (33%)

2 games missed · Last: Feb 2026

Soft Tissue1 (33%)

Durability Impact

Soft Tissue Penalty-5 pts

Injury Frequency Score70/100

1 soft tissue injuries × 5 points = -5 penalty

⚠️3 injuries in the past 12 months

Travel Burden

2.67k km

Total km

Interstate flights this season

Trips

Out of 15 games played

178.3

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 14 · missed 2 to injury

R16

R17

R18

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

Injury History

3 injuries recorded

Injury history
Date	Team	Season	Injury	Severity	Status	Return
9 July 2026R181× · 714.2 km	WBD	2026	Hand/Wrist Injury (General) WBXX	Minor (2)	Possible return	Expected 19 JulyR19
27 Feb 2026	WBD	2026	Concussion3 updates HDCO	Moderate (2)	Returned	Returned R2 vs ADE
20 Jan 2026	WBD	2026	Hamstring Strain MTMJ	Minor (0)	Returned	Returned 19 Feb