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Sullivan Robey

ESS - Essendon
Age: 19 years
Career Games: 15
Debut: 2026
Height: 192cm
23Medium Risk

Quick Stats

15
Career Games
Total AFL matches played
15
Season Games
2026 AFL season
2
Career Injuries
Recorded injury incidents
5
Games Missed
2026 season · injury-related

Currently injured — out since 25 July 2026 (81d) · Medial knee ligament injury — his leg was caught in a tackle in the third quarter against Hawthorn. Essendon ruled out an ACL injury, but the club has flagged he may not play again in 2026.

Current Status

Injured
Season over

MCL Sprain

Targeting Round 1, 2027

Road to Recovery

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

MCL SprainView full detail
  1. R2025 July

    Occurred

    Medial knee ligament injury — his leg was caught in a tackle in the third quarter against Hawthorn. Essendon ruled out an ACL injury, but the club has flagged he may not play again in 2026.

  2. 4 Aug

    Progress update

    Reassessment

    AFL Round 22 Medical Room puts him three weeks away, targeting the Round 24 game. Sullivan Robey | Knee | 3 weeks

    Return now expected 23 Aug

    AFL.com.au
  3. 11 Aug

    Progress update

    Reassessment

    Knee injury now expected to end his season. Knee — Season

    Return revised: 23 Aug → 1 Mar

    AFL.com.au
  4. 12 Aug

    Reassessment

    Named season-ending on the Round 23 AFL injury list; severity and long-term flag brought into line with the revised return date.

    AFL.com.au

Risk Profile

2 factors identified
Injury severity load

Severity-weighted total across 2 recorded injuries — more severe injuries weigh more; those older than 24 months count half.

Recent injury

Carrying an ongoing injury from the last 3 months — the most recent setbacks weigh heaviest.

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

⚠️Insufficient Data

This player has fewer than 3 AFL seasons. Durability classification requires more career history for accuracy.

Career Timeline

No completed seasons to display

Active season data available above

Injury Profile

2
Total Injuries
6
Games Missed
1
Soft Tissue
1
Structural
0
Contact (impact)

Injury Categories

Structural1 (50%)

5 games missed · Last: July 2026

Soft Tissue1 (50%)

1 games missed · Last: Feb 2026

Durability Impact

Soft Tissue Penalty-5 pts
Injury Frequency Score100/100

1 soft tissue injuries × 5 points = -5 penalty

⚠️2 injuries in the past 12 months
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Travel Burden

6.80k km
Total km
Interstate flights this season
5
Trips
Out of 15 games played
453
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 5 to injury

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Injury History

2 injuries recorded
Injury history
DateInjurySeverityStatus
25 July 2026R201× · 1.37k km
MCL Sprain5 updates
KTLC
Long-term (5)
Injured
28 Feb 2026
Lower Back Muscle Strain5 updates
BKMS
Minor (1)
Returned