Jai Culley#13
Quick Stats
Currently injured — out since 24 Apr 2026 (83d) · ACL rupture (left knee) — sustained in RIC vs MEL Round 7 (2026-04-24). Scans confirmed ACL rupture. Season-ending.
Current Status
ACL Tear
Est. return: 1 Feb 2027
Road to Recovery
Clinical progress for this injury — fitness tests, setbacks, and reassessments as they were recorded.
- R724 Apr
Occurred
ACL rupture (left knee) — sustained in RIC vs MEL Round 7 (2026-04-24). Scans confirmed ACL rupture. Season-ending.
- R725 Apr
Progress update
- 29 Apr
- R1014 May
Reassessment
enum normalisation — discover-recoveries Step 0A
- R1230 May
Reassessment
Jai is recovering well from his knee reconstruction and is in the early phases of his program
Melbourne FC - R1411 June
Progress update
enum normalisation — mechanism canonicalised to schema enum (NON_CONTACT/CONTACT/OVERUSE/ACUTE_ON_CHRONIC); context-only values cleared, original preserved here and in the injury description
Risk Profile
3 factors identifiedSeverity-weighted total across 3 recorded injuries — more severe injuries weigh more; those older than 24 months count half.
3 injuries in the scoring window — frequent injuries compound risk.
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
2026 Season (Active)↗️
On pace for 8.9 games (above career avg)
Status: Active
Component Scores
Recent Form (Last 3 Seasons)→
Career: 4 seasons, 16 games (4.0 avg)
Career Timeline (Completed Seasons)
| Season | Games played |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2025 | 4 |
Last updated: 13 July 2026
Injury Patterns
Body regions injured more than once — the multi-season recurrence view.
- View latestKneeRecurs2 injuriesacross 2 seasons32 games missed
Plus 1 body region with a single recorded injury.
Injury Profile
Injury Categories
20 games missed · Last: Apr 2026
Durability Impact
Travel Burden
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.
Injury History
3 injuries recorded| Date | Injury | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
24 Apr 2026R71× · 656.6 km | ACL Tear5 updates KTCL | Long-term (10) | Injured |
6 Feb 2026 | Arm Fracture2 updates RBFR | Minimal (0) | Returned |
15 June 2023 | Severe (10) | Returned |