Lachie Weller#14
Quick Stats
Currently injured — out since 6 June 2026 (40d) · Hamstring injury — sustained during the Round 13 QClash vs Brisbane (People First Stadium, 2026-06-06); did not finish. Club indicated he will be "unavailable for some time". Follows a Round 10 hamstring. Source: afl.com.au + goldcoastfc.com.au match reports.
Current Status
Hamstring Strain
Est. return: Round 20 (25 July)
Road to Recovery
Clinical progress for this injury — fitness tests, setbacks, and reassessments as they were recorded.
- R136 June
Occurred
Hamstring injury — sustained during the Round 13 QClash vs Brisbane (People First Stadium, 2026-06-06); did not finish. Club indicated he will be "unavailable for some time". Follows a Round 10 hamstring. Source: afl.com.au + goldcoastfc.com.au match reports.
- 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
- R1625 June
Reassessment
Auto-promoted to POSSIBLE for Round 16 (expected return 2026-06-27)
- R1627 June
Setback
NOT named in the Round 16 team selections — fitness test for R16 not passed. Reverted POSSIBLE → ACTIVE;.
- R174 July
Progress update
ReassessmentGold Coast's Qscan update adjusted his hamstring timeline to short-term - targeting Round 18. Weller re-injured his hamstring in RD13 at home; timeframe adjusted to short-term
Return revised: 28 June → 11 July
Gold Coast FC - 13 July
Progress update
Gold Coast official injury list — hamstring short-term; prior ERD (2026-07-11) had lapsed. Anchored to R20.
Return revised: 11 July → 25 July
Gold Coast FC
Risk Profile
5 factors identifiedSeverity-weighted total across 4 recorded injuries — more severe injuries weigh more; those older than 24 months count half.
2 flagged recurrences within 24 months — same body region, repeat injury.
Carrying an ongoing injury from the last 2 months — the most recent setbacks weigh heaviest.
4 injuries in the scoring window — frequent injuries compound risk.
Age 30 — 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) — 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 14.1 games (on track)
Status: Active
Component Scores
Recent Form (Last 3 Seasons)↘
Down 2.3 games/season from career average
Career: 11 seasons, 161 games (14.6 avg)
Career Timeline (Completed Seasons)
| Season | Games played |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2016 | 22 |
| 2017 | 22 |
| 2018 | 22 |
| 2019 | 17 |
| 2020 | 17 |
| 2021 | 13 |
| 2022 | 11 |
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2024 | 6 |
| 2025 | 19 |
Last updated: 13 July 2026
Injury Patterns
Body regions injured more than once — the multi-season recurrence view.
- View latestHamstringRecurs
Muscle
3 injuriesacross 2 seasons6 games missed - View latestKneeRecurs
Ligament
2 injuriesacross 2 seasons25 games missed
Injury Profile
Injury Categories
12 games missed · Last: June 2026
25 games missed · Last: May 2023
Durability Impact
3 soft tissue injuries × 5 points = -15 penalty
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
5 injuries recorded| Date | Injury | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
6 June 2026R13 | Hamstring Strain6 updates MTMJ | Minor (6) | Injured |
15 May 2026R102× · 2.91k km | Hamstring Strain4 updates MTMJ | Minor (2) | Returned |
20 May 2023 | KTCL | Long-term (14) | Returned |
4 June 2022 | KTCL | Long-term (11) | Returned |
18 May 2019 | MTMJ | Minor (4) | Returned |