Max King#12
Quick Stats
Currently injured — out since 2 May 2026 (75d) · Left hamstring strain — sustained in second VFL game in six days against Carlton at Ikon Park, May 2, 2026. Kicked two early goals before leaving the field. Scans on Sunday confirmed significant strain. Expected ~6 weeks on the sidelines, return-to-play timeline includes a conditioning block. Sources: AFL.com.au, AAP.
Current Status
Hamstring Strain
Est. return: Round 21 (1 Aug)
Road to Recovery
Clinical progress for this injury — fitness tests, setbacks, and reassessments as they were recorded.
- R82 May
Occurred
Left hamstring strain — sustained in second VFL game in six days against Carlton at Ikon Park, May 2, 2026. Kicked two early goals before leaving the field. Scans on Sunday confirmed significant strain. Expected ~6 weeks on the sidelines, return-to-play timeline includes a conditioning block. Sources: AFL.com.au, AAP.
- 11 May
Reassessment
Left hamstring strain — sustained in second VFL game in six days against Carlton at Ikon Park, May 2, 2026.
- R1014 May
- 19 May
- R1411 June
Progress update
enum normalisation — severity_grade canonicalised to schema enum (records missed by the 14 May severity sweep)
- 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
- 7 July
Progress update
Reassessmentbadly stale 13 June forecast moved to an early-August horizon; timeline unconfirmed. Max King | Conditioning | TBC
Return revised: 13 June → 1 Aug
AFL.com.au
Risk Profile
5 factors identifiedSeverity-weighted total across 8 recorded injuries — more severe injuries weigh more; those older than 24 months count half.
8 injuries in the scoring window — frequent injuries compound risk.
Carrying an ongoing injury from the last 3 months — the most recent setbacks weigh heaviest.
1 flagged recurrence within 24 months — same body region, repeat injury.
1 body region injured across both recent and earlier seasons — a long-running vulnerability.
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)↘️
Status: Active
Component Scores
Recent Form (Last 3 Seasons)↘
Down 2.9 games/season from career average
Career: 7 seasons, 83 games (11.9 avg)
Career Timeline (Completed Seasons)
| Season | Games played |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 0 |
| 2020 | 18 |
| 2021 | 20 |
| 2022 | 22 |
| 2023 | 11 |
| 2024 | 12 |
| 2025 | 0 |
Last updated: 13 July 2026
Injury Patterns
Body regions injured more than once — the multi-season recurrence view.
- View latestKneeRecurs4 injuriesacross 3 seasons27 games missed
- View latestShoulderRecurs
Ligament
2 injuriesacross 1 season8 games missed - View latestHamstringRecurs
Muscle
2 injuriesacross 2 seasons4 games missed
Plus 3 body regions with a single recorded injury.
Injury Profile
Injury Categories
45 games missed · Last: Feb 2025
23 games missed · Last: May 2026
1 games missed · Last: Mar 2021
Durability Impact
3 soft tissue injuries × 5 points = -15 penalty
Season Availability
Every round of the season — played, missed to injury, and what's ahead.
2026: played 0 · missed 16 to injury · 2 rounds at risk
Injury History
11 injuries recorded| Date | Injury | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
2 May 2026R8 | Hamstring Strain7 updates MTMJ | Moderate (16) | Injured |
8 Feb 2026 | Calf Strain3 updates LTMJ | Moderate (6) | Returned |
1 Feb 2025 | Long-term (16) | Returned | |
30 June 2024 | KTPL | Moderate (8) | Returned |
13 Apr 2024 | Minor (3) | Returned | |
8 July 2023 | Severe (8) | Returned | |
16 Mar 2023 | MTMJ | Minor (1) | Returned |
5 Dec 2022 | Moderate (0) | Returned | |
11 Mar 2021 | HDCO | Minor (1) | Returned |
17 June 2019 | Severe (10)⚠️ | Returned | |
1 Apr 2018 | KTCL | Long-term (0) | Returned |