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Darcy Gardiner#27

BRL - Brisbane
DEF
Age: 31 years
Career Games: 195
Debut: 2014
Height: 194cm
48High Risk

Quick Stats

195
Career Games
Total AFL matches played
12
Season Games
2026 AFL season
8
Career Injuries
Recorded injury incidents
10
Games Missed
2026 season · injury-related

Last injury: Hamstring injury — clutched at his hamstring in the fourth quarter of the Round 17 win over Geelong at GMHBA Stadium (2026-07-02) after quelling Jeremy Cameron all night. Chris Fagan: expects a decent hamstring injury; scans to confirm the grade. — 2 July 2026 · 105d ago

Current Status

Available
Season over

Available for selection

Risk Profile

3 factors identified
Injury severity load

Severity-weighted total across 7 recorded injuries — more severe injuries weigh more; those older than 24 months count half.

Injury volume

7 injuries in the scoring window — frequent injuries compound risk.

Age

Age 31 — 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

51
Injury-prone↘
Rank: 515 (35th percentile)

2026 Season (Active)↘️

Games Played12 / 23
Goals0

On pace for 9.5 games (below career avg)

Status: Active

Component Scores

Games Consistency68/100
Age Factor75/100

Recent Form (Last 3 Seasons)↘

Weighted Average11.9 games
Recent TierInjury-prone

Down 2.9 games/season from career average

Career: 12 seasons, 183 games (15.3 avg)

Career Timeline (Completed Seasons)

Above average
Below average
Games played per completed season
SeasonGames played
201417
20158
201618
201719
201820
201924
202018
20219
202221
20234
20247
202518
Durability calculated from 12 seasons of data (v2.2-availability-weighted)
Last updated: 12 Oct 2026

Injury Patterns

Body regions injured more than once — the multi-season recurrence view.

Plus 2 body regions with a single recorded injury.

Grouped by OSIICS body region. OSIICS © John Orchard — Free to use with acknowledgment.

Injury Profile

8
Total Injuries
42
Games Missed
3
Soft Tissue
4
Structural
1
Contact (impact)

Injury Categories

Structural4 (50%)

31 games missed · Last: May 2025

Soft Tissue3 (38%)

10 games missed · Last: July 2026

Contact/Concussion1 (13%)

1 games missed · Last: Apr 2025

Durability Impact

Soft Tissue Penalty-15 pts
Injury Frequency Score87/100

3 soft tissue injuries × 5 points = -15 penalty

⚠️3 injuries in the past 12 months
OSIICS © John Orchard — Free to use with acknowledgment.

Travel Burden

10.2k km
Total km
Interstate flights this season
8
Trips
Out of 16 games played
636.3
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 13 · missed 10 to injury

R0
R1
R2
R3
R10
R15
R16
R17
R22
R23
R24
R25
playedmissed (injury)injured in gameat riskprojected returnV/S/W affiliate returnbye / did not playupcoming

Injury History

8 injuries recorded
Injury history
DateInjurySeverityStatus — all Returned
2 July 2026R171× · 1.44k km
Hamstring Strain10 updates
MTMJ
Minor (4)
28 Mar 2026R31× · 1.37k km
AC Joint Separation6 updates
STAC
Moderate (6)
31 Dec 2025
Achilles Tendinopathy
ATTS
Moderate
17 May 2025
Shoulder Injury (General)
SHXX
Severe (13)
20 Apr 2025
Concussion
HTMJ
Minor (1)
13 Apr 2024
ACL Tear
KTCL
Long-term (18)
15 Oct 2022
Ankle Sprain
ATMJ
Severe (0)
10 Oct 2020
Knee Injury (General)
KNXX
Minor (0)