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Jacob Hopper#2

Age: 29 years
Career Games: 177
Debut: 2016
Height: 186cm
Weight: 85kg
34Medium Risk

Quick Stats

177
Career Games
Total AFL matches played
12
Season Games
2026 AFL season
6
Career Injuries
Recorded injury incidents
4
Games Missed
2026 season · injury-related

Currently injured — out since 21 June 2026 (25d) · Ankle injury — ruled out of the Round 15 clash vs North Melbourne. Per Richmond team news.

Current Status

Injured

Ankle Injury (General)

Est. return: Round 21 (1 Aug)

Road to Recovery

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

Ankle Injury (General)View full detail
  1. R1521 June

    Occurred

    Ankle injury — ruled out of the Round 15 clash vs North Melbourne. Per Richmond team news.

  2. R1625 June

    Reassessment

    Auto-promoted to POSSIBLE for Round 16 (expected return 2026-06-27)

  3. R1627 June

    Setback

    NOT named in the Round 16 team selections — fitness test for R16 not passed. Reverted POSSIBLE → ACTIVE;.

  4. 7 July

    Progress update

    Reassessment

    anchored to a six-week horizon from the late-June diagnosis. Jacob Hopper | Ankle | TBC

    Return revised: 4 July → 1 Aug

    AFL.com.au

Risk Profile

4 factors identified
Injury severity load

Severity-weighted total across 6 recorded injuries — more severe injuries weigh more; those older than 24 months count half.

Recent injury

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

Injury volume

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

Age

Age 29 — 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

66
Reliable
Rank: 403 (50th percentile)

2026 Season (Active)

Games Played12 / 23
Goals0

On pace for 15.3 games (on track)

Status: Active

Component Scores

Games Consistency73/100
Age Factor90/100

Recent Form (Last 3 Seasons)

Weighted Average18.3 games
Recent TierReliable

Career: 10 seasons, 165 games (16.5 avg)

Career Timeline (Completed Seasons)

Above average
Below average
Games played per completed season
SeasonGames played
201610
201713
201821
201923
202017
202123
20227
202316
202412
202523
Durability calculated from 10 seasons of data (v2.2-availability-weighted)
Last updated: 13 July 2026

Injury Patterns

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

Plus 4 body regions with a single recorded injury.

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

Injury Profile

6
Total Injuries
27
Games Missed
3
Soft Tissue
2
Structural
1
Contact (impact)

Injury Categories

Soft Tissue3 (50%)

13 games missed · Last: May 2024

Structural2 (33%)

10 games missed · Last: June 2026

Contact/Concussion1 (17%)

4 games missed · Last: July 2021

Durability Impact

Soft Tissue Penalty-15 pts
Injury Frequency Score88/100

3 soft tissue injuries × 5 points = -15 penalty

⚠️1 injury in the past 12 months
OSIICS © John Orchard — Free to use with acknowledgment.

Travel Burden

7.40k km
Total km
Interstate flights this season
5
Trips
Out of 12 games played
617.1
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 12 · missed 4 to injury · 2 rounds at risk

R0
R6
R13
R14
R19
R20
R21
R22
R23
R24
playedmissed (injury)injured in gameat riskprojected returnV/S/W affiliate returnbye / did not playupcoming

Injury History

6 injuries recorded
Injury history
DateInjurySeverityStatus
21 June 2026R151× · 597.6 km
Minor (4)
Injured
4 May 2024
Minor (4)
Returned
14 Mar 2024
Moderate (6)
Returned
15 July 2023
Moderate (5)
Returned
20 May 2023
Minor (4)
Returned
24 July 2021
Minor (4)
Returned