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Justin McInerney#27

SYD - Sydney
MID
Age: 25 years
Career Games: 122
Debut: 2019
Height: 187cm
Weight: 72kg
23Medium Risk

Quick Stats

122
Career Games
Total AFL matches played
13
Season Games
2026 AFL season
2
Career Injuries
Recorded injury incidents
4
Games Missed
2026 season · injury-related

Currently injured — out since 7 June 2026 (39d) · Hamstring tear — pulled up before half-time in Round 13 vs St Kilda (2026-06-07), subbed out. Scans confirmed a tear; out at least two months.

Current Status

Injured
Long-term absence

Hamstring Strain

Est. return: Round 24 (17 Aug)

Road to Recovery

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

Hamstring StrainView full detail
  1. R137 June

    Occurred

    Hamstring tear — pulled up before half-time in Round 13 vs St Kilda (2026-06-07), subbed out. Scans confirmed a tear; out at least two months.

  2. 9 June

    Reassessment

    Scans confirmed hamstring tear — at least two months out; severity escalated MINOR→SEVERE, return ~Aug.

    AFL.com.au
  3. R173 July

    Progress update

    Sydney club injury update lists the hamstring at 6-7 weeks — anchored to the Round 24 fixture.

    Return revised: 10 Aug → 17 Aug

    Sydney Swans

Risk Profile

2 factors identified
Injury severity load

Severity-weighted total across 2 recorded injuries — more severe injuries weigh more; those older than 24 months count half.

Recent injury

Carrying an ongoing injury from the last 2 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

75
Reliable→
Rank: 263 (67th percentile)

2026 Season (Active)→

Games Played13 / 23
Goals5

On pace for 16.6 games (on track)

Status: Active

Component Scores

Games Consistency78/100
Age Factor100/100

Recent Form (Last 3 Seasons)→

Weighted Average18.3 games
Recent TierReliable

Career: 7 seasons, 109 games (15.6 avg)

Career Timeline (Completed Seasons)

Above average
Below average
Games played per completed season
SeasonGames played
20191
20209
202121
202222
202319
202420
202517
Durability calculated from 7 seasons of data (v2.2-availability-weighted)
Last updated: 13 July 2026

Injury Profile

2
Total Injuries
4
Games Missed
2
Soft Tissue
0
Structural
0
Contact (impact)

Injury Categories

Soft Tissue2 (100%)

4 games missed · Last: June 2026

Durability Impact

Soft Tissue Penalty-10 pts
Injury Frequency Score94/100

2 soft tissue injuries × 5 points = -10 penalty

⚠️2 injuries in the past 12 months
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Travel Burden

7.37k km
Total km
Interstate flights this season
6
Trips
Out of 13 games played
566.8
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 · 5 rounds at risk

R0
R1
R2
R3
R13
R14
R15
R16
R17
R18
R24
playedmissed (injury)injured in gameat riskprojected returnV/S/W affiliate returnbye / did not playupcoming

Injury History

2 injuries recorded
Injury history
DateInjurySeverityStatus
7 June 2026R13
Hamstring Strain2 updates
MTMJ
Severe (4)
Injured
30 May 2026R121× · 778.6 km
Ankle Sprain5 updates
ATMJ
Minor (0)
Returned