Brandon Starcevich
Quick Stats
Currently injured — out since 23 Aug 2026 (52d) · Cut his head against Hawthorn in the final round and took no further part.
Current Status
Head Laceration
Targeting Round 1, 2027
Road to Recovery
Clinical progress for this injury — fitness tests, setbacks, and reassessments as they were recorded.
- R2423 Aug
Occurred
Cut his head against Hawthorn in the final round and took no further part.
- 20 Sept
Progress update
The club's 2026 season is over and no fixture remains, so the lapsed return forecast is retired to the 2027 pre-season; the next possible return is pre-season training.
Return now expected 1 Mar
Risk Profile
5 factors identifiedSeverity-weighted total across 6 recorded injuries — more severe injuries weigh more; those older than 24 months count half.
3 flagged recurrences within 24 months — same body region, repeat injury.
6 injuries in the scoring window — frequent injuries compound risk.
Carrying an ongoing injury from the last 2 months — the most recent setbacks weigh heaviest.
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)↘️
On pace for 8.7 games (below career avg)
Status: Active
Component Scores
Recent Form (Last 3 Seasons)→
Career: 8 seasons, 132 games (16.5 avg)
Career Timeline (Completed Seasons)
| Season | Games played |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2020 | 18 |
| 2021 | 24 |
| 2022 | 24 |
| 2023 | 26 |
| 2024 | 21 |
| 2025 | 14 |
Last updated: 12 Oct 2026
Injury Patterns
Body regions injured more than once — the multi-season recurrence view.
- View latestHead/NeckRecurs5 injuriesacross 3 seasons15 games missed
Plus 3 body regions with a single recorded injury.
Injury Profile
Injury Categories
20 games missed · Last: Aug 2026
15 games missed · Last: Sept 2025
Durability Impact
4 soft tissue injuries × 5 points = -20 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.
2026: played 11 · missed 10 to injury
Injury History
8 injuries recorded| Date | Injury | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
23 Aug 2026R241× · 3.28k km | HTLA | Minimal (10) | Injured |
1 Mar 2026 | Calf Strain9 updates LTMJ | Severe (10) | Returned |
28 Sept 2025 | HTMJ | Minor (0) | Returned |
15 Mar 2025 | HTMJ | Severe (13) | Returned |
22 Feb 2025 | HTMJ | Minor (0) | Returned |
20 July 2024 | HTMJ | Minor (2) | Returned |
15 Feb 2019 | MTMJ | Minor (0) | Returned |
1 Oct 2017 | Minor | Returned |