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Max Heath

MEL - Melbourne
RUC
Age: 23 years
Career Games: 10
Debut: 2025
Height: 204cm
Weight: 94kg
24Medium Risk

Quick Stats

10
Career Games
Total AFL matches played
6
Season Games
2026 AFL season
1
Career Injuries
Recorded injury incidents
2
Games Missed
2026 season · injury-related

Currently injured — out since 2 July 2026 (14d) · Shoulder injury — listed on Melbourne official club injury list (est. return: Test). Onset unverified against player_games; no AFL appearance R15-R17.

Current Status

Injured

Shoulder Injury (General)

Est. return: Round 19 (18 July)

Road to Recovery

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

Shoulder Injury (General)View full detail
  1. R172 July

    Occurred

    Shoulder injury — listed on Melbourne official club injury list (est. return: Test). Onset unverified against player_games; no AFL appearance R15-R17.

  2. 7 July

    Reassessment

    Auto-promoted to POSSIBLE for Round 18 (expected return 2026-07-12)

  3. R1811 July

    Setback

    NOT named in the Round 18 side against Richmond — fitness window for Round 18 passed without selection.; targeting the team's next fixture.

Risk Profile

2 factors identified
Recent injury

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

Injury severity load

Severity-weighted total across 1 recorded injury — more severe injuries weigh more; those older than 24 months count half.

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

65
Injury-prone→
Rank: 415 (48th percentile)

2026 Season (Active)↗️

Games Played6 / 23
Goals0

On pace for 7.7 games (above career avg)

Status: Active

Component Scores

Games Consistency95/100
Age Factor100/100

Recent Form (Last 3 Seasons)→

Weighted Average5.0 games
Recent TierInjury-prone

Career: 5 seasons, 4 games (0.8 avg)

Career Timeline (Completed Seasons)

Above average
Below average
Games played per completed season
SeasonGames played
20210
20220
20230
20240
20254
Durability calculated from 2 seasons of data (v2.2-availability-weighted)
Last updated: 13 July 2026

Injury Profile

1
Total Injuries
2
Games Missed
0
Soft Tissue
1
Structural
0
Contact (impact)

Injury Categories

Structural1 (100%)

2 games missed · Last: July 2026

Durability Impact

Soft Tissue PenaltyNone
Injury Frequency Score90/100
⚠️1 injury in the past 12 months
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Travel Burden

711.9 km
Total km
Interstate flights this season
1
Trips
Out of 6 games played
118.7
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 6 · missed 2 to injury

R0
R16
R17
R18
playedmissed (injury)injured in gameat riskprojected returnV/S/W affiliate returnbye / did not playupcoming

Injury History

1 injury recorded
Injury history
DateInjurySeverityStatus
2 July 2026R17
Shoulder Injury (General)2 updates
SHXX
Minor (2)
Injured