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James Worpel

Age: 27 years
Career Games: 159
Debut: 2018
Height: 185cm
37Medium Risk

Quick Stats

159
Career Games
Total AFL matches played
11
Season Games
2026 AFL season
6
Career Injuries
Recorded injury incidents
3
Games Missed
2026 season ยท injury-related

Currently injured โ€” out since 15 Aug 2026 (60d) ยท Hamstring strain โ€” two to four weeks.

Current Status

Injured
Season over

Hamstring Strain

Targeting Round 1, 2027

Road to Recovery

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

Hamstring StrainView full detail
  1. R2315 Aug

    Occurred

    Hamstring strain โ€” two to four weeks.

  2. 7 Sept

    Progress update

    Reassessment

    Hamstring is one to two weeks away, which rules him out of the semi-final and points to the preliminary final at the earliest. James Worpel (Hamstring): 1-2 weeks.

    Return revised: 8 Sept โ†’ 19 Sept

    AFL.com.au
  3. 20 Sept

    Progress update

    Reassessment

    Hamstring surgery in the week of 8 September ends his season; the club chose surgery to allow an uninterrupted 2027 pre-season.

    Return revised: 19 Sept โ†’ 1 Mar

    zerohanger.com

Risk Profile

4 factors identified
Injury severity load

Severity-weighted total across 5 recorded injuries โ€” more severe injuries weigh more; those older than 24 months count half.

Injury volume

5 injuries in the scoring window โ€” frequent injuries compound risk.

Recent injury

Carrying an ongoing injury from the last 3 months โ€” the most recent setbacks weigh heaviest.

Recurrence

1 flagged recurrence within 24 months โ€” same body region, repeat injury.

Note:Risk factors are derived from a heuristic (injury history, age, workload, recurrence) โ€” a placeholder while the ML model is pending. Bars show each driver's relative contribution, not an exact running total.

Career Durability

80
Reliableโ†—
Rank: 197 (75th percentile)

2026 Season (Active)โ†˜๏ธ

Games Played11 / 23
Goals0

On pace for 8.7 games (below career avg)

Status: Active

Component Scores

Games Consistency77/100
Age Factor100/100

Recent Form (Last 3 Seasons)โ†—

Weighted Average22.6 games
Recent TierReliable

Up 4.1 games/season from career average

Career: 8 seasons, 148 games (18.5 avg)

Career Timeline (Completed Seasons)

Above average
Below average
Games played per completed season
SeasonGames played
201811
201922
202015
202120
202211
202323
202425
202521
Durability calculated from 8 seasons of data (v2.2-availability-weighted)
Last updated: 12 Oct 2026

Injury Patterns

Body regions injured more than once โ€” the multi-season recurrence view.

Plus 2 body regions with a single recorded injury.

Grouped by OSIICS body region. OSIICS ยฉ John Orchard โ€” Free to use with acknowledgment.

Injury Profile

6
Total Injuries
25
Games Missed
2
Soft Tissue
4
Structural
0
Contact (impact)

Injury Categories

Structural4 (67%)

17 games missed ยท Last: Mar 2026

Soft Tissue2 (33%)

8 games missed ยท Last: Aug 2026

Durability Impact

Soft Tissue Penalty-10 pts
Injury Frequency Score85/100

2 soft tissue injuries ร— 5 points = -10 penalty

โš ๏ธ3 injuries in the past 12 months
๐Ÿ”„Recurring injury history detected
OSIICS ยฉ John Orchard โ€” Free to use with acknowledgment.

Travel Burden

2.66k km
Total km
Interstate flights this season
3
Trips
Out of 11 games played
241.7
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 โ€” played, missed to injury, and what's ahead.

2026: played 11 ยท missed 4 to injury

R0
R1
R2
R3V
R4V
R16
R17
R18
R24
R25
R26
R27
R28
R29
playedmissed (injury)injured in gameat riskprojected returnV/S/W affiliate returnbye / did not playupcoming

Injury History

6 injuries recorded
Injury history
DateInjurySeverityStatus
15 Aug 2026R23
MTMJ
Minor (3)
Injured
24 Mar 2026
Minor (1)
Returned
10 Mar 20261ร— ยท 1.41k km
Minor (2)
Returned
7 Mar 2025
Moderate (5)
Returned
19 Mar 2022
Severe (12)
Returned
12 Sept 2020
Minor (2)
Returned