Kyle Langford#4
Quick Stats
Currently injured — out since 14 June 2026 (32d) · Quadriceps strain — AFL R15 Medical Room (June 16, 2026): no timeline set. Official injury list — exact onset date unconfirmed.
Current Status
Quadriceps Strain
Est. return: Round 19 (19 July)
Road to Recovery
Clinical progress for this injury — fitness tests, setbacks, and reassessments as they were recorded.
- R1414 June
Occurred
Quadriceps strain — AFL R15 Medical Room (June 16, 2026): no timeline set. Official injury list — exact onset date unconfirmed.
- 24 June
Reassessment
Severity refined from article — two-to-three weeks sidelined Scans have confirmed a quad strain for Kyle Langford, expected to spend the next two-to-three weeks on the sidelines
Essendon FC - R1625 June
Reassessment
Auto-promoted to POSSIBLE for Round 16 (expected return 2026-06-28)
- R1625 June
Setback
NOT named in Round 16 squad — listed OUT (injured) in ESS R16 selections. Fitness test for R16 not passed. Reverted POSSIBLE → ACTIVE; re-targeting next fixture.
- R174 July
Progress update
ReassessmentEssendon expect him to be available in two weeks (club update, June 30) - targeting Round 18. Kyle Langford and Rhys Unwin are expected to be available in two weeks' time
Return revised: 4 July → 12 July
Essendon FC - 13 July
Progress update
Essendon official injury list — quad 1 week; prior ERD (2026-07-12) had lapsed. Anchored to R19.
Return revised: 12 July → 19 July
Essendon FC
Risk Profile
5 factors identifiedSeverity-weighted total across 4 recorded injuries — more severe injuries weigh more; those older than 24 months count half.
2 flagged recurrences within 24 months — same body region, repeat injury.
Carrying an ongoing injury from the last 2 months — the most recent setbacks weigh heaviest.
4 injuries in the scoring window — frequent injuries compound risk.
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
2026 Season (Active)↗️
On pace for 17.9 games (above career avg)
Status: Active
Component Scores
Recent Form (Last 3 Seasons)→
Career: 11 seasons, 162 games (14.7 avg)
Career Timeline (Completed Seasons)
| Season | Games played |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 8 |
| 2016 | 17 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2018 | 16 |
| 2019 | 18 |
| 2020 | 16 |
| 2021 | 17 |
| 2022 | 9 |
| 2023 | 23 |
| 2024 | 23 |
| 2025 | 9 |
Last updated: 13 July 2026
Injury Patterns
Body regions injured more than once — the multi-season recurrence view.
- View latestHamstringRecurs
Muscle
4 injuriesacross 4 seasons18 games missed - View latestQuadricepsRecurs
Muscle
2 injuriesacross 2 seasons7 games missed
Injury Profile
Injury Categories
26 games missed · Last: June 2026
Durability Impact
6 soft tissue injuries × 5 points = -30 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.
Injury History
6 injuries recorded| Date | Injury | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
14 June 2026R141× · 2.72k km | Quadriceps Strain6 updates MQMJ | Moderate (3) | Injured |
23 May 2025 | Moderate (5) | Returned | |
15 Mar 2025 | MTMJ | Moderate (5) | Returned |
3 Aug 2024 | MTMJ | Minor (4) | Returned |
10 July 2021 | MTMJ | Minor (3) | Returned |
21 July 2018 | MTMJ | Moderate (6) | Returned |