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Rhys Unwin#38

ESS - Essendon
FWD
Age: 19 years
Career Games: 3
Debut: 2025
Height: 179cm
23Medium Risk

Quick Stats

3
Career Games
Total AFL matches played
0
Season Games
2026 AFL season
2
Career Injuries
Recorded injury incidents
11
Games Missed
2026 season · injury-related

Currently injured — out since 2 May 2026 (75d) · Hamstring injury sustained in Round 8 vs Brisbane Lions (2026-05-02).

Current Status

Injured

Hamstring Strain Grade II

Est. return: Round 19 (19 July)

Road to Recovery

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

Hamstring Strain Grade IIView full detail
  1. R82 May

    Occurred

    Hamstring injury sustained in Round 8 vs Brisbane Lions (2026-05-02).

  2. R1014 May

    Reassessment

    Hamstring | 5-7 weeks

    Essendon FC
  3. 16 June

    Reassessment

    Auto-promoted to POSSIBLE for Round 15 (expected return 2026-06-20)

  4. R1627 June

    Setback

    NOT named in the Round 16 team selections — fitness test for R16 not passed. Reverted POSSIBLE → ACTIVE;.

  5. R174 July

    Progress update

    Reassessment

    Essendon 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: 28 June → 12 July

    Essendon FC
  6. 13 July

    Progress update

    Essendon official injury list — hamstring 1 week; prior ERD (2026-07-12) had lapsed. Anchored to R19.

    Return revised: 12 July → 19 July

    Essendon FC

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 3 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

⚠️Insufficient Data

This player has fewer than 3 AFL seasons. Durability classification requires more career history for accuracy.

Career Timeline

Above average
Below average
Games played per completed season
SeasonGames played
20253

Injury Profile

2
Total Injuries
12
Games Missed
2
Soft Tissue
0
Structural
0
Contact (impact)

Injury Categories

Soft Tissue2 (100%)

12 games missed · Last: May 2026

Durability Impact

Soft Tissue Penalty-10 pts
Injury Frequency Score100/100

2 soft tissue injuries × 5 points = -10 penalty

⚠️2 injuries in the past 12 months
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Season Availability

Every round of the season — played, missed to injury, and what's ahead.

2026: played 0 · missed 10 to injury

R0
R1
R15
R16
R17
R18
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Injury History

2 injuries recorded
Injury history
DateInjurySeverityStatus
2 May 2026R8
Hamstring Strain Grade II6 updates
MTMM
Severe (11)
Injured
21 Feb 2026
Calf Strain
LTMJ
Moderate (1)
Returned