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Patrick Dangerfield#35

GEE - Geelong
FWD
Age: 36 years
Career Games: 309
Debut: 2008
Height: 185cm
Weight: 91kg
56High Risk

Quick Stats

309
Career Games
Total AFL matches played
13
Season Games
2026 AFL season
8
Career Injuries
Recorded injury incidents
4
Games Missed
2026 season · injury-related

Last injury: Calf strain re-aggravation — second calf issue in three weeks. Listed 1-2 weeks on AFL official Round 3 injury list (March 24, 2026). Confirmed missed Round 3 and Round 4. Listed on official R4 injury list as 'Hamstring | 1 week'. Targeting return Round 5 (Gather Round). — 23 Mar 2026 · 115d ago

Current Status

Available

Available for selection

Risk Profile

5 factors identified
Injury severity load

Severity-weighted total across 7 recorded injuries — more severe injuries weigh more; those older than 24 months count half.

Injury volume

7 injuries in the scoring window — frequent injuries compound risk.

Recurrence

4 flagged recurrences within 24 months — same body region, repeat injury.

Age

Age 36 — injury risk rises ~1 point per year past 28 (capped at +10).

Multi-season pattern

2 body regions 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

45
Reliable→
Rank: 548 (32th percentile)

2026 Season (Active)↘️

Games Played13 / 23
Goals1

On pace for 16.6 games (below career avg)

Status: Active

Component Scores

Games Consistency85/100
Age Factor75/100

Recent Form (Last 3 Seasons)→

Weighted Average19.9 games
Recent TierReliable

Career: 14 seasons, 296 games (21.1 avg)

Career Timeline (Completed Seasons)

Above average
Below average
Games played per completed season
SeasonGames played
201225
201320
201422
201523
201624
201724
201822
201924
202021
202116
202218
202318
202416
202523
Durability calculated from 14 seasons of data (v2.2-availability-weighted)
Last updated: 13 July 2026

Injury Patterns

Body regions injured more than once — the multi-season recurrence view.

Plus 1 body region with a single recorded injury.

Grouped by OSIICS body region. OSIICS © John Orchard — Free to use with acknowledgment.

Injury Profile

8
Total Injuries
35
Games Missed
8
Soft Tissue
0
Structural
0
Contact (impact)

Injury Categories

Soft Tissue8 (100%)

35 games missed · Last: Mar 2026

Durability Impact

Soft Tissue Penalty-40 pts
Injury Frequency Score89/100

8 soft tissue injuries × 5 points = -40 penalty

⚠️2 injuries in the past 12 months
🔄Recurring injury history detected
OSIICS © John Orchard — Free to use with acknowledgment.

Travel Burden

6.13k km
Total km
Interstate flights this season
5
Trips
Out of 13 games played
471.7
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 11 · missed 4 to injury

R0
R1
R2
R3
R4
R5
R6
R16
R17
R18
playedmissed (injury)injured in gameat riskprojected returnV/S/W affiliate returnbye / did not playupcoming

Injury History

8 injuries recorded
Injury history
DateInjurySeverityStatus — all Returned
23 Mar 2026
Calf Strain7 updates
LTMJ
Minor (3)
28 Feb 2026
Calf Strain
LTMJ
Minor (1)
7 June 2025
Hamstring Strain
MTMJ
Minor (3)
22 June 2024
Hamstring Strain
MTMJ
Moderate (5)
4 May 2024
Hamstring Strain
MTMJ
Moderate (5)
20 May 2023
Hamstring Strain
MTMJ
Moderate (5)
18 June 2022
Calf Strain
LTMJ
Moderate (6)
18 Apr 2021
High Ankle Sprain
ATLH
Moderate (7)