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Ben Long#22

Age: 28 years
Career Games: 150
Debut: 2017
Height: 182cm
Weight: 73kg
12Low Risk

Quick Stats

150
Career Games
Total AFL matches played
15
Season Games
2026 AFL season
3
Career Injuries
Recorded injury incidents
1
Games Missed
2026 season · injury-related

Last injury: Ankle injury — suffered during second term vs St Kilda Round 9 (2026-05-09). Test for Round 10. Source: goldcoastfc.com.au/injury-list (Round 10). — 9 May 2026 · 68d ago

Current Status

Available

Available for selection

Risk Profile

1 factor identified
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

81
Reliable
Rank: 173 (79th percentile)

2026 Season (Active)↗️

Games Played15 / 23
Goals3

On pace for 19.2 games (above career avg)

Status: Active

Component Scores

Games Consistency81/100
Age Factor100/100

Recent Form (Last 3 Seasons)

Weighted Average18.6 games
Recent TierReliable

Up 2.4 games/season from career average

Career: 9 seasons, 135 games (15.0 avg)

Career Timeline (Completed Seasons)

Above average
Below average
Games played per completed season
SeasonGames played
20174
201810
201916
202015
202115
202219
202315
202417
202524
Durability calculated from 9 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

3
Total Injuries
12
Games Missed
1
Soft Tissue
2
Structural
0
Contact (impact)

Injury Categories

Structural2 (67%)

11 games missed · Last: May 2026

Soft Tissue1 (33%)

1 games missed · Last: Mar 2020

Durability Impact

Soft Tissue Penalty-5 pts
Injury Frequency Score93/100

1 soft tissue injuries × 5 points = -5 penalty

⚠️1 injury in the past 12 months
OSIICS © John Orchard — Free to use with acknowledgment.

Travel Burden

15.1k km
Total km
Interstate flights this season
8
Trips
Out of 15 games played
1,009.8
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 14 · missed 1 to injury

R0
R1
R2
R3
R10
R11
R12
R18
playedmissed (injury)injured in gameat riskprojected returnV/S/W affiliate returnbye / did not playupcoming

Injury History

3 injuries recorded
Injury history
DateInjurySeverityStatus
9 May 2026R92× · 4.50k km
Minor (2)
Returned
21 Mar 2020
Minor (1)
Returned
12 May 2018
Moderate (9)
Returned