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Jack Gunston#19

HAW - Hawthorn
FWD
Age: 34 years
Career Games: 286
Debut: 2010
Height: 193cm
33Medium Risk

Quick Stats

286
Career Games
Total AFL matches played
17
Season Games
2026 AFL season
7
Career Injuries
Recorded injury incidents
6
Games Missed
2026 season · injury-related

Last injury: Foot injury — All-Australian forward OUT for Round 13 vs Western Bulldogs. Source: AFL.com.au R13 TEAMS. Mechanism/grade unspecified. — 31 May 2026 · 137d ago

Current Status

Available
Season over

Available for selection

Risk Profile

4 factors identified
Injury severity load

Severity-weighted total across 4 recorded injuries — more severe injuries weigh more; those older than 24 months count half.

Age

Age 34 — injury risk rises ~1 point per year past 28 (capped at +10).

Recurrence

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

Injury volume

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

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

67
Ironman→
Rank: 378 (52th percentile)

2026 Season (Active)↘️

Games Played17 / 23
Goals9

On pace for 13.5 games (below career avg)

Status: Active

Component Scores

Games Consistency70/100
Age Factor75/100

Recent Form (Last 3 Seasons)→

Weighted Average20.3 games
Recent TierIronman

Career: 14 seasons, 269 games (19.2 avg)

Career Timeline (Completed Seasons)

Above average
Below average
Games played per completed season
SeasonGames played
201219
201323
201423
201524
201624
201722
201823
201920
202016
20211
202216
202317
202418
202523
Durability calculated from 14 seasons of data (v2.2-availability-weighted)
Last updated: 12 Oct 2026

Injury Patterns

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

Plus 3 body regions with a single recorded injury.

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

Injury Profile

7
Total Injuries
32
Games Missed
3
Soft Tissue
4
Structural
0
Contact (impact)

Injury Categories

Structural4 (57%)

14 games missed · Last: May 2026

Soft Tissue3 (43%)

18 games missed · Last: Apr 2026

Durability Impact

Soft Tissue Penalty-15 pts
Injury Frequency Score90/100

3 soft tissue injuries × 5 points = -15 penalty

⚠️3 injuries in the past 12 months
🔄Recurring injury history detected
OSIICS © John Orchard — Free to use with acknowledgment.

Travel Burden

10.9k km
Total km
Interstate flights this season
6
Trips
Out of 19 games played
573.5
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 16 · missed 6 to injury

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Injury History

7 injuries recorded
Injury history
DateInjurySeverityStatus — all Returned
31 May 2026R12
Foot Injury (General)6 updates
FTXX
Minor (3)
7 May 2026R91× · 2.72k km
Foot Injury (General)18 updates
FTXX
Minor (2)
11 Apr 2026R51× · 656.6 km
Hamstring Strain4 updates
MTMJ
Minor (1)
19 Sept 2025
Hamstring Strain
MTMJ
Minor
24 Apr 2021
Back Muscle Strain
BTMS
Long-term (17)
4 Sept 2015
Knee Injury (General)
KNXX
Minor (1)
15 Apr 2009
Elbow Dislocation
ETDL
Moderate (8)