Jye Caldwell#6

ESS - Essendon

MID

Age: 26 years

Career Games: 106

Debut: 2019

Height: 184cm

26Medium Risk

Quick Stats

106

Career Games

Total AFL matches played

Season Games

2026 AFL season

Career Injuries

Recorded injury incidents

Games Missed

2026 season · injury-related

Last injury: Ankle/syndesmosis injury (high ankle sprain) — sustained Q1 vs Richmond R11 Dreamtime 2026-05-22 (MCG), played through. ESS: "One of those players to be assessed this week." Recurrence of recently RECOVERED AKXX (closed 2026-05-17). Pulled up sore post-match. — 22 May 2026 · 145d ago

Current Status

Available

Season over

Available for selection

Risk Profile

2 factors identified

Injury severity load

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

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

Moderate→

Rank: 303 (61th percentile)

2026 Season (Active)→

Games Played17 / 23

Goals1

On pace for 13.5 games (on track)

Status: Active

Component Scores

Games Consistency63/100

Age Factor100/100

Recent Form (Last 3 Seasons)→

Weighted Average16.6 games

Recent TierModerate

Career: 7 seasons, 89 games (12.7 avg)

Career Timeline (Completed Seasons)

Avg: 14.9

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'25

23120

Above average

Below average

Games played per completed season
Season	Games played
2019	2
2020	9
2021	3
2022	20
2023	21
2024	23
2025	11

Durability calculated from 7 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.

Ankle/FootRecurs
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2 injuriesacross 1 season4 games missed

Plus 2 body regions with a single recorded injury. 1 load-managed rest excluded.

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

Injury Profile

Total Injuries

Games Missed

Soft Tissue

Structural

Contact (impact)

Injury Categories

Structural4 (80%)

3 games missed · Last: July 2026

Soft Tissue1 (20%)

3 games missed · Last: May 2026

Durability Impact

Soft Tissue Penalty-5 pts

Injury Frequency Score86/100

1 soft tissue injuries × 5 points = -5 penalty

⚠️3 injuries in the past 12 months

Travel Burden

4.02k km

Total km

Interstate flights this season

Trips

Out of 17 games played

236.8

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 13 · missed 6 to injury

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Injury History

5 injuries recorded

Injury history
Date	Team	Season	Injury	Severity	Status	Return
25 July 2026R201× · 1.37k km	ESS	2026	Load-managed restManaged6 updates	Minor (2)	Returned	Returned R22 vs GEE
22 May 2026R11	ESS	2026	High Ankle Sprain16 updates ATLH	Minor (3)	Returned	Returned R16 vs NTH
2 May 2026R81× · 1.34k km	ESS	2026	Ankle Injury (General)4 updates AKXX	Minor (1)	Returned	Returned R10 vs FRE
30 Aug 2025	ESS	2025	Hip Injury (General) HPXX	Minimal (0)	Returned	Returned 20 Feb
24 Aug 2025	ESS	2025	ACL Tear KTCL	Long-term	Returned	Returned 13 MarR1