Charlie Spargo

NTH - North Melbourne

FWD

Age: 26 years

Career Games: 229

Debut: 2018

Height: 172cm

Weight: 70kg

20Medium Risk

Quick Stats

229

Career Games

Total AFL matches played

Season Games

2026 AFL season

Career Injuries

Recorded injury incidents

Games Missed

2026 season · injury-related

Last injury: Concussion (whiplash incident) — sustained in first quarter of VFL practice match on Saturday March 8. Came off field reporting concussion symptoms. Now following AFL concussion protocols with light recovery sessions commenced. — 8 Mar 2026 · 130d ago

Current Status

Available

Available for selection

Risk Profile

2 factors identified

Injury severity load

Severity-weighted total across 3 recorded injuries — more severe injuries weigh more; those older than 24 months count half.

Injury volume

3 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

Injury-prone↘

Rank: 522 (35th percentile)

2026 Season (Active)↗️

Games Played13 / 23

Goals0

On pace for 16.6 games (above career avg)

Status: Active

Component Scores

Games Consistency60/100

Age Factor100/100

Recent Form (Last 3 Seasons)↘

Weighted Average8.2 games

Recent TierInjury-prone

Down 5.0 games/season from career average

Career: 16 seasons, 216 games (13.5 avg)

Career Timeline (Completed Seasons)

Avg: 13.2

'18

'19

'20

'21

'22

'23

'24

'25

23120

Above average

Below average

Games played per completed season
Season	Games played
2018	18
2018	18
2019	8
2019	8
2020	8
2020	8
2021	25
2021	25
2022	24
2022	24
2023	14
2023	14
2024	1
2024	1
2025	10
2025	10

Durability calculated from 16 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.

ShoulderRecurs
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2 injuriesacross 2 seasons0 games missed

Plus 3 body regions with a single recorded injury.

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

Structural2 (40%)

Soft Tissue2 (40%)

9 games missed · Last: July 2024

Contact/Concussion1 (20%)

4 games missed · Last: Mar 2026

Durability Impact

Soft Tissue Penalty-10 pts

Injury Frequency Score94/100

2 soft tissue injuries × 5 points = -10 penalty

⚠️2 injuries in the past 12 months

Travel Burden

5.11k km

Total km

Interstate flights this season

Trips

Out of 13 games played

393

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 12 · missed 4 to injury

R0V

R12

playedmissed (injury)injured in gameat riskprojected returnV/S/W affiliate returnbye / did not playupcoming

Injury History

5 injuries recorded

Injury history
Date	Team	Season	Injury	Severity	Status	Return
8 Mar 2026R0	NTH	2026	Concussion4 updates HDCO	Minor (4)	Returned	Returned R2 vs WCE
1 Jan 2026	NTH	2026	Shoulder Injury (General) SHXX	Minimal (0)	Returned	Returned via VFL
20 July 2024	MEL	2024	Achilles Tendinopathy ATTS	Moderate (6)	Returned	Returned 21 Sept
25 July 2020	MEL	2020	Hamstring Strain MTMJ	Minor (3)	Returned	Returned 8 Aug
2 Sept 2017	MEL	2017	Shoulder Dislocation STGL	Minor (0)	Returned	Returned 7 Oct