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Christian Salem#3

MEL - Melbourne
DEF
Age: 31 years
Career Games: 204
Debut: 2014
Height: 185cm
Weight: 78kg
33Medium Risk

Quick Stats

204
Career Games
Total AFL matches played
5
Season Games
2026 AFL season
8
Career Injuries
Recorded injury incidents
11
Games Missed
2026 season · injury-related

Last injury: Foot fracture (small) — initially reported as knee injury after Round 5 vs Essendon (2026-04-11) at Gather Round. Scans confirmed small foot fracture. Conservative progression planned. AFL official R6 list: Foot, 4-6 weeks. — 11 Apr 2026 · 96d ago

Current Status

Available

Available for selection

Risk Profile

4 factors identified
Injury severity load

Severity-weighted total across 5 recorded injuries — more severe injuries weigh more; those older than 24 months count half.

Injury volume

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

Age

Age 31 — injury risk rises ~1 point per year past 28 (capped at +10).

Recurrence

1 flagged recurrence within 24 months — same body region, repeat injury.

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

61
Reliable↗
Rank: 478 (41th percentile)

2026 Season (Active)↘️

Games Played5 / 23
Goals0

On pace for 6.4 games (below career avg)

Status: Active

Component Scores

Games Consistency74/100
Age Factor75/100

Recent Form (Last 3 Seasons)↗

Weighted Average19.8 games
Recent TierReliable

Up 3.8 games/season from career average

Career: 12 seasons, 199 games (16.6 avg)

Career Timeline (Completed Seasons)

Above average
Below average
Games played per completed season
SeasonGames played
201412
201510
20168
201716
201824
201920
202016
202124
202213
202316
202417
202523
Durability calculated from 12 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 2 body regions with a single recorded injury.

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

Injury Profile

8
Total Injuries
58
Games Missed
4
Soft Tissue
3
Structural
1
Contact (impact)

Injury Categories

Soft Tissue4 (50%)

26 games missed · Last: Apr 2024

Structural3 (38%)

29 games missed · Last: Apr 2026

Contact/Concussion1 (13%)

3 games missed · Last: May 2019

Durability Impact

Soft Tissue Penalty-20 pts
Injury Frequency Score87/100

4 soft tissue injuries × 5 points = -20 penalty

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

Travel Burden

3.38k km
Total km
Interstate flights this season
2
Trips
Out of 5 games played
675.5
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 5 · missed 11 to injury

R0
R16
R17
R18V
playedmissed (injury)injured in gameat riskprojected returnV/S/W affiliate returnbye / did not playupcoming

Injury History

8 injuries recorded
Injury history
DateInjurySeverityStatus — all Returned
11 Apr 2026R51× · 656.6 km
Foot Stress Fracture11 updates
FTSF
Severe (12)
11 Apr 2024
Hamstring Strain
MTMJ
Moderate (5)
24 Mar 2023
Meniscus Tear
KTCM
Moderate (6)
6 Feb 2023
General Illness
OILL
Minor (0)
16 Mar 2022
Knee Cartilage Damage
KTCR
Severe (11)
15 May 2019
Concussion
HTMJ
Minor (3)
1 Feb 2016
General Illness
OILL
Severe (8)
26 Apr 2015
Hamstring Strain
MTMJ
Severe (13)