Clayton Oliver

GWS - GWS

MID

Age: 29 years

Career Games: 228

Debut: 2016

Height: 187cm

24Medium Risk

Quick Stats

228

Career Games

Total AFL matches played

Season Games

2026 AFL season

Career Injuries

Recorded injury incidents

Games Missed

2026 season · injury-related

Last injury: Calf strain suffered at training - expected to miss at least the next couple of weeks — 13 Jan 2026 · 275d ago

Current Status

Available

Season over

Available for selection

Risk Profile

3 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 29 — injury risk rises ~1 point per year past 28 (capped at +10).

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

Ironman→

Rank: 208 (74th percentile)

2026 Season (Active)↘️

Games Played23 / 23

Goals0

On pace for 18.2 games (below career avg)

Status: Active

Component Scores

Games Consistency84/100

Age Factor90/100

Recent Form (Last 3 Seasons)→

Weighted Average20.9 games

Recent TierIronman

Career: 10 seasons, 205 games (20.5 avg)

Career Timeline (Completed Seasons)

Avg: 21.5

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23120

Above average

Below average

Games played per completed season
Season	Games played
2016	13
2017	22
2018	25
2019	22
2020	17
2021	25
2022	23
2023	15
2024	21
2025	22

Durability calculated from 10 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.

KneeRecurs
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2 injuriesacross 1 season1 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

Structural3 (60%)

3 games missed · Last: Sept 2024

Soft Tissue2 (40%)

4 games missed · Last: Jan 2026

Durability Impact

Soft Tissue Penalty-10 pts

Injury Frequency Score90/100

2 soft tissue injuries × 5 points = -10 penalty

⚠️1 injury in the past 12 months

Travel Burden

12.9k km

Total km

Interstate flights this season

Trips

Out of 23 games played

562.1

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 23

R13

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
13 Jan 2026	GWS	2026	Calf Strain LTMJ	Minimal (0)	Returned	Returned 13 Feb
20 Sept 2024	MEL	2024	Knee Injury (General) KNXX	Severe	Returned	Returned 11 Oct
4 May 2024	MEL	2024	Rib Contusion BTCO	Minor (2)	Returned	Returned 18 May
13 Apr 2024	MEL	2024	Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Injury KNLI3	Minor (1)	Returned	Returned 4 May
17 June 2023	MEL	2023	Hamstring Strain MTMJ	Minor (4)	Returned	Returned 15 July