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Darcy Jones#2

GWS - GWS
FWD
Age: 22 years
Career Games: 37
Debut: 2024
Height: 175cm
21Medium Risk

Quick Stats

37
Career Games
Total AFL matches played
0
Season Games
2026 AFL season
1
Career Injuries
Recorded injury incidents
23
Games Missed
2026 season · injury-related

Currently injured — out since 7 Sept 2025 (402d) · Ruptured ACL (left knee) - second ACL injury (first in 2023). Suffered during semi-final clash vs Hawthorn. Expected to miss majority of 2026 season, targeting mid-season return.

Current Status

Injured
Season over

ACL Tear

Carrying into 2027 — no timeline yet

Data developing — recorded mid-round. Severity and return timeline are initial estimates.

Road to Recovery

Clinical progress for this injury — fitness tests, setbacks, and reassessments as they were recorded.

ACL TearView full detail
  1. 7 Sept

    Occurred

    Ruptured ACL (left knee) - second ACL injury (first in 2023). Suffered during semi-final clash vs Hawthorn. Expected to miss majority of 2026 season, targeting mid-season return.

  2. R1014 May

    Progress update

    Darcy Jones completed his final rehabilitation test and has been cleared to join the main group in full contact training. Return: 4-6 weeks

    GWS Giants
  3. R1124 May

    Setback

    Team played Round 11 — player absent from lineups. Lineup-confirmed revert (Phase 1.82E ad-hoc).

  4. 26 May

    Reassessment

    4-5 weeks

    Return revised: 31 May → 28 June

    GWS Giants
  5. 1 July

    Progress update

    returned to unrestricted training post-arthroscope, 3-4 weeks.

    Return revised: 28 June → 25 July

    GWS Giants
  6. 28 July

    Progress update

    Now training fully with the main group; the league injury list puts him about two weeks away.

    Return revised: 25 July → 8 Aug

    GWS Giants
  7. 4 Aug

    Progress update

    Reassessment

    The AFL Round 22 injury list now has the knee down as season-ending, so the 8 August return date no longer holds. Darcy Jones | Knee | Season

    Return revised: 8 Aug → 1 Oct

    AFL.com.au

Risk Profile

2 factors identified
Injury severity load

Severity-weighted total across 1 recorded injury — more severe injuries weigh more; those older than 24 months count half.

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

83
Reliable→
Rank: 143 (82th percentile)

2026 Season (Active)↘️

Games Played0 / 23
Goals0

Status: Active

Component Scores

Games Consistency78/100
Age Factor90/100

Recent Form (Last 3 Seasons)→

Weighted Average18.5 games
Recent TierReliable

Career: 3 seasons, 37 games (12.3 avg)

Career Timeline (Completed Seasons)

Above average
Below average
Games played per completed season
SeasonGames played
20230
202414
202523
Durability calculated from 2 seasons of data (v2.2-availability-weighted)
Last updated: 12 Oct 2026

Injury Profile

1
Total Injuries
23
Games Missed
0
Soft Tissue
1
Structural
0
Contact (impact)

Injury Categories

Structural1 (100%)

23 games missed · Last: Sept 2025

Durability Impact

Soft Tissue PenaltyNone
Injury Frequency Score90/100
🔄Recurring injury history detected
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Season Availability

Every round of the season — played, missed to injury, and what's ahead.

2026: played 0 · missed 23 to injury

R4
R13
playedmissed (injury)injured in gameat riskprojected returnV/S/W affiliate returnbye / did not playupcoming

Injury History

1 injury recorded
Injury history
DateInjurySeverityStatus
7 Sept 2025
ACL Tear7 updates
KTCL
Long-term (23)⚠️
Injured