Taylor Walker#13

ADE - Adelaide

FWD

Age: 36 years

Career Games: 268

Debut: 2009

Height: 192cm

Weight: 100kg

27Medium Risk

Quick Stats

268

Career Games

Total AFL matches played

Season Games

2026 AFL season

Career Injuries

Recorded injury incidents

Games Missed

2026 season · injury-related

Last injury: Low-grade hamstring strain — sustained in the first quarter of Showdown 59 (Round 8 vs Port Adelaide, 2026-05-01). 36-year-old "didn't play any further part." Set to miss next few weeks (~3 weeks). Source: AFL.com.au article 1511786. — 1 May 2026 · 76d ago

Current Status

Available

Available for selection

Risk Profile

3 factors identified

Age

Age 36 — injury risk rises ~1 point per year past 28 (capped at +10).

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

Ironman↗

Rank: 345 (57th percentile)

2026 Season (Active)↘️

Games Played12 / 23

Goals0

On pace for 15.3 games (below career avg)

Status: Active

Component Scores

Games Consistency74/100

Age Factor75/100

Recent Form (Last 3 Seasons)↗

Weighted Average21.3 games

Recent TierIronman

Up 3.5 games/season from career average

Career: 14 seasons, 256 games (18.3 avg)

Career Timeline (Completed Seasons)

Avg: 17.8

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Above average

Below average

Games played per completed season
Season	Games played
2012	19
2013	5
2014	15
2015	23
2016	23
2017	23
2018	14
2019	22
2020	14
2021	17
2022	18
2023	22
2024	18
2025	23

Durability calculated from 14 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.

HamstringRecurs
Muscle
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2 injuriesacross 2 seasons4 games missed

Plus 4 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

Soft Tissue3 (50%)

9 games missed · Last: May 2026

Structural2 (33%)

18 games missed · Last: Aug 2017

Other1 (17%)

3 games missed · Last: Aug 2024

Durability Impact

Soft Tissue Penalty-15 pts

Injury Frequency Score91/100

3 soft tissue injuries × 5 points = -15 penalty

⚠️1 injury in the past 12 months

Travel Burden

4.38k km

Total km

Interstate flights this season

Trips

Out of 12 games played

365.4

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 3 to injury

R10

R11

R12S

R13

R14

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

Injury History

6 injuries recorded

Injury history
Date	Team	Season	Injury	Severity	Return
1 May 2026R81× · 1.60k km	ADE	2026	Hamstring Strain9 updates MTMJ	Minor (4)	Returned via SANFL
11 Aug 2024	ADE	2024	Eye Injury HEYE	Minor (3)	Returned 1 Sept
15 Mar 2024	ADE	2024	Back Muscle Strain BTMS	Moderate (5)	Returned 19 Apr
27 Aug 2017	ADE	2017	Foot Injury (General) FTXX	Minor (1)	Returned 10 Sept
25 Feb 2017	ADE	2017	Hamstring Strain MTMJ	Minor	Returned 18 Mar
28 Apr 2013	ADE	2013	ACL Tear KTCL	Long-term (17)	Returned 1 Sept