Taylor Walker#13

formerly ADE

FWD

Age: 36 years

Career Games: 272

Debut: 2009

Height: 192cm

Quick Stats

272

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 · 167d ago

Current Status

Retired

Retired 10 Aug 2026 — Announced on 10 August 2026 that the 2026 season would be his last after 19 seasons with Adelaide; effective once the Crows were eliminated in the semi-final on 12 September.

Movements

10 Aug 2026
Retired from ADE
Announced on 10 August 2026 that the 2026 season would be his last after 19 seasons with Adelaide; effective once the Crows were eliminated in the semi-final on 12 September.

Career Durability

Reliable↗

Rank: 345 (57th percentile)

Component Scores

Games Consistency74/100

Age Factor75/100

Recent Form (Last 3 Seasons)↗

Weighted Average21.3 games

Recent TierReliable

Up 3.2 games/season from career average

Career: 15 seasons, 272 games (18.1 avg)

Career Timeline (Completed Seasons)

Avg: 18.1

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'26

23120

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
2026	16

Durability calculated from 14 seasons of data (v2.2-availability-weighted)
Last updated: 20 Sept 2026

Injury Patterns

Body regions injured more than once — the multi-season recurrence view.

HamstringRecurs
Muscle
View latest
2 injuriesacross 2 seasons3 games missed

Plus 4 body regions with a single recorded injury. 2 load-managed rests excluded.

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

Structural4 (50%)

20 games missed · Last: Aug 2026

Soft Tissue3 (38%)

8 games missed · Last: May 2026

Other1 (13%)

3 games missed · Last: Aug 2024

Durability Impact

Soft Tissue Penalty-15 pts

Injury Frequency Score89/100

3 soft tissue injuries × 5 points = -15 penalty

⚠️3 injuries in the past 12 months

Travel Burden

6.64k km

Total km

Interstate flights this season

Trips

Out of 18 games played

368.8

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 16 · missed 5 to injury

R10

R11

R12S

R13

R14

R19

R20

R21

R22

R23

R24

R25

R26

R27

R28

R29

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Injury History

8 injuries recorded

Injury history
Date	Team	Season	Injury	Severity	Return
14 Aug 2026R231× · 653.6 km	ADE	2026	Load-managed restManaged4 updates	Minor (1)	Returned R24 vs GWS
17 July 2026R191× · 2.13k km	ADE	2026	Load-managed restManaged4 updates	Minor (1)	Returned R20 vs COL
1 May 2026R81× · 1.60k km	ADE	2026	Hamstring Strain11 updates MTMJ	Minor (3)	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