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Bailey Dale#31

WBD - Western Bulldogs
DEF
Age: 29 years
Career Games: 195
Debut: 2015
Height: 182cm
Weight: 70kg
13Low Risk

Quick Stats

195
Career Games
Total AFL matches played
17
Season Games
2026 AFL season
2
Career Injuries
Recorded injury incidents
0
Games Missed
2026 season · injury-related

Currently injured — out since 12 July 2026 (4d) · Minor shoulder fracture — sustained in the final minutes of Round 18 vs West Coast (2026-07-12). Out 5-7 weeks, non-surgical.

Current Status

Injured

Shoulder Fracture

Est. return: 26 Aug 2026

Road to Recovery

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

Shoulder FractureView full detail
  1. R1812 July

    Occurred

    Minor shoulder fracture — sustained in the final minutes of Round 18 vs West Coast (2026-07-12). Out 5-7 weeks, non-surgical.

  2. 15 July

    Reassessment

    Prose already names the diagnosis — sharpened SHXX (shoulder general) → SBFR (shoulder fracture) per the recorded description (Phase 2.5 diagnosis-sharpening).

Risk Profile

3 factors identified
Recent injury

Carrying an ongoing injury from the last 2 weeks — the most recent setbacks weigh heaviest.

Injury severity load

Severity-weighted total across 2 recorded injuries — more severe injuries weigh more; those older than 24 months count half.

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

87
Ironman↗
Rank: 81 (90th percentile)

2026 Season (Active)↗️

Games Played17 / 23
Goals0

On pace for 21.7 games (above career avg)

Status: Active

Component Scores

Games Consistency62/100
Age Factor90/100

Recent Form (Last 3 Seasons)↗

Weighted Average21.8 games
Recent TierIronman

Up 4.9 games/season from career average

Career: 11 seasons, 178 games (16.2 avg)

Career Timeline (Completed Seasons)

Above average
Below average
Games played per completed season
SeasonGames played
201510
20164
201716
201810
201910
20209
202126
202223
202323
202424
202523
Durability calculated from 11 seasons of data (v2.2-availability-weighted)
Last updated: 13 July 2026

Injury Profile

2
Total Injuries
2
Games Missed
0
Soft Tissue
2
Structural
0
Contact (impact)

Injury Categories

Structural2 (100%)

2 games missed · Last: July 2026

Durability Impact

Soft Tissue PenaltyNone
Injury Frequency Score98/100
⚠️2 injuries in the past 12 months
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Travel Burden

4.05k km
Total km
Interstate flights this season
5
Trips
Out of 17 games played
238.2
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 · 6 rounds at risk

R0
R1
R2
R3
R16
R17
R18
playedmissed (injury)injured in gameat riskprojected returnV/S/W affiliate returnbye / did not playupcoming

Injury History

2 injuries recorded
Injury history
DateInjurySeverityStatus
12 July 2026R181× · 714.2 km
Shoulder Fracture
SBFR
Moderate (0)
Injured
19 Feb 2026
Knee Injury (General)2 updates
KNXX
Minor (2)
Returned