Opening Round

Back this round3

• Sam Walsh39wk

  Back after 39 weeks — lower-leg injury, v SYD

• Keidean Coleman38wk

  Back after 38 weeks — quadriceps injury, v WBD

• Angus Sheldrick29wk

  Back after 29 weeks — knee injury, v CAR

New casualties18

• Henry Smith

  Severe

  Foot injury — sidelined approximately 4 weeks per AFL R1 official injury list.

• Adam Saad

  Moderate
  Hamstring tightness — left the field during Sydney vs Carlton (Opening Round, March 5).

  Recurrence
• Angus Clarke

  Moderate
  Syndesmosis injury — sidelined 6-8 weeks per AFL R1 official injury list.
• Will Setterfield

  Moderate
  Foot injury — sidelined 5-6 weeks per AFL R1 official injury list.
• Paddy Dow

  Moderate
  Knee swelling sustained in VFL practice match — sidelined up to a month.
• Rowan Marshall

  Moderate
  Concussion — entered AFL concussion protocols after sustaining head knock in Opening Round match against Melbourne on Sunday March 8.
• Laitham Vandermeer

  Moderate
  Concussion — sustained during Opening Round win vs Brisbane Lions (March 7, 2026).
• Fred Rodriguez

  Moderate
  Foot injury — sidelined 6-8 weeks per AFL R1 official injury list.
• Tom Doedee

  Minor
  Wrist — the continuing problem that ended his 2025 season and required off-season surgery, still not right at the start of 2026.
• Koby Evans

  Minor
  Ankle injury — sidelined 2-3 weeks per AFL R1 official injury list.
• Logan Morris

  Minor
  Small hand fracture — carried injury into Opening Round vs Western Bulldogs (March 7), kicked three goals but was sidelined post-game to fast-track recovery.
• Nick Bryan

  Minor
  Knee injury — sidelined 4-5 weeks per AFL R1 official injury list.
• Henry Hustwaite

  Minor
  Ankle injury — sustained in VFL match over the weekend of March 7-8.