Opening Round
Sam Walsh headlines 17 returns in Round 0 after 40 weeks out.
Round 0 added 16 new injuries — foot hit hardest (4).
Returns & casualties
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Back this round19
Back after 40 weeks — lower-leg injury, v SYD
Back after 39 weeks — quadriceps injury, v WBD
Back after 29 weeks — knee injury, v CAR
- v WBD · shoulder injury
- v GWS · shoulder injury
- v STK · foot injury
- v COL · lower-leg injury
- v WBD · lower-leg injury
- v WBD · ankle injury
- v HAW · groin issue
- v GCS · wrist injury
- v SYD · torso injury
- v HAW · groin issue
- v HAW · foot injury
- v GEE · head/neck injury
New casualties16
Foot injury — sidelined approximately 4 weeks per AFL R1 official injury list.
- Hamstring tightness — left the field during Sydney vs Carlton (Opening Round, March 5).Recurrence
- Syndesmosis injury — sidelined 6-8 weeks per AFL R1 official injury list.
- Foot injury — sidelined 5-6 weeks per AFL R1 official injury list.
- Knee swelling sustained in VFL practice match — sidelined up to a month.
- Concussion — entered AFL concussion protocols after sustaining head knock in Opening Round match against Melbourne on Sunday March 8.
- Concussion — sustained during Opening Round win vs Brisbane Lions (March 7, 2026).
- Foot injury — sidelined 6-8 weeks per AFL R1 official injury list.
- Ankle injury — sidelined 2-3 weeks per AFL R1 official injury list.
- 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.
- Knee injury — sidelined 4-5 weeks per AFL R1 official injury list.
- Ankle injury — sustained in VFL match over the weekend of March 7-8.
- Concussion (whiplash incident) — sustained in first quarter of VFL practice match on Saturday March 8.
Results
Sam Walsh returns for CAR after 40-week lower-leg injury
Round health not yet available.
No new injuries
No new injuries
Gryan Miers returns for GEE after 3-week wrist injury
Round health not yet available.
No new injuries
No new injuries
James Sicily returns for HAW after 18-week shoulder injury
Round health not yet available.
No new injuries
No new injuries
Keidean Coleman returns for BRL after 39-week quadriceps injury
Round health not yet available.
No new injuries
No new injuries
Beau McCreery returns for COL after 18-week foot injury
Round health not yet available.
No new injuries
No new injuries