Round 1
Andy Moniz-Wakefield headlines 41 returns in Round 1 after 56 weeks out.
Round 1 added 27 new injuries — ankle/foot hit hardest (5).
Returns & casualties
Showing all clubs
Back this round42
Back after 56 weeks — knee injury, v STK
Back after 53 weeks — knee injury, v SYD
Back after 49 weeks — ankle injury, v SYD
- v ESS · knee injury
- v HAW · knee injury
- v FRE · arm injury
- v COL · hamstring injury
- v BRL · ankle injury
- via VFL · lower-leg injury
- v STK · wrist injury
- v GCS · shoulder injury
- v CAR · ankle injury
- v GCS · ankle injury
- v SYD · foot injury
- v GEE · lower-leg injury
New casualties27
Shoulder injury — listed on AFL official R2 injury list with 5-6 month timeline, suggesting surgery required.
Knee injury — Return: TBC per AFL official Round 1 injury list.
Shoulder injury — listed 10+ weeks on AFL official Round 3 injury list (March 24, 2026).
- Groin concern — Test per AFL official Round 1 injury list.
- Dislocated right shoulder requiring surgery — sustained during Round 1 vs Brisbane Lions (March 15, 2026).
- Hamstring strain Grade III — suffered in VFL.
- Ankle injury — 1 week per AFL official Round 1 injury list.
- Quad injury — listed 'Quad | Test' on AFL official R2 injury list.
- Knee injury — listed 'Knee | Test' on AFL official R2 injury list.
- Partial syndesmosis tear — sustained Round 1 (March 15, 2026).
- Wrist fracture requiring surgery — sustained during Round 1 (March 15, 2026).
- MCL sprain — sustained in Round 1 (March 15, 2026).
- Shin complaint — listed 'Test' on AFL official R2 injury list.
- Calf issue — Test per AFL official Round 1 injury list.
- Back issue — listed Test on AFL official Round 1 injury list.
Results
Jonty Faull returns for RIC after 8-week ankle injury
Evenly matched on squad health.
No new injuries
No new injuries
Cam Mackenzie returns for HAW after 44-week knee injury
No new injuries
No new injuries
Ryley Sanders returns for WBD after 2-week head/neck injury
No new injuries
No new injuries
Jeremy Cameron returns for GEE after 28-week arm injury
Evenly matched on squad health.
No new injuries
No new injuries
Lincoln McCarthy returns for BRL after 53-week knee injury
Evenly matched on squad health.
No new injuries
No new injuries
Isaac Cumming returns for ADE after 13-week hamstring injury
Evenly matched on squad health.
No new injuries
No new injuries
Aidan Corr returns for NTH after 9-week lower-leg injury
Evenly matched on squad health.
No new injuries
No new injuries
Andy Moniz-Wakefield returns for MEL after 56-week knee injury
Evenly matched on squad health.
No new injuries
No new injuries
Tylar Young returns for WCE after 8-week shoulder injury
Evenly matched on squad health.
No new injuries
No new injuries