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Round 20

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After Round 20
Completed 26 July
Window: 23 July – 26 July

Max King headlines 16 returns in Round 20 after 12 weeks out.

Round 20 added 56 new injuries — knee hit hardest (9).

Games9/9all playedNew injuries56this roundRecoveries33confirmed returnsBiggest moverFRE+2vs prior round

Returns & casualties

Showing all clubs

Back this round28

  • Max King12wk

    Back after 12 weeks — hamstring injury, v NTH

New casualties56

  • Henry Smith
    LTI

    Foot injury ruling him out for the rest of the season.

  • Campbell Chesser
    LTI

    Knee injury with no return timeline set.

  • Jordan Ridley
    LTI

    Foot injury — landed awkwardly in the second quarter against Hawthorn and felt something under the foot.

  • Sullivan Robey
    LTI
    Medial knee ligament injury — his leg was caught in a tackle in the third quarter against Hawthorn.
  • Finn Callaghan
    LTI
    Left ankle injury — his leg buckled as he jumped for a mark late in the final quarter of the Sydney derby, forcing him from the ground.
  • Logan Smith
    LTI
    Knee injury — out for the remainder of the season.
    Recurrence
  • Jed Adams
    LTI
    Ruptured his posterior cruciate ligament playing in the VFL — season over.
    Recurrence
  • Zane Duursma
    LTI
    Shoulder injury — return TBC per AFL R20 Medical Room (2026-07-21).
  • Logan Evans
    LTI
    Shoulder injury requiring surgery — out for the remainder of the season.
  • Noah Balta
    LTI
    Foot Injury (General) — re-coded to the foot region.
  • Tom Sims
    LTI
    Toe injury — season-ending per the AFL Round 21 Medical Room list.
  • Kaleb Smith
    LTI
    Quad injury ruling him out for the rest of the season.
  • Max King
    LTI
    Left hamstring strain — went down with hamstring tightness in the third quarter of his comeback game against North Melbourne in Round 20, his first AFL appea…
    Recurrence
  • Riley Garcia
    LTI
    Hamstring injury with an indefinite return timeline on both the AFL official injury list and the Zero Hanger Round 21 index.
  • Brayden Maynard
    Moderate
    Knee tendon injury sustained against Adelaide — will undergo a procedure and is aiming to return by the final round.

Round context

Body regions hit56 new

  • Knee9
  • Lower Leg7
  • Ankle/Foot5
  • Groin/Hip5

Scheduling & travel

Longest flight: PTA 1.60k km · round total 3.60k km

Results

Thu 23 July · 7:30pm·Adelaide Oval

Tew Jiath returns for COL after 3-week hamstring injury

ADE
1st
of 18 healthiest · index 90Round Health Score (0–100), last 5 rounds. Scores drift down league-wide as the season's injury load builds — read the slope relative to the league, not the level.
74–108Round health
COL
6th
of 18 · index 71Round Health Score (0–100), last 5 rounds. Scores drift down league-wide as the season's injury load builds — read the slope relative to the league, not the level.

Evenly matched on squad health.

Injuries from game

No new injuries

Injuries from game

No new injuries

Match detail →
Fri 24 July · 7:40pm·Melbourne Cricket Ground

Harrison Petty returns for MEL after 2-week hamstring injury

MEL
8th
of 18 · index 71Round Health Score (0–100), last 5 rounds. Scores drift down league-wide as the season's injury load builds — read the slope relative to the league, not the level.
97–117Round health
GEE
12th
of 18 · index 36Round Health Score (0–100), last 5 rounds. Scores drift down league-wide as the season's injury load builds — read the slope relative to the league, not the level.
MEL entered healthier — 8th v 12th this round
Injuries from game

No new injuries

Injuries from game

No new injuries

Match detail →
Fri 24 July · 8:10pm·Optus Stadium

Cooper Duff-Tytler returns for WCE after 3-week lower-leg injury

FRE
7th
of 18 · index 71Round Health Score (0–100), last 5 rounds. Scores drift down league-wide as the season's injury load builds — read the slope relative to the league, not the level.
112–42Round health
WCE
16th
of 18 · index 10Round Health Score (0–100), last 5 rounds. Scores drift down league-wide as the season's injury load builds — read the slope relative to the league, not the level.
FRE entered healthier — 7th v 16th this round
Injuries from game

No new injuries

Injuries from game

No new injuries

Match detail →
Sat 25 July · 1:05pm·Marvel Stadium

Lachlan Gulbin returns for GCS after 4-week wrist injury

CAR
9th
of 18 · index 68Round Health Score (0–100), last 5 rounds. Scores drift down league-wide as the season's injury load builds — read the slope relative to the league, not the level.
110–97Round health
GCS
5th
of 18 · index 72Round Health Score (0–100), last 5 rounds. Scores drift down league-wide as the season's injury load builds — read the slope relative to the league, not the level.

Evenly matched on squad health.

Injuries from game
  • •Nic Newman
    Minor
    Hamstring strain — pulled up in the opening term of his 150t…
Injuries from game

No new injuries

Match detail →
Sat 25 July · 4:15pm·Melbourne Cricket Ground
HAW
10th
of 18 · index 60Round Health Score (0–100), last 5 rounds. Scores drift down league-wide as the season's injury load builds — read the slope relative to the league, not the level.
132–39Round health
ESS
14th
of 18 · index 32Round Health Score (0–100), last 5 rounds. Scores drift down league-wide as the season's injury load builds — read the slope relative to the league, not the level.
HAW entered healthier — 10th v 14th this round
Injuries from game
  • •Mitch Lewis
    Minor
    Concussion — clash of heads with Jaxon Artemis while tacklin…
Injuries from game
  • •Jordan Ridley
    Long-term
    Foot injury — landed awkwardly in the second quarter against…
  • •Sullivan Robey
    Long-term
    Medial knee ligament injury — his leg was caught in a tackle…
Match detail →
Sat 25 July · 4:35pm·Giants Stadium

GWS have lost 2 players to LTI since R16

GWS
17th
of 18 · index 0Round Health Score (0–100), last 5 rounds. Scores drift down league-wide as the season's injury load builds — read the slope relative to the league, not the level.
88–139Round health
SYD
11th
of 18 · index 55Round Health Score (0–100), last 5 rounds. Scores drift down league-wide as the season's injury load builds — read the slope relative to the league, not the level.
SYD entered healthier — 11th v 17th this round
Injuries from game
  • •Finn Callaghan
    Long-term
    Left ankle injury — his leg buckled as he jumped for a mark …
Injuries from game

No new injuries

Match detail →
Sat 25 July · 7:40pm·Marvel Stadium

Laitham Vandermeer returns for WBD after 2-week hamstring injury

WBD
15th
of 18 · index 28Round Health Score (0–100), last 5 rounds. Scores drift down league-wide as the season's injury load builds — read the slope relative to the league, not the level.
105–48Round health
RIC
4th
of 18 · index 75Round Health Score (0–100), last 5 rounds. Scores drift down league-wide as the season's injury load builds — read the slope relative to the league, not the level.
RIC entered healthier — 4th v 15th this round
Injuries from game

No new injuries

Injuries from game

No new injuries

Match detail →
Sun 26 July · 1:10pm·The Gabba

PTA have lost 4 players to LTI since R16

BRL
2nd
of 18 · index 83Round Health Score (0–100), last 5 rounds. Scores drift down league-wide as the season's injury load builds — read the slope relative to the league, not the level.
126–67Round health
PTA
18th
of 18 worst · index 0Round Health Score (0–100), last 5 rounds. Scores drift down league-wide as the season's injury load builds — read the slope relative to the league, not the level.
BRL entered healthier — 2nd v 18th this round
Injuries from game

No new injuries

Injuries from game

No new injuries

Match detail →
Sun 26 July · 3:15pm·Marvel Stadium

Max King returns for STK after 12-week hamstring injury

NTH
3rd
of 18 · index 77Round Health Score (0–100), last 5 rounds. Scores drift down league-wide as the season's injury load builds — read the slope relative to the league, not the level.
62–93Round health
STK
13th
of 18 · index 34Round Health Score (0–100), last 5 rounds. Scores drift down league-wide as the season's injury load builds — read the slope relative to the league, not the level.
NTH entered healthier — 3rd v 13th this round
Injuries from game
  • •Charlie Comben
    Minor
    Chest injury — taken to hospital after coughing up blood fol…
Injuries from game
  • •Max King
    Severe
    Left hamstring strain — went down with hamstring tightness i…
Match detail →