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Finals Week 26

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After Round 26
Completed 5 Sept
Window: 3 Sept – 5 SeptByes: 10 teams

Round 26 added 6 new injuries — ankle/foot hit hardest (3).

ADE v WBD is the round's most lopsided fixture — ADE enter far healthier, 1st v 10th on round health.

Games4/4all playedNew injuries6this roundRecoveries10confirmed returnsBiggest moverSYD−6vs prior round

Returns & casualties

Showing all clubs

Back this round10

New casualties6

  • Callum Mills
    LTI

    The captain went down in the first quarter of the qualifying final against Brisbane when his right knee gave way as he changed direction near the boundary, a…

  • Noah Answerth
    Minor
    Rolled his ankle in the qualifying final against Sydney at the SCG on 5 September.
  • Sean Darcy
    Minor
    Minor knee issue — a knock that left the knee swollen and without full range of motion.
  • Jaeger O'Meara
    Minor
    Ankle injury in Peel Thunder's WAFL first semi-final against Claremont on 5 September — did not finish the game.
  • Brandon Walker
    Minor
    Rolled an ankle late in the third quarter of the qualifying final against Hawthorn and was helped from the ground by a trainer, taking no further part.
  • Michael Sellwood
    Minor
    Concussed during the on-field warm-up before the elimination final against Adelaide after being struck in the head by a football.

Round context

Body regions hit6 new

  • Ankle/Foot3
  • Knee2
  • Head/Neck1

Scheduling & travel

Longest flight: HAW 2.72k km · round total 4.11k km

Results

Thu 3 Sept · 8:10pm·Optus Stadium

Murphy Reid returns for FRE after 3-week groin issue

FRE
8th
of 18 · index 21Round 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.
40–72Round health
HAW
3rd
of 18 · index 48Round 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 — 3rd v 8th this round
Injuries from game
  • •Brandon Walker
    Minor
    Rolled an ankle late in the third quarter of the qualifying …
Injuries from game

No new injuries

Match detail →
Fri 4 Sept · 7:40pm·Melbourne Cricket Ground

Max Holmes returns for GEE after 6-week ankle injury

GEE
5th
of 18 · index 35Round 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.
107–74Round health
CAR
13th
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.
GEE entered healthier — 5th v 13th this round
Injuries from game

No new injuries

Injuries from game

No new injuries

Match detail →
Sat 5 Sept · 3:15pm·Sydney Cricket Ground

Hugh McCluggage returns for BRL after 4-week lower-leg injury

SYD
11th
of 18 · index 15Round 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.
141–88Round health
BRL
2nd
of 18 · index 53Round 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 11th this round
Injuries from game
  • •Callum Mills
    Long-term
    The captain went down in the first quarter of the qualifying…
Injuries from game
  • •Noah Answerth
    Minor
    Rolled his ankle in the qualifying final against Sydney at t…
Match detail →
Sat 5 Sept · 7:35pm·Adelaide Oval

Will Lewis returns for WBD after 6-week lower-leg injury

ADE
1st
of 18 healthiest · 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.
90–68Round health
WBD
10th
of 18 · index 17Round 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.
ADE entered healthier — 1st v 10th this round
Injuries from game

No new injuries

Injuries from game

No new injuries

Match detail →

10 teams on bye this round.