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Finals Week 28

After Round 28
Completed 19 Sept
Window: 18 Sept โ€“ 19 SeptByes: 14 teams

Justin McInerney returns in Round 28 after 14 weeks out.

SYD v FRE is the round's most lopsided fixture โ€” FRE enter far healthier, 5th v 11th on round health.

Returns & casualties

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Back this round1

New casualties1

  • Tom Papley
    Minimal
    Grade 2 medial ligament strain to the right knee after being collected low by Karl Worner in the preliminary final against Fremantle.

Round context

Body regions hit1 new

  • Knee1

Scheduling & travel

Longest flight: FRE 3.29k km ยท round total 4.66k km

Results

Fri 18 Sept ยท 7:40pmยทSydney Cricket Ground

Justin McInerney returns for SYD after 14-week hamstring injury

SYD
11th
of 18 ยท index 10Round Health Score (0โ€“100), last 5 rounds. Scores drift down league-wide as the season's injury load builds โ€” read the slope relative to the league, not the level.
71โ€“83Round health
FRE
5th
of 18 ยท index 65Round Health Score (0โ€“100), last 5 rounds. Scores drift down league-wide as the season's injury load builds โ€” read the slope relative to the league, not the level.
FRE entered healthier โ€” 5th v 11th this round
Injuries from game
  • โ€ขTom Papley
    Minimal
    Grade 2 medial ligament strain to the right knee after beingโ€ฆ
Injuries from game

No new injuries

Sat 19 Sept ยท 5:15pmยทMelbourne Cricket Ground
HAW
1st
of 18 healthiest ยท index 81Round Health Score (0โ€“100), last 5 rounds. Scores drift down league-wide as the season's injury load builds โ€” read the slope relative to the league, not the level.
122โ€“131Round health
BRL
4th
of 18 ยท index 65Round Health Score (0โ€“100), last 5 rounds. Scores drift down league-wide as the season's injury load builds โ€” 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

14 teams on bye this round.