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Round 5

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After Round 5
Completed 12 Apr
Window: 9 Apr – 12 Apr

Round 5 added 24 new injuries — head/neck hit hardest (5).

GWS v RIC is the round's most lopsided fixture — RIC enter far healthier, 8th v 18th on round health.

Games9/9all playedNew injuries24this roundRecoveries23confirmed returnsBiggest moverGEE−5vs prior round

Returns & casualties

Showing all clubs

Back this round20

New casualties24

  • Deven Robertson
    LTI

    ACL rupture (left knee) — sustained during Round 5 game (April 12, 2026).

  • Gryan Miers
    Severe

    Partial ACL tear (right knee) — complicated injury but not a full ACL tear.

  • Xavier Lindsay
    Severe

    Hip/groin pain — onset during/after R5 vs ESS (Gather Round, 2026-04-11).

  • Christian Salem
    Severe
    Foot fracture (small) — initially reported as knee injury after Round 5 vs Essendon (2026-04-11) at Gather Round.
  • Jack Graham
    Severe
    Shoulder injury — sustained against Geelong Cats in Round 5 (2026-04-12).
  • Mitch Hinge
    Moderate
    Hamstring injury sustained late in second quarter of Gather Round opener vs Carlton (Round 5, 2026-04-09).
  • Dayne Zorko
    Moderate
    Calf strain — hobbled from field midway through Q2 of NTH vs BRL, did not return.
  • Angus Clarke
    Moderate
    Foot stress fracture — sustained after returning from syndesmosis injury.
  • Mabior Chol
    Moderate
    Left hamstring strain
  • Jake Melksham
    Moderate
    High ankle sprain - sustained during contact, conservative management without surgery
  • Jack Lukosius
    Moderate
    Groin injury — will miss 6-8 weeks.
  • Isaac Keeler
    Moderate
    Hamstring strain — first appearing on AFL official R6 injury list as new.
  • Connor Budarick
    Moderate
    Hamstring strain — sustained in Round 5 loss to Hawthorn (April 11, 2026).
  • Jake Soligo
    Minor
    Ankle sprain — rolled ankle.
  • Jordan De Goey
    Minor
    Concussion (HIA fail)

Round context

Body regions hit24 new

  • Head/Neck5
  • Hamstring4
  • Ankle/Foot3
  • Groin/Hip3

Scheduling & travel

Longest flight: WCE 2.13k km · round total 16.2k km

Results

Thu 9 Apr · 7:40pm·Adelaide Oval

Mitch Hinge returns for ADE after 4-week torso injury

ADE
1st
of 18 healthiest · index 100Round 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.
114–86Round health
CAR
14th
of 18 · index 80Round 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 14th this round
Injuries from game
  • •Mitch Hinge
    Moderate
    Hamstring injury sustained late in second quarter of Gather …
Injuries from game

No new injuries

Match detail →
Fri 10 Apr · 7:40pm·Adelaide Oval

Aiden Riddle returns for FRE after 4-week ankle injury

COL
2nd
of 18 · index 100Round 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.
39–45Round health
FRE
10th
of 18 · index 84Round 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 →
Sat 11 Apr · 12:35pm·Barossa Park

Charlie Spargo returns for NTH after 4-week head/neck injury

NTH
13th
of 18 · index 82Round 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.
66–92Round health
BRL
11th
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.

Evenly matched on squad health.

Injuries from game

No new injuries

Injuries from game
  • •Dayne Zorko
    Moderate
    Calf strain — hobbled from field midway through Q2 of NTH vs…
Match detail →
Sat 11 Apr · 1:15pm·Adelaide Oval
ESS
16th
of 18 · index 59Round 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.
113–68Round health
MEL
5th
of 18 · index 100Round 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 — 5th v 16th this round
Injuries from game

No new injuries

Injuries from game

No new injuries

Match detail →
Sat 11 Apr · 4:15pm·Norwood Oval
SYD
9th
of 18 · index 98Round 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.
100–68Round health
GCS
3rd
of 18 · index 100Round 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 →
Sat 11 Apr · 7:35pm·Adelaide Oval
HAW
4th
of 18 · index 100Round 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.
104–64Round health
WBD
7th
of 18 · index 100Round 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
  • •Connor Budarick
    Moderate
    Hamstring strain — sustained in Round 5 loss to Hawthorn (Ap…
Match detail →
Sun 12 Apr · 12:30pm·Norwood Oval

Elijah Hewett returns for WCE after 4-week quadriceps injury

GEE
12th
of 18 · index 82Round 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.
122–76Round health
WCE
15th
of 18 · index 78Round 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 →
Sun 12 Apr · 3:15pm·Barossa Park

Brent Daniels returns for GWS after 5-week hamstring injury

GWS
18th
of 18 worst · index 40Round 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.
131–75Round health
RIC
8th
of 18 · index 98Round 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 — 8th v 18th this round
Injuries from game
  • •Stephen Coniglio
    Minor
    Concussion — ruled out before half-time after accidental boo…
  • •Aaron Cadman
    Minor
    Concussion — knee to head in Q4, failed concussion test, did…
Injuries from game

No new injuries

Match detail →
Sun 12 Apr · 7:15pm·Adelaide Oval

Todd Marshall returns for PTA after 2-week ankle injury

PTA
17th
of 18 · index 46Round 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.
67–81Round health
STK
6th
of 18 · index 100Round 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.
STK entered healthier — 6th v 17th this round
Injuries from game

No new injuries

Injuries from game

No new injuries

Match detail →