BRL

Brisbane Lions

Brisbane

VFL: Brisbane Lions (VFL)

Squad during Round 19

AFL Ladder

#4/1811–6–044 pts · 117.1%Official AFL ladder · after R18

#14 in squad health but #4 on the ladder — a 10-place gap. Sitting higher than its squad health alone would suggest.

An association, not a cause — squad health is one of several factors (form, fixtures, list quality, finances) behind a club’s ladder position. League-wide trend →

Long-Term Injury List (2)

Players designated long-term injuries — sidelined 4+ weeks (AFL public-list threshold) or post-surgical

Player	Injury	OSIICS	Injury Date	Days on LTI	Expected Return
Jack Payne#40	Ruptured patellar tendon in left knee. Landed awkwardly after taking intercept mark vs GWS in Round 14 home defeat. Initially expected fit for Round 1, 2026, but experienced complications during rehabilitation requiring additional knee surgery (Feb 2026). Return timeline to be determined post-surgery.	KTPT — Patellar Tendinopathy	Jun 14, 2025	LTI (181 days)	Mar 1, 2027
Oscar Allen	Right foot fracture requiring surgery — sustained in final quarter of Round 7 vs Adelaide (2026-04-27). Surgery scheduled this week. 12-14 week recovery.	ABFT — Foot Fracture	Apr 27	LTI (80 days)	This week

Ongoing Injuries

Showing 2 of 2 injuries

Player	Injury	OSIICS	Severity	Status	Source	Injury Date	Expected Return
Darcy Gardiner#27 DEFFragile	Hamstring injury — clutched at his hamstring in the fourth quarter of the Round 17 win over Geelong at GMHBA Stadium (2026-07-02) after quelling Jeremy Cameron all night. Chris Fagan: expects a decent hamstring injury; scans to confirm the grade.	MTMJ — Hamstring Strain —	Minor · 3 missed	Injured	—	2 weeks ago	Aug 8
Lincoln McCarthy#11 FWDFragile	Calf strain suffered at Brisbane training in mid-June 2026 while building back from a hamstring injury; ruled out for up to three weeks.	LTMJ — Calf Strain	Minor · 2 missed	Injured	AFL.com.au[HIGH]	Jun 12	Jul 26

Roster Durability

44 rated players

Career durability tiers across the active list — Ironman (most available) to Injury-prone. A multi-season, OSIICS-aware measure of how a roster holds up.

Squad Health

Ongoing Injuries

Players with an unresolved injury

LTI Players

Long-term injury list

New (30d)

Injuries in last 30 days

4.1

Avg Games Missed

Per injury this season

Players Used

#11 / 18 league

12.76

Wtd Val Used

#8 / 18 league

Ever-Presents

Played all 17 rounds

69.1%

Availability

#13/18 league

+1vs R17

Health Index

#14/18 league

−1vs R17

10.4k km

Air Travel

8 interstate trips · #5/18

Days to Next

@ WCE · R19

Severity Distribution

Minimal: 2Minor: 14Moderate: 15Severe: 4

League Comparison

Ongoing Injuries: 4 (-44.4% vs avg 7.2)

Avg Games Missed: 4.1 (-14.6% vs avg 4.8)

Health Index: 32 — ranked #14/18

Weighted Burden: 74.4 — ranked #16/18

Home Grounds

The GabbaBrisbane · ~11gPrimary

Players Used by Round

35 used · 10 ever-present

Cumulative players used per round (35 introduced across the season)
Round	Players used (cumulative)	New this round
Round 0	23	23
Round 1	28	5
Round 3	28	0
Round 4	29	1
Round 5	29	0
Round 6	29	0
Round 7	30	1
Round 8	31	1
Round 9	31	0
Round 10	32	1
Round 11	33	1
Round 12	33	0
Round 13	34	1
Round 14	35	1
Round 16	35	0
Round 17	35	0
Round 18	35	0

Days Break by Round

8-day avg · 1 short break

Days break before each round
Round	Days break
Round 0	Season opener
Round 1	7 days
Round 3	14 days
Round 4	5 days (compressed)
Round 5	9 days
Round 6	8 days
Round 7	7 days
Round 8	6 days
Round 9	6 days
Round 10	6 days
Round 11	10 days
Round 12	6 days
Round 13	7 days
Round 14	8 days
Round 16	11 days
Round 17	7 days
Round 18	10 days
Round 19	7 days
Round 20	7 days
Round 21	7 days
Round 22	7 days
Round 23	7 days
Round 24	7 days

Travel by Round

10.4k km · 8 trips · 8/17 interstate rounds

Per-round travel breakdown
Round	Kilometres	Trips
Round 0	No interstate travel	0 trips
Round 1	733.1 km	1 trip
Round 3	1.37k km	1 trip
Round 4	No interstate travel	0 trips
Round 5	1.56k km	1 trip
Round 6	1.37k km	1 trip
Round 7	No interstate travel	0 trips
Round 8	1.37k km	1 trip
Round 9	No interstate travel	0 trips
Round 10	No interstate travel	0 trips
Round 11	731.6 km	1 trip
Round 12	No interstate travel	0 trips
Round 13	No interstate travel	0 trips
Round 14	1.79k km	1 trip
Round 16	No interstate travel	0 trips
Round 17	1.44k km	1 trip
Round 18	No interstate travel	0 trips

Travel — Banked vs Remaining

10.4k km of 16.7k km banked (62%)

Cumulative travel by round for BRL
Round	Cumulative kilometres	Status
Round 0	0 km	Flown
Round 1	733.1 km	Flown
Round 3	2.11k km	Flown
Round 4	2.11k km	Flown
Round 5	3.67k km	Flown
Round 6	5.04k km	Flown
Round 7	5.04k km	Flown
Round 8	6.42k km	Flown
Round 9	6.42k km	Flown
Round 10	6.42k km	Flown
Round 11	7.15k km	Flown
Round 12	7.15k km	Flown
Round 13	7.15k km	Flown
Round 14	8.93k km	Flown
Round 16	8.93k km	Flown
Round 17	10.4k km	Flown
Round 18	10.4k km	Flown
Round 19	14.0k km	Projected
Round 20	14.0k km	Projected
Round 21	15.3k km	Projected
Round 22	15.3k km	Projected
Round 23	15.3k km	Projected
Round 24	16.7k km	Projected

Season Insights

Injury patterns and recovery analytics for the current season

Season Summary

Metric	Value
Total Injuries This Season	35
Unique Players Affected	24
Total Games Missed	145
Average Games Missed Per Injury	4.1
Average Recovery Time (days)	37
New Injuries (Last 30 Days)	1
Recovered (Last 30 Days)	10

Body Region Breakdown

Body Region	Total	Ongoing	Avg Games	Recurrences	Players
Lower Leg	9	1	3.4	1	8
Ankle/Foot	6	1	4.6	2	4
Hamstring	6	1	3.3	0	6
Head/Neck	4	0	3.5	1	3
Shoulder	2	0	11	0	2
Wrist/Hand	2	0	1	0	2
Quadriceps	2	0	5.5	0	2
Foot	2	0	8	0	2
Unclassified	1	0	6	0	1
Chest/Torso	1	0	4	0	1

* Recurrences = Same player injured in same body region multiple times

Recovery Performance

Player	Injury	Expected	Actual	Variance
Will McLachlan	Quadriceps strain (BRL injury list, 8-10 weeks)	Jul 18	Jul 12	-6 days
Tom Doedee	Calf strain (BRL injury list, ~6 weeks)	Jul 18	Jul 12	-6 days
Hugh McCluggage	Calf injury — co-captain suffered a setback at training (Thursday 2026-06-04) and is OUT for Round 13 QClash vs Gold Coast (Sat 06-06). Played R12 on 05-30; injury is this-week training. Source: AFL.com.au R13 TEAMS. Grade unspecified.	Jul 12	Jul 12	0 days
Ryan Lester	Calf strain (BRL injury list, ~3 weeks)	Jun 25	Jun 25	0 days
Tai Hayes	Shin injury — Brisbane injury list, approx 3 weeks.	Jul 12	Jul 4	-8 days
Keidean Coleman	Unspecified injury — out injured in first half of BRL v FRE R12 Sat 2026-05-30. Per operator hint: "K.Coleman out injuried in first half." Body region pending club statement. [Enriched 2026-06-02: ESPN R13 ins/outs (June 1) confirms hamstring strain, ~6 weeks.]	Jul 11	Jul 4	-7 days
Reece Torrent	Ankle injury — 6-8 weeks per AFL official R11 injury list (May 19, 2026). Did NOT play R11.	Jul 5	Jun 26	-9 days
Dayne Zorko	Quadriceps strain (Brisbane injury list, 2026-06-06: ~5 weeks to return). Originally recorded as a managed late withdrawal from Round 10 (2026-05-14, vs Geelong) with body region unspecified; club has since specified a quad injury and extended the timeline.	Jul 12	Jul 12	0 days
Ty Gallop	Hamstring strain — listed Hamstring 1 week on AFL R10 medical room (May 12, 2026) and Brisbane Lions injury list. Prior concussion (R8) already RECOVERED; this is a separate hamstring issue. Sustained around Round 9 vs Carlton (2026-05-09).	May 23	May 24	+1 day
Luke Lloyd	Ankle injury sustained around Round 8 vs Essendon (2026-05-02). Estimated 1 week.	May 24	May 15	-9 days

Showing 10 of 25 injuries with expected return dates

* Variance: Green = Early/On-time (within 7 days), Red = Late (7+ days)

Recurrence Patterns

7 of 35 injuries this season are recurrences — a repeat of a prior same-region injury (OSIICS body-region match within 24 months).

Body Region	Recurrences	Of Total
Ankle/Foot	2	2/6
Lower Leg	2	2/9
Foot	1	1/2
Head/Neck	1	1/4
Wrist/Hand	1	1/2

Recurrence is auto-flagged from OSIICS classification (same player, same body-region + tissue, within 24 months). Load-managed rests are excluded.