GCS

Gold Coast Suns

Gold Coast

VFL: Gold Coast Suns (VFL)

Squad as of Round 29

AFL Ladder

#13/189–14–036 pts · 94.5%+1vs R23Official AFL ladder · after R24

#1 in squad health but #13 on the ladder — a 12-place gap. One of the league’s healthier squads relative to where it sits.

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 →

Season complete — last played Round 24, 20 Aug.

Return targets below are for 2027. Injury list as at 14 Oct.

Injury list — 2027 outlook

Carrying into 2027

(2)

Still expected to be unavailable when the new season starts.

Will GrahamShoulder Injury (General)
SHXX — Shoulder Injury (General)
2027 · TBC
Elliott HimmelbergKnee Injury (General)
KNXX — Knee Injury (General)
2027 · TBC

Expected fit for pre-season

(4)

Short-term injuries that should resolve over the break.

Sam CollinsRib Contusion
BTCO — Rib Contusion
Pre-season 2027
Christian PetraccaFoot Injury (General)
FTXX — Foot Injury (General)
Pre-season 2027
Wil PowellShoulder Injury (General)
SHXX — Shoulder Injury (General)
Pre-season 2027
Lachie WellerHamstring Strain
MTMJ — Hamstring Strain
Pre-season 2027

Roster Durability

40 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

2.5

Avg Games Missed

Per injury this season

Players Used

#10 / 18 league

11.72

Wtd Val Used

#18 / 18 league

Ever-Presents

Played all 23 rounds

81.1%

Availability

#2/18 league

Health Index

#1/18 league

20.3k km

Air Travel

13 interstate trips · #3/18

Severity Distribution

Minor: 27Moderate: 14Severe: 1Long-term: 3

League Comparison

Ongoing Injuries: 6 (-16.7% vs avg 7.2)

Avg Games Missed: 2.5 (-47.9% vs avg 4.8)

Health Index: 84 — ranked #1/18

Weighted Burden: 34.6 — ranked #1/18

Home Grounds

Heritage Bank StadiumGold Coast · ~11gPrimary

Players Used by Round

36 used · 6 ever-present

Cumulative players used per round (36 introduced across the season)
Round	Players used (cumulative)	New this round
Round 0	23	23
Round 1	24	1
Round 2	25	1
Round 4	28	3
Round 5	28	0
Round 6	28	0
Round 7	29	1
Round 8	30	1
Round 9	31	1
Round 10	32	1
Round 11	32	0
Round 13	33	1
Round 14	33	0
Round 15	34	1
Round 16	34	0
Round 17	35	1
Round 18	35	0
Round 19	36	1
Round 20	36	0
Round 21	36	0
Round 22	36	0
Round 23	36	0
Round 24	36	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	9 days
Round 2	6 days
Round 4	15 days
Round 5	6 days
Round 6	7 days
Round 7	7 days
Round 8	8 days
Round 9	6 days
Round 10	6 days
Round 11	8 days
Round 13	14 days
Round 14	6 days
Round 15	7 days
Round 16	9 days
Round 17	6 days
Round 18	7 days
Round 19	8 days
Round 20	6 days
Round 21	7 days
Round 22	7 days
Round 23	6 days
Round 24	5 days (compressed)

Travel by Round

20.3k km · 13 trips · 13/23 interstate rounds

Per-round travel breakdown
Round	Kilometres	Trips
Round 0	No interstate travel	0 trips
Round 1	No interstate travel	0 trips
Round 2	1.34k km	1 trip
Round 4	1.34k km	1 trip
Round 5	1.59k km	1 trip
Round 6	No interstate travel	0 trips
Round 7	1.60k km	1 trip
Round 8	No interstate travel	0 trips
Round 9	2.91k km	1 trip
Round 10	No interstate travel	1 trip
Round 11	1.34k km	1 trip
Round 13	No interstate travel	0 trips
Round 14	1.41k km	1 trip
Round 15	No interstate travel	0 trips
Round 16	3.62k km	1 trip
Round 17	No interstate travel	0 trips
Round 18	1.60k km	1 trip
Round 19	No interstate travel	0 trips
Round 20	1.34k km	1 trip
Round 21	No interstate travel	0 trips
Round 22	906.1 km	1 trip
Round 23	No interstate travel	0 trips
Round 24	1.34k km	1 trip

Travel — Banked vs Remaining

20.3k km of 20.3k km banked (100%)

Cumulative travel by round for GCS
Round	Cumulative kilometres	Status
Round 0	0 km	Flown
Round 1	0 km	Flown
Round 2	1.34k km	Flown
Round 4	2.68k km	Flown
Round 5	4.28k km	Flown
Round 6	4.28k km	Flown
Round 7	5.87k km	Flown
Round 8	5.87k km	Flown
Round 9	8.78k km	Flown
Round 10	8.78k km	Flown
Round 11	10.1k km	Flown
Round 13	10.1k km	Flown
Round 14	11.5k km	Flown
Round 15	11.5k km	Flown
Round 16	15.1k km	Flown
Round 17	15.1k km	Flown
Round 18	16.7k km	Flown
Round 19	16.7k km	Flown
Round 20	18.1k km	Flown
Round 21	18.1k km	Flown
Round 22	19.0k km	Flown
Round 23	19.0k km	Flown
Round 24	20.3k km	Flown

Season Insights

Injury patterns and recovery analytics for the current season

Season Summary

Metric	Value
Total Injuries This Season	45
Unique Players Affected	27
Total Games Missed	113
Average Games Missed Per Injury	2.5
Average Recovery Time (days)	32
New Injuries (Last 30 Days)	0
Recovered (Last 30 Days)	0

Body Region Breakdown

Body Region	Total	Ongoing	Avg Games	Recurrences	Players
Hamstring	9	1	2.5	2	7
Ankle/Foot	6	0	3.8	0	6
Knee	5	1	5.8	1	4
Chest/Torso	5	1	0.6	1	4
Head/Neck	5	0	1.4	0	5
Systemic/Other	4	0	1	0	4
Shoulder	4	2	1.5	1	3
Wrist/Hand	2	0	3.5	0	2
Foot	2	1	3.5	0	2
Other/Systemic	1	0	1	0	1
Thigh (other)	1	0	5	0	1
Quadriceps	1	0	1	0	1

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

Recovery Performance

Player	Injury	Expected	Actual	Variance
Beau Addinsall	Rested for Round 22 against Greater Western Sydney — listed as managed in the club team changes. No body region specified.	Aug 15	Aug 15	0 days
Dylan Patterson	Rested for Round 22 against Greater Western Sydney — listed as managed in the club team changes. No body region specified.	Aug 20	Aug 15	-5 days
Jai Murray	Rested for Round 22 against Greater Western Sydney — listed as managed in the club team changes. No body region specified.	Aug 20	Aug 15	-5 days
Sam Collins	Rib injury — ruled out of the Round 21 game against Melbourne after a heavy collision with former teammate Ed Langdon, with the club saying he was not well. The specific rib pathology has not been confirmed; coded provisionally pending scans.	Aug 15	Aug 15	0 days
Oscar Adams	Back injury — faces a fitness test ahead of Round 22. Onset date unverified; last AFL appearance was Round 19.	Aug 15	Aug 9	-6 days
Koby Coulson	Hamstring strain — fitness test per AFL R20 Medical Room (2026-07-21). Distinct new episode from the quad injury recovered 2026-07-04.	Aug 2	Jul 25	-8 days
Jake Rogers	Ankle injury, facing a fitness test. Listed on both the AFL official injury list and the Zero Hanger Round 21 index. Onset unverified against player_games — last AFL appearance Round 7.	Aug 2	Aug 2	0 days
Nick Holman	Managed for Round 19 against the Western Bulldogs — listed as a managed omission on the Round 19 team sheet.	Aug 2	Jul 25	-8 days
Jake Rogers	Hamstring strain — 4-6 weeks. Recurrence of May hamstring (recovered 2026-06-06). AFL R16 Medical Room (June 23, 2026).	Jul 19	Jul 11	-8 days
Lachlan Gulbin	Hand injury — 4-6 weeks. AFL R16 Medical Room (June 23, 2026).	Aug 1	Jul 25	-7 days

Showing 10 of 36 injuries with expected return dates

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

Recurrence Patterns

3 of 41 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
Hamstring	2	2/9
Shoulder	1	1/4

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