GEE

Geelong Cats

Geelong

VFL: Geelong Cats (VFL)

Squad during Round 19

AFL Ladder

#9/189–8–036 pts · 115.2%−2vs R17Official AFL ladder · after R18

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
Harley Barker	Knee injury — indefinite timeline. Listed on AFL Opening Round injury list as unavailable with no set return date.	KTCL — ACL Tear	Jan 15	LTI (182 days)	Oct 1
Toby Conway#6	Foot injury - expected 2026 return. Season-ending in 2025.	FTNV — Navicular Stress Fracture	Aug 15, 2025	LTI (177 days)	Aug 22

Ongoing Injuries

Showing 5 of 5 injuries

Player	Injury	OSIICS	Severity	Status	Source	Injury Date	Expected Return
Jeremy Cameron#5 FWDReliable	Suspected broken left collarbone — heavy fourth-quarter collision with Clayton Oliver against GWS; taken from the venue by ambulance. Awaiting scan confirmation.	CTFR — Clavicle Fracture —	Moderate · 6 missed	Injured	—	5 days ago	Aug 22
Tanner Bruhn#4 MIDModerate	Left dazed by a heavy tackle from Toby Bedford in the opening seconds of the third quarter against GWS; missed the entire second half. Treated as concussion pending club confirmation.	HDCO — Concussion —	Minor · 1 missed	Injured	—	5 days ago	Jul 24
Rhys Stanley#1 RUCFragile	Hamstring tightness — felt in the first quarter of Saturday’s VFL; a test this week.	MTMJ — Hamstring Strain Recurrence	Minor · 2 missed	Injured	Geelong Cats[LOW]	5 days ago	Jul 25
Mark O'Connor#42 DEFModerate	Quadriceps Strain — Geelong health hub names quad tightness/quadriceps strain — sharpened from undisclosed placeholder.	MQMJ — Quadriceps Strain —	Minor · 1 missed	Possible return	—	5 days ago	Today
Jack Henry#38 Reliable	Knock to the throat in the second quarter against GWS — forced off and took no further part in the game.	NKXX — Neck Injury (General) —	Minimal · 0 missed	Possible return Awaiting Diagnosis	—	5 days ago	Today

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

3.1

Avg Games Missed

Per injury this season

Players Used

#17 / 18 league

12.34

Wtd Val Used

#12 / 18 league

Ever-Presents

Played all 17 rounds

76.7%

Availability

#8/18 league

+1vs R17

Health Index

#10/18 league

−7vs R17

8.2k km

Air Travel

7 interstate trips · #8/18

Days to Next

vs STK · R19

Severity Distribution

Minimal: 2Minor: 23Moderate: 5Severe: 4Long-term: 1

League Comparison

Ongoing Injuries: 7 (-2.8% vs avg 7.2)

Avg Games Missed: 3.1 (-35.4% vs avg 4.8)

Health Index: 44 — ranked #10/18

Weighted Burden: 44.5 — ranked #7/18

Home Grounds

GMHBA StadiumGeelong · ~11gPrimary

Players Used by Round

31 used · 8 ever-present

Cumulative players used per round (31 introduced across the season)
Round	Players used (cumulative)	New this round
Round 0	23	23
Round 1	26	3
Round 3	27	1
Round 4	28	1
Round 5	29	1
Round 6	29	0
Round 7	29	0
Round 8	29	0
Round 9	30	1
Round 10	30	0
Round 11	30	0
Round 12	30	0
Round 13	30	0
Round 14	31	1
Round 15	31	0
Round 17	31	0
Round 18	31	0

Days Break by Round

8-day avg · 2 short breaks

Days break before each round
Round	Days break
Round 0	Season opener
Round 1	8 days
Round 3	12 days
Round 4	11 days
Round 5	6 days
Round 6	5 days (compressed)
Round 7	8 days
Round 8	7 days
Round 9	7 days
Round 10	5 days (compressed)
Round 11	9 days
Round 12	6 days
Round 13	6 days
Round 14	8 days
Round 15	6 days
Round 17	14 days
Round 18	9 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

8.16k km · 7 trips · 7/17 interstate rounds

Per-round travel breakdown
Round	Kilometres	Trips
Round 0	1.41k km	1 trip
Round 1	No interstate travel	0 trips
Round 3	No interstate travel	0 trips
Round 4	No interstate travel	0 trips
Round 5	625.4 km	1 trip
Round 6	No interstate travel	0 trips
Round 7	628 km	1 trip
Round 8	No interstate travel	0 trips
Round 9	No interstate travel	0 trips
Round 10	1.44k km	1 trip
Round 11	No interstate travel	0 trips
Round 12	No interstate travel	0 trips
Round 13	628 km	1 trip
Round 14	No interstate travel	0 trips
Round 15	2.67k km	1 trip
Round 17	No interstate travel	0 trips
Round 18	770.8 km	1 trip

Travel — Banked vs Remaining

8.16k km of 8.16k km banked (100%)

Cumulative travel by round for GEE
Round	Cumulative kilometres	Status
Round 0	1.41k km	Flown
Round 1	1.41k km	Flown
Round 3	1.41k km	Flown
Round 4	1.41k km	Flown
Round 5	2.03k km	Flown
Round 6	2.03k km	Flown
Round 7	2.66k km	Flown
Round 8	2.66k km	Flown
Round 9	2.66k km	Flown
Round 10	4.09k km	Flown
Round 11	4.09k km	Flown
Round 12	4.09k km	Flown
Round 13	4.72k km	Flown
Round 14	4.72k km	Flown
Round 15	7.39k km	Flown
Round 17	7.39k km	Flown
Round 18	8.16k km	Flown
Round 19	8.16k km	Projected
Round 20	8.16k km	Projected
Round 21	8.16k km	Projected
Round 22	8.16k km	Projected
Round 23	8.16k km	Projected
Round 24	8.16k 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	25
Total Games Missed	110
Average Games Missed Per Injury	3.1
Average Recovery Time (days)	30
New Injuries (Last 30 Days)	6
Recovered (Last 30 Days)	7

Body Region Breakdown

Body Region	Total	Ongoing	Avg Games	Recurrences	Players
Head/Neck	6	2	2	0	6
Hamstring	4	1	1.5	0	4
Foot	4	0	8.3	0	4
Systemic/Other	3	0	5.7	0	3
Ankle/Foot	3	0	2	0	3
Quadriceps	3	1	3	0	3
Knee	3	1	4	0	3
Wrist/Hand	3	0	0.3	1	2
Lower Leg	2	0	2	1	1
Collarbone	1	1	6	0	1
Chest/Torso	1	0	2	0	1
Groin/Hip	1	0	1	0	1
Other/Systemic	1	0	1	0	1

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

Recovery Performance

Player	Injury	Expected	Actual	Variance
Bailey Smith	Illness — late out of Round 15 vs Fremantle (Optus Stadium, 2026-06-18); did not travel to Perth with the squad, replaced in the side by Jack Bowes.	Jul 4	Jul 2	-2 days
Jack Bowes	Hamstring tightness — late withdrawal an hour before the Round 14 clash with Gold Coast. Passed a fitness test (could have played) but held back as a precaution ahead of the Perth trip; very likely available Round 15. Replaced by George Stevens.	Jun 20	Jun 18	-2 days
Gryan Miers	Managed (rested) for the Round 14 clash with Gold Coast — general load management, no specified injury. Expected to return Round 15.	Jun 20	Jun 20	0 days
Mitch Knevitt	Hip soreness — late withdrawal under a conservative approach; a test this week for Round 14 v Gold Coast.	Jun 18	Jun 13	-5 days
Brad Close	Ankle sprain — left the field in the last quarter of Saturday VFL; a test this week for Round 14 v Gold Coast.	Jul 11	Jul 3	-8 days
Tom Stewart	Concussion — sustained in Round 13 vs Adelaide (Adelaide Oval, 2026-06-04); listed on AFL R14 medical room (concussion, TBC). AFL 12-day concussion protocol applies.	Jul 4	Jul 2	-2 days
Mitch Edwards	Load-managed rest — managed out of Round 13 vs Adelaide (2026-06-04). "Mitch Edwards was managed." General-soreness designation per load-management capture policy. Closes RECOVERED on first lineup back (AFL or VFL).	Jun 12	Jun 12	0 days
Lawson Humphries	Lower leg injury — Lawson Humphries helped off the ground in Q4 after an awkward landing vs Carlton (R12, MCG, 2026-05-29). On Geelong's post-match injury list as "Humphries (leg)". Severity/timeline not yet specified pending assessment.	Jun 12	Jun 12	0 days
Nick Driscoll	Concussion — in Geelong's concussion protocol per club health hub (Round 13). No senior AFL appearance in 2026; concussion sustained at VFL/training level. Injury date estimated (~late May); incident context unverified against player_games.	Jun 18	Jun 13	-5 days
Jesse Mellor	Ankle injury — listed as Test on Geelong Cats injury list (2026-05-28). Fitness test required before R12 selection.	Jun 4	May 30	-5 days

Showing 10 of 26 injuries with expected return dates

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

Recurrence Patterns

2 of 32 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	1	1/3
Lower Leg	1	1/2

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