GEE

Geelong Cats

Geelong

VFL: Geelong Cats (VFL)

Squad as of Round 29

AFL Ladder

#5/1815–8–060 pts · 122.3%+1vs R23Official AFL ladder · after R24

Season complete — knocked out in the Semi-Finals, 11 Sep.

Return targets below are for 2027. Injury list as at 15 Oct.

Injury list — 2027 outlook

Carrying into 2027

(5)

Still expected to be unavailable when the new season starts.

Jeremy CameronArm Injury (General)
ARXX — Arm Injury (General)
Pre-season 2027
Mitch EdwardsKnee Injury (General)
KNXX — Knee Injury (General)
Pre-season 2027
Bailey SmithShoulder Instability
STGR — Shoulder Instability
Pre-season 2027
Harley BarkerACL Tear
KTCL — ACL Tear
2027 · TBC
Toby ConwayNavicular Stress Fracture
FTNV — Navicular Stress Fracture
2027 · TBC

Expected fit for pre-season

(1)

Short-term injuries that should resolve over the break.

James WorpelHamstring Strain
MTMJ — Hamstring Strain
Pre-season 2027

Roster Durability

38 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

2.6

Avg Games Missed

Per injury this season

Players Used

#18 / 18 league

12.67

Wtd Val Used

#12 / 18 league

Ever-Presents

Played all 23 rounds

76.3%

Availability

#9/18 league

Health Index

#6/18 league

+1vs R28

10.8k km

Air Travel

8 interstate trips · #10/18

Severity Distribution

Minimal: 1Minor: 37Moderate: 11Severe: 4Long-term: 1

League Comparison

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

Avg Games Missed: 2.6 (-45.8% vs avg 4.8)

Health Index: 62 — ranked #6/18

Weighted Burden: 69.7 — ranked #7/18

Home Grounds

GMHBA StadiumGeelong · ~11gPrimary

Players Used by Round

32 used · 7 ever-present

Cumulative players used per round (32 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
Round 19	32	1
Round 20	32	0
Round 21	32	0
Round 22	32	0
Round 23	32	0
Round 24	32	0

Days Break by Round

8-day avg · 3 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	5 days (compressed)
Round 20	8 days
Round 21	7 days
Round 22	9 days
Round 23	7 days
Round 24	7 days
Round 26	13 days
Round 27	7 days

Travel by Round

10.8k km · 8 trips · 8/25 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
Round 19	No interstate travel	0 trips
Round 20	No interstate travel	0 trips
Round 21	No interstate travel	0 trips
Round 22	No interstate travel	0 trips
Round 23	No interstate travel	0 trips
Round 24	No interstate travel	0 trips
Round 26	No interstate travel	0 trips
Round 27	2.67k km	1 trip

Travel — Banked vs Remaining

10.8k km of 10.8k 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	Flown
Round 20	8.16k km	Flown
Round 21	8.16k km	Flown
Round 22	8.16k km	Flown
Round 23	8.16k km	Flown
Round 24	8.16k km	Flown
Round 26	8.16k km	Flown
Round 27	10.8k km	Flown

Season Insights

Injury patterns and recovery analytics for the current season

Season Summary

Metric	Value
Total Injuries This Season	54
Unique Players Affected	31
Total Games Missed	143
Average Games Missed Per Injury	2.6
Average Recovery Time (days)	26
New Injuries (Last 30 Days)	3
Recovered (Last 30 Days)	0

Body Region Breakdown

Body Region	Total	Ongoing	Avg Games	Recurrences	Players
Systemic/Other	8	0	3.1	2	6
Hamstring	6	1	2.2	0	6
Knee	6	1	2.4	0	6
Head/Neck	6	0	1.8	0	6
Foot	5	0	6.8	0	5
Wrist/Hand	4	0	2	1	3
Ankle/Foot	4	0	2.5	0	4
Quadriceps	4	0	3.3	1	3
Groin/Hip	2	0	1.5	0	2
Chest/Torso	2	0	2	0	2
Lower Leg	2	0	2	1	1
Other/Systemic	2	0	1.5	0	2
Shoulder	2	0	5	0	2
Arm	1	0	0	0	1

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

Recovery Performance

Player	Injury	Expected	Actual	Variance
Rhys Stanley	Right knee soreness requiring an arthroscopic procedure — club lists a 1-3 week return; best case is availability late in the VFL finals series. Onset date unverified — anchored to the Round 24 window in which he entered the injury list.	Sep 20	Sep 13	-7 days
Oli Wiltshire	Foot injury — a test to play in Round 24.	Sep 5	Sep 4	-1 day
Jack Martin	Rested for the Round 23 game against North Melbourne — Geelong listed him as managed in their team changes. No body region specified.	Aug 22	Aug 16	-6 days
Sam De Koning	Knee Injury (General) — AFL Medical Room R24 names a knee injury, sharpening the unspecified code.	Aug 22	Aug 22	0 days
Mitch Edwards	Rested for Geelong's Round 22 game — listed as managed on the team sheet and did not feature. No specific complaint named.	Aug 15	Aug 15	0 days
Sam De Koning	Illness — named in the Round 20 side v Melbourne but withdrew before the game; Ollie Henry replaced him.	Aug 8	Jul 31	-8 days
Patrick Dangerfield	Jarred his hip against Melbourne — listed as a test with a final call on availability later in the week.	Aug 15	Aug 15	0 days
Jacob Molier	Quad strain with no return timeline set. Onset date unverified; no AFL games in 2026.	Aug 22	Aug 29	+7 days
Keighton Matofai-Forbes	Finger injury with no return timeline set. Onset date unverified; no AFL games in 2026.	Sep 1	Aug 29	-3 days
Jake Kolodjashnij	Managed — rested from the Round 19 game against St Kilda as a planned load-management week; listed as OUT (Managed) in the Round 19 team list.	Aug 8	Jul 31	-8 days

Showing 10 of 45 injuries with expected return dates

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

Recurrence Patterns

4 of 46 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
Quadriceps	1	1/4
Hamstring	1	1/5
Lower Leg	1	1/2
Arm	1	1/1

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