PTA

Port Adelaide

VFL: Port Adelaide (SANFL)

Squad as of Round 29

AFL Ladder

#15/187–16–028 pts · 88.0%Official AFL ladder · after R24

Season complete — last played Round 24, 23 Aug.

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

Injury list — 2027 outlook

Carrying into 2027

(11)

Still expected to be unavailable when the new season starts.

Logan EvansShoulder Instability
STGR — Shoulder Instability
2027 · TBC
Jack LukosiusKnee Injury (General)
KNXX — Knee Injury (General)
2027 · TBC
Kane FarrellGroin Injury (General)
GRXX — Groin Injury (General)
2027 · TBC
Zak ButtersHigh Ankle Sprain
ATLH — High Ankle Sprain
2027 · TBC
Mani LiddyHip Labral Tear
GTCR — Hip Labral Tear
2027 · TBC
Esava RatugoleaKnee Injury (General)
KNXX — Knee Injury (General)
Mid 2027
Ewan MackinlayMCL Sprain
KTLC — MCL Sprain
2027 · TBC
Ollie LordACL Tear
KTCL — ACL Tear
2027 · TBC
Connor RozeeHamstring Tendon Injury
MTTR — Hamstring Tendon Injury
2027 · TBC
Josh SinnLabral Tear
SCFR — Labral Tear
2027 · TBC
Sam Powell-PepperKnee Injury (General)
KNXX — Knee Injury (General)
2027 · TBC

Post-season surgery

(1)

Went under the knife after the club’s last game.

Mitch GeorgiadesShoulder Injury (General)
SHXX — Shoulder Injury (General)
Pre-season 2027

Expected fit for pre-season

(4)

Short-term injuries that should resolve over the break.

Willem DrewBack Injury (General)
BKXX — Back Injury (General)
Pre-season 2027
Aliir AliirConcussion
HDCO — Concussion
Pre-season 2027
Jason Horne-FrancisToe Fracture
ABTO — Toe Fracture
Pre-season 2027
Jack WatkinsHamstring Strain
MTMJ — Hamstring Strain
Pre-season 2027

Roster Durability

39 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

3.7

Avg Games Missed

Per injury this season

Players Used

#6 / 18 league

13.99

Wtd Val Used

#4 / 18 league

Ever-Presents

Played all 23 rounds

69.8%

Availability

#13/18 league

Health Index

#16/18 league

11.4k km

Air Travel

10 interstate trips · #9/18

Severity Distribution

Minimal: 1Minor: 25Moderate: 6Severe: 5Long-term: 10

League Comparison

Ongoing Injuries: 16 (+122.2% vs avg 7.2)

Avg Games Missed: 3.7 (-22.9% vs avg 4.8)

Health Index: 31 — ranked #16/18

Weighted Burden: 116.7 — ranked #16/18

Home Grounds

Adelaide OvalAdelaide · ~11gPrimary

Players Used by Round

39 used · 4 ever-present

Cumulative players used per round (39 introduced across the season)
Round	Players used (cumulative)	New this round
Round 1	23	23
Round 2	26	3
Round 3	28	2
Round 4	30	2
Round 5	30	0
Round 6	31	1
Round 7	31	0
Round 8	31	0
Round 9	31	0
Round 10	33	2
Round 11	33	0
Round 13	34	1
Round 14	36	2
Round 15	36	0
Round 16	37	1
Round 17	37	0
Round 18	37	0
Round 19	38	1
Round 20	38	0
Round 21	38	0
Round 22	39	1
Round 23	39	0
Round 24	39	0

Days Break by Round

7-day avg

Days break before each round
Round	Days break
Round 1	Season opener
Round 2	7 days
Round 3	7 days
Round 4	6 days
Round 5	8 days
Round 6	6 days
Round 7	7 days
Round 8	6 days
Round 9	7 days
Round 10	7 days
Round 11	8 days
Round 13	14 days
Round 14	7 days
Round 15	7 days
Round 16	7 days
Round 17	8 days
Round 18	6 days
Round 19	7 days
Round 20	8 days
Round 21	7 days
Round 22	7 days
Round 23	7 days
Round 24	8 days

Travel by Round

11.4k km · 10 trips · 10/23 interstate rounds

Per-round travel breakdown
Round	Kilometres	Trips
Round 1	653.6 km	1 trip
Round 2	No interstate travel	0 trips
Round 3	No interstate travel	0 trips
Round 4	656.6 km	1 trip
Round 5	No interstate travel	0 trips
Round 6	653.6 km	1 trip
Round 7	No interstate travel	0 trips
Round 8	No interstate travel	0 trips
Round 9	No interstate travel	0 trips
Round 10	2.62k km	1 trip
Round 11	No interstate travel	0 trips
Round 13	2.13k km	1 trip
Round 14	No interstate travel	0 trips
Round 15	656.6 km	1 trip
Round 16	No interstate travel	0 trips
Round 17	No interstate travel	0 trips
Round 18	653.6 km	1 trip
Round 19	No interstate travel	0 trips
Round 20	1.60k km	1 trip
Round 21	No interstate travel	0 trips
Round 22	1.16k km	1 trip
Round 23	No interstate travel	0 trips
Round 24	653.6 km	1 trip

Travel — Banked vs Remaining

11.4k km of 11.4k km banked (100%)

Cumulative travel by round for PTA
Round	Cumulative kilometres	Status
Round 1	653.6 km	Flown
Round 2	653.6 km	Flown
Round 3	653.6 km	Flown
Round 4	1.31k km	Flown
Round 5	1.31k km	Flown
Round 6	1.96k km	Flown
Round 7	1.96k km	Flown
Round 8	1.96k km	Flown
Round 9	1.96k km	Flown
Round 10	4.59k km	Flown
Round 11	4.59k km	Flown
Round 13	6.71k km	Flown
Round 14	6.71k km	Flown
Round 15	7.37k km	Flown
Round 16	7.37k km	Flown
Round 17	7.37k km	Flown
Round 18	8.02k km	Flown
Round 19	8.02k km	Flown
Round 20	9.62k km	Flown
Round 21	9.62k km	Flown
Round 22	10.8k km	Flown
Round 23	10.8k km	Flown
Round 24	11.4k km	Flown

Season-Ending Injuries

Players whose careers ended through injury in 2026. They no longer appear on the roster or ongoing-injury lists, but defined the club's season.

Ivan SoldoRUCRuptured ACL (right knee) - suffered during training session. Ruled out for entire 2026 season.

KTCL — ACL Tear

Retired Apr 27

Season Insights

Injury patterns and recovery analytics for the current season

Season Summary

Metric	Value
Total Injuries This Season	47
Unique Players Affected	28
Total Games Missed	174
Average Games Missed Per Injury	3.7
Average Recovery Time (days)	26
New Injuries (Last 30 Days)	1
Recovered (Last 30 Days)	0

Body Region Breakdown

Body Region	Total	Ongoing	Avg Games	Recurrences	Players
Knee	9	5	8	2	7
Groin/Hip	7	2	4.5	3	4
Head/Neck	7	1	2	1	6
Ankle/Foot	7	2	3.8	2	5
Hamstring	6	2	5.3	2	4
Shoulder	3	3	9.5	0	3
Other/Systemic	3	0	1.3	0	3
Chest/Torso	2	1	0	0	2
Wrist/Hand	1	0	3	0	1
Systemic/Other	1	0	1	0	1
Foot	1	0	6	0	1

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

Recovery Performance

Player	Injury	Expected	Actual	Variance
Jason Horne-Francis	Left knee hyperextension — changed direction in an innocuous-looking moment midway through the final term against Sydney (his 100th AFL game) and took no further part. Preliminary testing encouraging; scans to confirm severity.	Aug 15	Aug 15	0 days
Xavier Bamert	Illness — withdrawn from the Round 22 side on match day, shortly before the game against Sydney. Jackson Mead came in as the late change.	Aug 15	Aug 15	0 days
Mitch Georgiades	Withdrawn from the Round 22 side to face Sydney with illness — a Friday late change after being named Thursday. Alex van Wyk debuts in his place.	Aug 15	Aug 15	0 days
Lachie Jones	Groin tightness — failed to get through the captain's run on Friday and withdrawn from the Round 22 side to face Sydney. Jacob Wehr comes into the 23.	Aug 15	Aug 15	0 days
Joe Richards	Finger injury — 3-4 weeks per AFL R20 Medical Room (2026-07-21).	Aug 15	Aug 15	0 days
Harrison Ramm	Illness — withdrawn from the Round 19 side against Fremantle on game day and replaced by Jacob Wehr.	Aug 1	Aug 1	0 days
Lachie Jones	Rib injury — sustained against St Kilda and took no further part in the game. Extent to be confirmed by scans.	Jul 18	Jul 18	0 days
Mitch Georgiades	Concussion — brutal aerial collision with Rowan Marshall against St Kilda; ruled out at the time and absent for the second half. In concussion protocols.	Jul 26	Jul 26	0 days
Tom Cochrane	Hamstring tightness — sat out Sunday’s SANFL; a test for Saturday’s Round 19 game.	Aug 23	Aug 15	-8 days
Jack Lukosius	Knee — fitness test for Round 16. AFL R16 Medical Room (June 23, 2026).	Jun 27	Jun 27	0 days

Showing 10 of 28 injuries with expected return dates

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

Recurrence Patterns

6 of 45 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
Knee	3	3/9
Hamstring	2	2/6
Head/Neck	1	1/7

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