ADE

Adelaide Crows

Adelaide

VFL: Adelaide Crows (SANFL)

Squad as of Round 29

AFL Ladder

#6/1815–8–060 pts · 117.3%+1vs R23Official AFL ladder · after R24

#2 in squad health but #6 on the ladder — a 4-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 — knocked out in the Semi-Finals, 12 Sep.

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

Injury list — 2027 outlook

Expected fit for pre-season

(4)

Short-term injuries that should resolve over the break.

James PeatlingGroin Injury (General)
GRXX — Groin Injury (General)
Pre-season 2027
Hugh BondHamstring Strain
MTMJ — Hamstring Strain
Pre-season 2027
Luke PedlarHamstring Strain
MTMJ — Hamstring Strain
Pre-season 2027
Jordon ButtsCalf Strain
LTMJ — Calf 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

2.2

Avg Games Missed

Per injury this season

Players Used

#8 / 18 league

14.63

Wtd Val Used

#2 / 18 league

Ever-Presents

Played all 23 rounds

79.6%

Availability

#4/18 league

Health Index

#2/18 league

+1vs R28

12.9k km

Air Travel

11 interstate trips · #7/18

Severity Distribution

Minimal: 2Minor: 41Moderate: 13Severe: 2

League Comparison

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

Avg Games Missed: 2.2 (-54.2% vs avg 4.8)

Health Index: 73 — ranked #2/18

Weighted Burden: 54.7 — ranked #3/18

Home Grounds

Adelaide OvalAdelaide · ~11gPrimary

Players Used by Round

38 used · 3 ever-present

Cumulative players used per round (38 introduced across the season)
Round	Players used (cumulative)	New this round
Round 1	23	23
Round 2	25	2
Round 3	28	3
Round 4	30	2
Round 5	31	1
Round 6	32	1
Round 7	32	0
Round 8	33	1
Round 9	33	0
Round 10	33	0
Round 11	33	0
Round 13	34	1
Round 14	34	0
Round 15	35	1
Round 16	35	0
Round 17	36	1
Round 18	36	0
Round 19	36	0
Round 20	36	0
Round 21	38	2
Round 22	38	0
Round 23	38	0
Round 24	38	0

Days Break by Round

7-day avg · 2 short breaks

Days break before each round
Round	Days break
Round 1	Season opener
Round 2	6 days
Round 3	6 days
Round 4	8 days
Round 5	6 days
Round 6	9 days
Round 7	8 days
Round 8	5 days (compressed)
Round 9	9 days
Round 10	6 days
Round 11	5 days (compressed)
Round 13	14 days
Round 14	7 days
Round 15	9 days
Round 16	7 days
Round 17	6 days
Round 18	8 days
Round 19	6 days
Round 20	6 days
Round 21	7 days
Round 22	6 days
Round 23	6 days
Round 24	8 days
Round 26	14 days
Round 27	7 days

Travel by Round

12.9k km · 11 trips · 11/25 interstate rounds

Per-round travel breakdown
Round	Kilometres	Trips
Round 1	656.6 km	1 trip
Round 2	No interstate travel	0 trips
Round 3	628 km	1 trip
Round 4	No interstate travel	0 trips
Round 5	No interstate travel	0 trips
Round 6	No interstate travel	0 trips
Round 7	1.60k km	1 trip
Round 8	No interstate travel	0 trips
Round 9	656.6 km	1 trip
Round 10	No interstate travel	0 trips
Round 11	1.04k km	1 trip
Round 13	No interstate travel	0 trips
Round 14	653.6 km	1 trip
Round 15	No interstate travel	0 trips
Round 16	No interstate travel	0 trips
Round 17	2.13k km	1 trip
Round 18	No interstate travel	0 trips
Round 19	1.16k km	1 trip
Round 20	No interstate travel	0 trips
Round 21	653.6 km	1 trip
Round 22	No interstate travel	0 trips
Round 23	2.13k km	1 trip
Round 24	No interstate travel	0 trips
Round 26	No interstate travel	0 trips
Round 27	1.60k km	1 trip

Travel — Banked vs Remaining

12.9k km of 12.9k km banked (100%)

Cumulative travel by round for ADE
Round	Cumulative kilometres	Status
Round 1	656.6 km	Flown
Round 2	656.6 km	Flown
Round 3	1.28k km	Flown
Round 4	1.28k km	Flown
Round 5	1.28k km	Flown
Round 6	1.28k km	Flown
Round 7	2.88k km	Flown
Round 8	2.88k km	Flown
Round 9	3.54k km	Flown
Round 10	3.54k km	Flown
Round 11	4.58k km	Flown
Round 13	4.58k km	Flown
Round 14	5.23k km	Flown
Round 15	5.23k km	Flown
Round 16	5.23k km	Flown
Round 17	7.36k km	Flown
Round 18	7.36k km	Flown
Round 19	8.53k km	Flown
Round 20	8.53k km	Flown
Round 21	9.18k km	Flown
Round 22	9.18k km	Flown
Round 23	11.3k km	Flown
Round 24	11.3k km	Flown
Round 26	11.3k km	Flown
Round 27	12.9k km	Flown

Season Insights

Injury patterns and recovery analytics for the current season

Season Summary

Metric	Value
Total Injuries This Season	58
Unique Players Affected	32
Total Games Missed	126
Average Games Missed Per Injury	2.2
Average Recovery Time (days)	27
New Injuries (Last 30 Days)	0
Recovered (Last 30 Days)	0

Body Region Breakdown

Body Region	Total	Ongoing	Avg Games	Recurrences	Players
Hamstring	18	2	2.9	5	13
Systemic/Other	9	0	0.9	2	7
Chest/Torso	6	0	2.2	1	5
Lower Leg	6	1	3.2	0	6
Knee	4	0	3	0	4
Ankle/Foot	4	0	3.3	0	4
Groin/Hip	3	1	2	1	2
Head/Neck	3	0	2.7	0	3
Other/Systemic	3	0	1	0	3
Foot	2	0	1	0	2

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

Recovery Performance

Player	Injury	Expected	Actual	Variance
Zac Taylor	Strained a hamstring in the second term against GWS and took no further part.	Sep 11	Sep 12	+1 day
Callum Ah Chee	Managed for Round 24 against GWS.	Sep 5	Sep 5	0 days
Taylor Walker	Managed for the Round 23 trip to Perth — rested by Adelaide in his retirement season after playing every game since Round 20.	Aug 22	Aug 22	0 days
Jake Soligo	Rested for Adelaide's Round 22 game — listed as managed on the team sheet and did not feature. No specific complaint named.	Aug 14	Aug 14	0 days
Lachlan McAndrew	Rested for Round 22 against Richmond — listed as managed in the club team changes. No body region specified.	Aug 14	Aug 14	0 days
Luke Nankervis	Chest injury — faces a fitness test ahead of Round 22. The AFL Round 22 Medical Room names the chest but no pathology, and no general chest diagnosis exists in the classification catalogue, so the code is left unspecified pending a sharper diagnosis. Picked up around the Round 21 loss to Essendon, which he played; specific onset unverified.	Aug 14	Aug 14	0 days
James Borlase	Hamstring injury sustained against Essendon. Listed among Adelaide casualties in the Round 21 match report; no grade or return timeline given.	Aug 14	Aug 14	0 days
Wayne Milera	Hamstring injury — pulled up unable to complete Thursday training the week of Round 21. Adelaide EGM Football Adam Kelly: "Wayne was not able to complete today's session due to a hamstring injury, we will not know the extent of the injury until we see the results of a scan." Grade and return timeline pending scans.	Aug 22	Aug 22	0 days
Nick Murray	Knee injury — faces a fitness test ahead of Round 22. Onset date unverified; last AFL appearance was Round 20.	Aug 14	Aug 14	0 days
Sam Berry	Foot Injury (General) — Adelaide named the body region when confirming his Round 21 absence — foot soreness managed over recent weeks, with his training load adjusted in the lead-up. Sharpened from unspecified to foot; remains a managed-load absence.	Aug 8	Aug 8	0 days

Showing 10 of 44 injuries with expected return dates

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

Recurrence Patterns

10 of 50 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	7	7/18
Chest/Torso	1	1/6
Knee	1	1/4
Groin/Hip	1	1/3

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