Here's a more accurate list for you Morgan. I've gone through and eliminated all players listed on the injury list who are 'available' or 'test' as these players don't really belong. I've also eliminated players that aren't physically injured like Murray (drug suspension) and Steven (mental health break).
In addition, I've added a column for players considered to be out for a month or longer (long term injuries) in which if they're listed as 3 to 5 weeks, I'll take the average (4). This list also includes players like Ebert, Kolodjashnij and Sturt who are 'indefinite' concussions along with everyone listed as 'indefinite' or 'TBC' which could be less than a month.
| Club - No of Injuries - Long Term Injuries (4 or more wks) |
| Adelaide - 3 - 1 |
| Brisbane - 3 - 2 |
| Carlton - 7 - 2 |
| Collingwood - 7 - 3 |
| Essendon - 10 - 3 |
| Fremantle - 6 - 4 |
| Geelong - 4 - 2 |
| Gold Coast - 10 - 7 |
| GWS - 4 - 2 |
| Hawthorn - 3 - 3 |
| Melbourne - 11 - 7 |
| North Melbourne - 7 - 7 |
| Port Adelaide - 8 - 4 |
| Richmond - 8 - 6 |
| St Kilda - 8 - 5 |
| Sydney - 7 - 5 |
| West Coast - 5 - 3 |
| Western Bulldogs - 4 - 3 |
This sees 10 sides with more total injuries than Fremantle and 6 sides with more long term injuries. Overall, we're middle of the pack despite not suffering many injuries during the season. We've had our list greatly reduced in the past few weeks while many other clubs have seen a big rise in 1 to 2wk injuries and niggles.
The key problem that most people tend to go on about with the club's injuries are once players are injured, how long it takes them to get back and the recurrence of those injuries. Without spending a very long time going back through the data and stats to confirm these suspicions, I can tell you we'd be well down the bottom of that list as someone who pays a lot of attention to opposition clubs and their injury lists/management.
