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✚ THE INJURY LADDER · 2026PUBLISHED · 2026-07-14

GWS Giants: The Longest List, Not The Worst

GWS Giants sit 6th of 18 on the medicare ladder after Round 18 — an estimated 144.5 games lost and 3 season-enders, unmoved on last week. Every figure is a modelled estimate, not an official club count.

Estimated games lost to injury, by club. The graphic ranks all 18; the read says what it costs. After Round 18 · 2026
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01The File

The longest active list in the league at twelve, plus three ended in Green, Jones and Wardius. But most of the twelve are weeks, not seasons — Riccardi, Gruzewski and Hannaford all inside a month. Volume, not carnage: no club carries more names, and few carry lighter ones.

02Where They Sit

On the full medicare ladder, GWS Giants rank 6th of 18 — unmoved on last week. The graphic ranks every club by estimated games lost this season; it is a modelled estimate offered as context, never an official count or an excuse.

You weigh it

That is what each club has lost to injury, estimated — offered as context, never an excuse. How much slack you cut a side for its casualty list is yours to weigh.

how firm the evidence is: High
AFL · injury ladder · medicare ladder · GWS Giants · 2026
By Dr Wren Halloran · Medical Desk · Actual Sport Intelligence
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