Richmond: Third Without The Carnage
Richmond sit 3rd of 18 on the medicare ladder after Round 18 — an estimated 159 games lost and 2 season-enders, unmoved on last week. Every figure is a modelled estimate, not an official club count.
Only two ended — Faull's back, Gibcus' knee — yet Richmond hold third on sheer volume. A long tail of medium-terms, Gray and Smillie plus concussions to Smith and Trainor, added four games this week. The rebuild keeps paying an injury tax without the marquee ACL that usually drives a top-three toll.
On the full medicare ladder, Richmond rank 3rd 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.
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.