After Round 23 the season-ending register climbs from 74 to 80: eleven players ruled out for the rest of the home-and-away season this week, five earlier cases returned to a timeline. Conor Nash's neck is Hawthorn's first lost season of 2026; Toby Conway comes off the register and restores Geelong's. Port Adelaide still lead the medicare ladder on an estimated 275 games of a league bill near 2,906 — up 287 in a single week. And a first for the desk: the whole casualty list joined to the Boot Room, brand by brand and boot by boot. Every figure is a modelled estimate, not an official club count.
After Round 22 the season-ending ledger jumps from 64 to 74: five players ruled out for the rest of the home-and-away season this week — Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera and Mason Wood at St Kilda, Will Edwards and James Rowbottom at Sydney, Tim English at the Bulldogs — and five earlier cases recovered by audit. Port Adelaide top the medicare ladder on an estimated 270 games of a league bill near 2,619. Every figure is a modelled estimate, not an official club count.
After Round 21 the medicare ladder has Port Adelaide on an estimated 262 games and GWS surging to third on a 46-game week — the biggest single jump of 2026 — while fourteen more seasons ended in one window, taking the league's count from 50 to 64. The competition's bill now stands at an estimated 2,439 games. Every figure is a modelled estimate, not an official club count.
After Round 19 the medicare ladder has Port Adelaide's estimated toll at 233 games — still the deepest in the league by 55 — while three clubs each added nine games in a single week and two players had injuries upgraded to season-ending. The competition's bill now stands at an estimated 2,146 games. Every figure is a modelled estimate, not an official club count.
After Round 18 the medicare ladder keeps Port Adelaide top of the casualty count on an estimated 224 games and a league-high seven season-enders, while Fremantle sit almost untouched. The competition has now tipped past 2,000 estimated games lost. Every figure is a modelled estimate, not an official club count.
After Round 20 the medicare ladder has two clubs beyond 200 estimated games for the first time — Port Adelaide on 240 and Essendon on 200 — while Richmond had three seasons end in a single week and the competition's bill grew by roughly 150 games, to an estimated 2,296. Fifty seasons have now ended league-wide. Every figure is a modelled estimate, not an official club count.
Adelaide sit 16th of 18 on the medicare ladder after Round 18 — an estimated 60 games lost and 0 season-enders, unmoved on last week. Every figure is a modelled estimate, not an official club count.
Brisbane sit 8th of 18 on the medicare ladder after Round 18 — an estimated 125 games lost and 1 season-ender, unmoved on last week. Every figure is a modelled estimate, not an official club count.
Carlton sit 9th of 18 on the medicare ladder after Round 18 — an estimated 107.5 games lost and 3 season-enders, up 2 rungs on last week. Every figure is a modelled estimate, not an official club count.
Collingwood sit 11th of 18 on the medicare ladder after Round 18 — an estimated 100.5 games lost and 4 season-enders, up 1 rung on last week. Every figure is a modelled estimate, not an official club count.
Essendon sit 2nd of 18 on the medicare ladder after Round 18 — an estimated 178.5 games lost and 4 season-enders, unmoved on last week. Every figure is a modelled estimate, not an official club count.
Fremantle sit 18th of 18 on the medicare ladder after Round 18 — an estimated 36.5 games lost and 0 season-enders, unmoved on last week. Every figure is a modelled estimate, not an official club count.
Geelong sit 15th of 18 on the medicare ladder after Round 18 — an estimated 72 games lost and 0 season-enders, unmoved on last week. Every figure is a modelled estimate, not an official club count.
Gold Coast sit 12th of 18 on the medicare ladder after Round 18 — an estimated 99 games lost and 1 season-ender, up 2 rungs on last week. Every figure is a modelled estimate, not an official club count.
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.
Hawthorn sit 17th of 18 on the medicare ladder after Round 18 — an estimated 54 games lost and 0 season-enders, unmoved on last week. Every figure is a modelled estimate, not an official club count.
Melbourne sit 7th of 18 on the medicare ladder after Round 18 — an estimated 138 games lost and 3 season-enders, unmoved on last week. Every figure is a modelled estimate, not an official club count.
North Melbourne sit 10th of 18 on the medicare ladder after Round 18 — an estimated 104 games lost and 3 season-enders, unmoved on last week. Every figure is a modelled estimate, not an official club count.
Port Adelaide sit 1st of 18 on the medicare ladder after Round 18 — an estimated 224 games lost and 7 season-enders, unmoved on last week. Every figure is a modelled estimate, not an official club count.
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.
St Kilda sit 13th of 18 on the medicare ladder after Round 18 — an estimated 96 games lost and 2 season-enders, unmoved on last week. Every figure is a modelled estimate, not an official club count.
Sydney sit 5th of 18 on the medicare ladder after Round 18 — an estimated 147.5 games lost and 2 season-enders, unmoved on last week. Every figure is a modelled estimate, not an official club count.
West Coast sit 4th of 18 on the medicare ladder after Round 18 — an estimated 157 games lost and 4 season-enders, unmoved on last week. Every figure is a modelled estimate, not an official club count.
Western Bulldogs sit 14th of 18 on the medicare ladder after Round 18 — an estimated 89.5 games lost and 1 season-ender, down 5 rungs on last week. Every figure is a modelled estimate, not an official club count.
After Round 17, the medicare ladder puts Port Adelaide top of the casualty count and Fremantle almost untouched. Every figure here is a modelled estimate, not an official club count.
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