Essendon: Second-Heaviest, And Barely Moving
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.
Four are done for the year — Fiorini's back, Hayes' knee, Martin's knee, May's shoulder — and nothing was added this week. But the second-heaviest bill in the league still sits under everything Essendon do. The active list is all short-term (Edwards, Langford, Unwin inside a month), so the drag here is the season-enders already banked, not fresh damage.
On the full medicare ladder, Essendon rank 2nd 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.