West Coast: A Rebuild Run A Man Short
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.
Four season-enders — Edwards, Long, Newton, Robertson — anchor a top-four bill on the club that can least afford it. Behind them, Allen and Ginbey are both six weeks away. It's a rebuild being run a man or two short almost every week, and the count says exactly that.
On the full medicare ladder, West Coast rank 4th 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.