Welcome to The Hurt Locker. Your weekly breakdown of the key AFL injuries and what they mean for your SuperCoach strategy. In this episode we cover: • The biggest current AFL injuries • Which premiums are now risky • Midfield role changes to watch • New cash generation opportunities • Round 1 selection implications • How to adjust your SuperCoach structure Injuries are not just bad luck, they are opportunity if you react faster than the competition Drop in the comments which injury has impacted your team the most and who you are pivoting to. Subscribe for weekly AFL SuperCoach analysis, team previews, POD watch, breakouts and league-winning strategy. https://linktr.ee/supercoachinsight Patreon: If you want the full experience and actual weekly edges, our Patreon is where everything lives. Exclusive podcasts and articles, weekly team reveals and trades, subscriber Q&A, consensus position rankings, premium Discord access, and direct 1-1 access to the hosts. Join here: https://www.patreon.com/12428569/join 00:00 Hurt Locker is back: fresh injuries as Round 0 approaches 00:55 The big headlines: Tom Green, Finn Callaghan, and the newest worries 01:26 Adelaide Crows: Rankin out, Curtin concerns, and rookie winners 02:48 Brisbane: clean bill of health, Darcy Fort watch, McCarthy at 170k? 04:08 Carlton Blues: Weitering ribs, Haynes issue, and cheapie talk (Derrksen) 05:50 Collingwood: Moore and Howe calves, flow-on effects and Reef McInnes 06:51 Essendon: Nick Bryan out, Lackie Blakiston dilemma and cash gen risk 09:56 Fremantle: Sean Darcy cloud and the Luke Jackson “go ballistic” case 12:10 Geelong: Bailey Smith calf bombshell and who benefits (Max Holmes) 14:20 Gold Coast: Matt Rowell injury, CBA bump debate (Humphrey, Graham, Davies) 17:22 GWS: injury list explodes, Sam Taylor timeline, and mid/rookie CBAs 19:44 Hawthorn: Will Day out, Josh Ward as mid-price madness, midfield “circus” 21:47 Melbourne: midfield confusion, who actually looks relevant? 23:35 North Melbourne: Wardlaw hamstring, Caleb Daniel pricing problem, Cooper Harvey watch 25:28 Port Adelaide: Horn-Francis forward role risk, Will Brodie opportunity window 27:04 Richmond: internal suspension, Taj Hotton hip stress fracture blow 29:42 St Kilda: unusually clean list, Silvagni concussion timing, Marshall goal upside 32:06 Sydney: Adams/Philippou issues and forward cheapies chat 33:25 West Coast: Noa Long season-ending ligament damage and future outlook 34:22 Western Bulldogs: Treloar watch, Bailey Dale bump for Jaques/Butlerick, Sanders CBAs 36:54 Wrap-up: practice matches this week + next Hurt Locker episode Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.