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.

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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

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