Trainor got through all last year.
Alger played basically all year.
Liam Fawcett who missed almost all of 2024, played pretty much the whole of 2025.
Kaleb Smith got through and his fitness was elevated.
Gibcus got back after a long time out and was able to play a game at AFL
That's a sample of the good work they did with young bodies.
So Lalor - never had a preseason.
Faull - had injuries before getting to the club. But was able to play every game (?) after coming up to AFL level.
Smillie - struck out
Hotton - came back in 25 after an ACL in u18 and played a string of games. Was that just dumb luck, or did our medical team do that?
Armstrong - bad injury, but came back and played again. Was deliberately held back extra weeks to be safe, but finished the year off.
I'm not generalising to say everything is good, but if all folks want to do is add up the negatives and ignore the positives, you're not gonna get a true picture.
Is it our medical team don't know what they're doing? Or is it a mix of bad luck and some really complex issues?