Mechanism of injury received during training and competition
| Mechanism of injury | All injuries | Competition injuries | Training injuries | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | % | No | % | No | % | |
| *Percentage totals may be subject to rounding errors associated with individual components. | ||||||
| Running | 736 | 19 | 290 | 16 | 446 | 23 |
| Tackled | 585 | 15 | 398 | 22 | 187 | 10 |
| Other (non-contact) | 291 | 8 | 107 | 6 | 184 | 9 |
| Twisting/turning | 274 | 7 | 110 | 6 | 164 | 8 |
| Tackling | 264 | 7 | 160 | 9 | 104 | 5 |
| Kicked | 244 | 6 | 170 | 9 | 74 | 4 |
| Collision | 244 | 6 | 170 | 9 | 74 | 4 |
| Passing | 158 | 4 | 73 | 4 | 85 | 4 |
| Shooting | 145 | 4 | 50 | 3 | 95 | 5 |
| Stretching | 137 | 4 | 67 | 4 | 70 | 4 |
| Landing | 115 | 3 | 64 | 4 | 51 | 3 |
| Falling | 71 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 47 | 2 |
| Hit by ball | 45 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 33 | 2 |
| Jumping | 44 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 35 | 2 |
| Diving | 35 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| Other (contact) | 33 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 17 | 1 |
| Use of elbow | 14 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dribbling | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Heading | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Not specified | 362 | 10 | 127 | 7 | 235 | 12 |
| Total* | 3808 | 99 | 1870 | 103 | 1938 | 99 |