Haven’t played for a couple weeks have we got injury lists in management mode yet
You can see all your injuries when you go to the Roster, and it says how long they’ll be out for.
Pretty clear to see because most are listed as ‘Available’.
Is that what you’re after? Or are people asking for the injuries of other teams in the comp?!?! Or even just a filter on that Roster for only-injured-players?!?!
Injuries for the entire league
Why is it that none of the 2026 AFL teams have the bonus guernseys they had in 2025?
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They do. We just got an update tonight which looks like it added Anzac guernseys for this year, plus the Gather Round ones from a few weeks back.
You can also copy any others from the 2025 teams over to the 2026 team if you want to.
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@JNT_BA Any chance the design devs/in-game barber can see to Max King getting a tasty little stubble to celebrate the Return of The King in VFL on the next update?
I don’t think he’s been The Moorabbin Borat since 2024 
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Small detail, but I like it and I think it adds to the cinematic feel of the game:- the different camera angles for cutscenes, in particular the quarter time huddle.
I’d love to see more of these in the future, with more cutscene variations and camera angle variations too so each game feels a bit more unique.
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Games like gt7 making the most of AI like chat to make their AI better.
Honestly as someone who likes playing against the cpu. BA def needs to take a look at how they can make their AI significantly better.
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Yeah I too am a big believer that AI is make or break, especially in a sports game. None of the AI in the game I’d classify as “bad” however there’s so much that could be worked upon.
I think once there’s more tactics added the games will start feeling significantly different. Especially when the AI gets way smarter and is constantly evolving throughout the game.
Their cricket games from what I remember had different fielding placement around the ground that you could change to your liking. Something like that could be really cool, where you could set up exactly how your forwards for example position themselves. As it is now a lot of the times players are bunched together, being able to have your full forward and x factor small deep while your pressure players work up the ground would be good. I think someone here brought it up on time with the circle positions for the centre bounce rather than defensive, balanced and attacking
There has been a big step where you can tweak the AI play style before games which is really nice. Realistically I only see this as a continuous development thing. Over time the AI will improve with more updates as it already has. Excited to see where their gameplay focus is for the next game
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@JNT_BA can we please fix the glitchy movements in Guernsey maker? It’s been like this since the start of the games release
Ai trying to kick out of their own DEF 50 - absolute clown show imho
Especially with the fact that I can easily use holding R1 to pick a player and cut it off. AI really needs to be smarter or even change their approch once it hasn’t worked a couple of times.
Has anyone noticed if the AI actually changes tactics?
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Stop talking about it its NEVER coming tbh - I also dont think injuries appear to affect the other teams ngl
Always said we needed a laugh button in here!
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Yea but they should put all the 2025 and bonus guernseys over as well. If we paste them over than I’m pretty sure we cant miss match, which ig seams pretty trivial but which I do like to do
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Wouldn’t mind seeing these in future AFL 26 updates:
Holding Square – Manual bodywork/jostling
Square currently engages a bump, but holding it should become a manual opponent engagement mechanic = controlled bodywork, grappling for position, and subtle jostling in contests.
Light use = hold ground, nudge opponent off line, create space safely
Well-timed use = maneuver your opponent away from the drop zone/contest area
Overdo it = free kick for holding
Triangle = Attack the ball (when loose)
Triangle already makes sense as the contest ball button, so when the ball is loose, it should become an Attack the Ball button.
Success should depend on:
timing and distance to the ball
Outcomes:
Perfect = clean pickup, and if contesting it against the AI, wouldn’t mind an animation where both players are going at it side on
Early = dive on top of it get pinged for holding the ball - HOWEVER, sometimes maybe diving for a ball will allow a player to get possession and a quick handball out.
Late = fumble or miss pickup
This would make loose-ball gets feel far more skill-based and create chaos
One additional thing, a triangle to attack the ball will and should make players think about whether they should attack the ball or wait for an opponent to take possession and tackle - if they attack the ball but the opponent gets it, it will be hard to get a tackle.
on the other hand if both player and cpu attack the ball around the same time and you end up with it a tackle might still occur but a weak one which still allows the player to dispose of it.
This would be a good risk vs reward system
More manual control, less magnetism, more player-created moments.
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My number one wish for the game is a force win/force loss option for management mode. Don’t want to have to play every game a season but also don’t want to be consistently losing to bottom 4 sides as the top rated team when simming. If this feature was added I’d play the game a lot but as is I just can’t be assed spending hours playing trash teams
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The game is constantly crashing, it’s like whenever you patch one thing that makes the game crash, it opens up another thing. I’m trying to play seasons and finals modes but every game ends up crashing I end up simming the game hoping for a similar results to what would have happened if I had have played as I don’t want to play the same game for a fourth time.
Maybe something you could consider adding is games being able to auto save so if your game crashes or you have to leave you can resume the game. If you have already started a game and go back in it can give you the option to restart the game or continue from where you were at
Have you reported the crash to Support (or submitted the Error Report if on PS5)?
Anything in particular you’re doing at the time it crashes? I’ve played through multiple season and management mode games without a crash. I’m on PS5.
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Another suggestion for a future update or at least a future title;
It can be pretty jarring during a ProTeam match to see the locker room at halftime led by two generic models for coach and assistant coach.
I’d love the ability to pack skins for coaches and assistant coaches in the Team Builder packs (e.g., current coaches, some great coaches of the game) or just the ability for “Create-A-Coach” to let you immerse fully in the management and custom team build aspect.
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