THIS LOOKS EXTREMELY painful.
Western Bulldogs played St Kilda in the AFL at Etihad Stadium yesterday in a game that was marred by a serious injury to Bulldogs midfielder Mitch Wallis.
Receiving the ball in the middle of the field during the fourth quarter of their 15-point loss, he advanced forward and, under pressure from Shane Savage, accidentally kicked the back of his own leg while try to get rid of the ball.
It resulted in a broken tibia and fibula for the 23-year-old, who was stretchered off the pitch, with many of his team-mates left in tears in the dressing room after the final whistle.
“It is a devastating night for many reasons,” said Bulldogs coach Beveridge.
There’s a lot of emotion in that room down there. It’s obviously a very serious injury. In all football clubs the players are tight. Ours is no different. They’re really hurting.
“They’re really feeling it for Mitch and his family and also for Red and his family.”
Awful luck. We wish him a speedy and full recovery.
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