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The issue of female AF injury rates- & the Rules that apply to female AF/should they be almost identical to male Rules-- are likely to come under much greater scrutiny.
"Hannah Burchell is awaiting scans after being carried from the ground on Sunday. Picture: Getty Images
Both players had scans on Monday with the club still awaiting results.
ACL injuries have again been at the forefront of the women’s competition with the likes of Magpies skipper Brianna Davey and Bulldogs star Isabel Huntington among those felled, but syndesmosis injuries and broken bones have also occurred in recent weeks, spelling the end of the season for some players.
“There’s a level of anxiety around injuries within the season because the season in the players’ minds is so short,” Sheahan said.
“They feel like if they get injured, whether it’s minor or major, they don’t feel like there’s a lot of stability".
AFL Women’s players are “living on the edge” as they tackle the far-reaching effects of sustaining a long-term injury.
heraldsun.com.au
Hurt AFLW players ‘living on the edge’
AFL Women’s players are “living on the edge” as they tackle the far-reaching effects of sustaining a long-term injury.
"Hannah Burchell is awaiting scans after being carried from the ground on Sunday. Picture: Getty Images
Both players had scans on Monday with the club still awaiting results.
ACL injuries have again been at the forefront of the women’s competition with the likes of Magpies skipper Brianna Davey and Bulldogs star Isabel Huntington among those felled, but syndesmosis injuries and broken bones have also occurred in recent weeks, spelling the end of the season for some players.
“There’s a level of anxiety around injuries within the season because the season in the players’ minds is so short,” Sheahan said.
“They feel like if they get injured, whether it’s minor or major, they don’t feel like there’s a lot of stability".
AFL Women’s players are “living on the edge” as they tackle the far-reaching effects of sustaining a long-term injury.
heraldsun.com.au
Hurt AFLW players ‘living on the edge’
AFL Women’s players are “living on the edge” as they tackle the far-reaching effects of sustaining a long-term injury.
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