Freak injuries

[Scatter]

Didn't Couglan slip in the shower and redo the ACL in his knee?

 

[lewigie]

I always remember John Barnes breaking his arm in a marking contest. Elbows should not go in that direction.

Ergh, sounds like Beau Waters injury.

His elbow was at 90 degrees.

And not in the right way.

 

[SirJimi05]

Robbie Flower I think it was or Gary Lyon broke their finger trying to tackle Andrew Bews when he was at Geelong. The player got their finger caught in the laces on Bews' lace up jumper. They were banned after that.

Matty lloyd missed a lot of footy doing the same thing. Obviously without the lace in the jumper part.

 

[Conan Troutman]

I thought the break was actually higher up than his elbow, he broke his humorous from memory. I remember it looking very ordinary.

Yeah I thought it was too. Pretty much right in the middle.

I remember him being pretty funny describing it a day or two later, saying he thought "Shit John, this could be mark of the year", or something close to that.

Yeah, pretty sickening one to look at. Almost up there with Brown and Snell IMO.

If anyone has footage, please upload to youtube.

 

[The Chiefton]

I almost passed out when i saw Ted Richards coughing up blood this year when he got crunched by Fevalenko.
I remember when Jamie Lawson had his leg smashed against Richmond (i think) at the MCG in about 1993-94? and never played footy again, i reckon he would have been a very good player too!

 

[hawks_time]

Probably not a freak injury, as I can't remember the circumstances in how it happened, but Paul Kelly knocking his dislocated knee cap back in to place has stuck with me for years.

 

[kane249]

Probably not a freak injury, as I can't remember the circumstances in how it happened, but Paul Kelly knocking his dislocated knee cap back in to place has stuck with me for years.

That was Darren Cresswell I think

 

[kane249]

Michael Long's would have to be one of the freakiest injuries i've seen. Set shot for goal, no more than 35m-40m out, straight in front. As he is just about to kick the ball he slipped and fell over. The ball sailed through for a goal but he stayed on the ground in agony. Did his knee and had to have a full reconstruction. I was at that game and it was very surreal.

Patella tendon injury i beleive, he did it in the marking contest before the goal and when he kicked on the leg after it just completley lost it's structure and buckled on him. Remember this because apparantly Gary Buckenara did the same thing for the Hawks and when they asked him when he saw it on TV he knew Long had done the same injury.

 

[Altum Volantes]

Probably not a freak injury, as I can't remember the circumstances in how it happened, but Paul Kelly knocking his dislocated knee cap back in to place has stuck with me for years.

...except that it was Darren Cresswell..

Actually, if you can track Darren down these days, for a few bucks he'll probably do it again for you to refresh your memory.

 

[hawks_time]

That was Darren Cresswell I think

...except that it was Darren Cresswell..

Actually, if you can track Darren down these days, for a few bucks he'll probably do it again for you to refresh your memory.

Yup, knew I got it wrong as soon as I saw the replies to the thread. Cheers.
Also, here's a picture for shits n giggles.

 

[Herne Hill Hammer]

Patella tendon injury i beleive, he did it in the marking contest before the goal and when he kicked on the leg after it just completley lost it's structure and buckled on him. Remember this because apparantly Gary Buckenara did the same thing for the Hawks and when they asked him when he saw it on TV he knew Long had done the same injury.

Difference is that Buckenara had already injured his knee and he knew it. He still chose to take his kick with the busted knee, he kicked it and went down flat on his arse and that was the end of the day and season for him.

 

[kane249]

Always a good read

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/more_sport/article2344258.ece

Some of them are brutal

 

[SweetLeftFoot]

Matthew Egan - a seemingly inoccuous landing results in a navicular fracture that ends his career at age 24

Similar to Jesse Smith breaking his ankle in a practice match

 

[The Chiefton]

Jesse Smith tearing his hammy playing xbox...

 

[BACCS]

Jesse Smith tearing his hammy playing xbox...

Sure it wasn't while playing Wii Sports?

On the OP, it is not an injury, more like loss of life. However, Troy Broadbridge losing his life in the Tsunami tragedy was a freak accident that not only ended his career, but life too.

 

[krusden]

Always a good read

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/more_sport/article2344258.ece

Some of them are brutal

all that and none of the below:

that is a freak injury as much as hird's was in the afl.

for those who don't know it's a picture of dizzy gillespie and steve waugh colliding in sri lanka in 1999. Steve waugh broke his nose, gillespie his leg.

the video is as sickening as hird or snell.

btw read this a while ago: http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/06/26/1056449365796.html

it's about snell and his injury.

 

[Pegman]

Lekkas having a minor stroke whilst playing. Think it was against Freo? Most unusual one i can think of, along with Polak's

 

[Gydafud]

It doesn't look like much, but getting hit in the right spot can end a career like that.

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Compare that too..

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Sometimes you are just lucky/unlucky

 

[HahnPremium]

Melbourne recruiters expertly diagnosing Jack Watts with Cryptorchidism and organising emergency vaginoplasty.

 

[goodie23]

Lenny Hayes would have to be up there, copped a knock to the knee but returned to the field and played out the game.

Turned out he'd done an ACL.

 

[hawks_time]

Also if we're adding other sports Clint Malarchuks throat getting slashed is pretty dang freaky (even if it's in a sport with lots of blades around).
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[SirJimi05]

Yeah that Caracella one was bloody bad.

Made me think of the injury to Richard Osbourne where he went into convulsions on the field.

I thought he was going to die when i saw it.

 

[Strike Swiftly]

If I recall correctly, didn't Dunstall seriously injure himself sliding into a sponsor board on the side fence requiring him to later wear head protection?

 

[The Chiefton]

If I recall correctly, didn't Dunstall seriously injure himself sliding into a sponsor board on the side fence requiring him to later wear head protection?

I think you might be refering to the game where Dunstall took a mark and whilst on the ground, was accidently kneed in the head by Earl (the duke) Spalding out at Waverly when Earl was playing for Melbourne.
Sickening when you see bungholes forehead afterwards.

 

[SirJimi05]

I think you might be refering to the game where Dunstall took a mark and whilst on the ground, was accidently kneed in the head by Earl (the duke) Spalding out at Waverly when Earl was playing for Melbourne.
Sickening when you see bungholes forehead afterwards.

Yep spot on. It was Richo that seriously injured himself on the fence. And Bazza Hall in recent times.