The Western Bulldogs had been having fun with a stellar day in Ballarat when the collective hearts of their fan base broke in unison.
Former ahead turned defender Josh Bruce fell to the turf in a marking contest and instantly clutched at his proper knee.
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Bruce missed the Bulldogs run to the 2021 Grand Final after tearing his ACL and there are fears he might have performed the identical on Saturday in opposition to the GWS Giants.
Trainers ran out onto the bottom and helped Bruce again to his ft earlier than slowly making their method across the boundary line.
Fans watching on applauded the Bulldogs star because the emotion of the harm unfold throughout his face.
The Dogs had been in full management of the competition within the opening half as they ran away to carry a 29-point halftime lead.
Midfield celebrity Marcus Bontempelli was at his dominant greatest, racking up 19 first half possessions because the Dogs dominated their opponents.
But after Bruce went down, the momentum of the competition fully swung within the Giants favour.
Skipper Toby Greene put his aspect on his again as he booted 4 objectives within the quarter to go into the ultimate time period trailing by solely eight factors.
With the momentum behind them the Giants stormed residence in one other prompt basic between the 2 sides.
A 3 purpose to 1 last time period noticed the Giants emerge victorious with a 11.12 (78) to 10.13 (73) win.
The win launches them into fifth place on the later whereas it drops the Bulldogs right down to seven place, solely forward of St Kilda on proportion.
The Bulldogs end their season with video games in opposition to Richmond, Hawthorn, West Coast and Geelong. Two wins ought to all however lock them into September.
For the Giants their last month is quite a bit harder with video games in opposition to Sydney, Port Adelaide, Essendon and Carlton.
Source: www.news.com.au
