Brent Harvey posts update from hospital after horrific leg break

The North Melbourne legend appeared to interrupt his proper leg under his knee and was left in agony through the first quarter of his Melbourne suburban soccer competitors match.

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As first reported by News Corp, the Kangaroos champion fell to the bottom after successful a contested possession in a seemingly innocuous incident throughout his North Heidelberg workforce’s Round 1 match within the Northern Football League.

Posting from his hospital mattress, Harvey showcased his well-known positivity as he up to date his involved followers on his situation.

“Thanks for all the messages guys,” Harvey wrote.

“Update. Will be getting surgery tomorrow and all will be fine.

“The positive about breaking a leg is that I have another one.”

Medical workers from each groups got here onto the sector to take care of Harvey.

Pictures taken of the incident present Harvey visibly distressed holding his leg. The proper leg under the knee seems to have suffered severe injury and pictures present his shin bone was twisted at an angle it shouldn’t have been in a position to.

The Herald Sun first reported the match was stopped for a number of minutes earlier than Harvey was carried to the sidelines. He was then compelled to attend 50 minutes for an ambulance to reach earlier than he was taken to Epworth Hospital.

Ambulance Victoria Union common secretary Danny Hill stated the wait time was “too long”.

“Of course it’s always a concern to hear situations like this, that is way too long to wait for an ambulance,” Mr Hill stated.

“Nationwide we are seeing paramedics dealing with cases that should be dealt with by a general practitioner.”

Hill stated that sufferers had been utilizing the triple-0 emergency quantity as a fallback as a substitute of ready to see their GP.

“That’s what is really overwhelming the system at the moment is that sort of work,” he stated.

“When that happens, the crews are unavailable to respond to the real emergencies and sadly, probably, that’s what has happened to this footballer today.”

7News reported on Saturday evening Harvey stays in hospital.

The 44-year-old had at occasions seemed invincible in his profession earlier than retiring with 432 video games to his title.

The five-time Kangaroos finest and fairest winner kicked 518 objectives for North Melbourne in a stellar 21-year AFL profession.

He holds the all-time file for many AFL video games and was named in North Melbourne’s Team of the Century.

Since his retirement in 2016, Harvey has served as a player-coach for North Heidelberg an in more moderen occasions was appointed to the North Melbourne teaching workers as a growth coach with the boys’s workforce.