Collingwood defender Jeremy Howe has suffered a sickening damage within the Magpies Round 1 blockbuster towards Geelong on the MCG on Friday evening.
The Magpies began 2023 the place they left off final yr, overcoming an early deficit to hit the entrance and declare an exciting 19.11 (125) to 16.7 (103) win over the reigning premiers in a excessive scoring affair.
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But the match was soured by a horrific incident within the third quarter when Howe broke his arm whereas making an attempt an intercept mark.
Geelong’s Tyson Stengle was poised to mark a excessive ball however Howe, a famend excessive flyer, launched himself by means of the air.
He collided into Stengle’s again and tumbled down onto the MCG turf, along with his physique weight touchdown on his arm.
Howe instantly broke his arm and was in excruciating ache. The incident was so horrific the host broadcaster opted to not present replays of Howe’s fall out of respect.
He was attended to by Collingwood’s medical workers and stretchered off the sphere on a medicab after a number of minutes mendacity on the turf.
“How he came down, his full body weight was on his arm when he came down,” Luke Hodge mentioned on Channel 7.
“This is the risk players put their body through. Howe flies for a ball, he puts himself at risk every time. You don’t want to see stuff like that. Stengle going back with the flight.”
Commentator Brian Taylor mentioned: “The commitment there was amazing. It’s worse than a normal break, let’s put it that way.”
Jude Bolton mentioned: “On ground level we heard that hit from here. That was huge. Stengle going back, Howe eyes for the ball. When they hit the ground, we could actually hear it vibrate.”
“It’s a sick feeling as a teammate,” Richmond legend Matthew Richardson mentioned.
“It can really affect you. That’s what they do now. Howe came off his own man to impact that.
“It looked like Stengle was going to take an uncontested mark at one point and Howe just made up that much ground. They sacrifice themselves for the good of the team.”
Stengle additionally left the sphere and entered concussion protocols.
Earlier, Geelong defenders Tom Stewart and Sam De Koning have been injured within the first quarter, however De Koning returned to the sphere and performed out the sport.
Collingwood trailed at each change however produced a classic late surge, kicking eight consecutive objectives to hit the lead early within the fourth quarter.
The Magpies have been 22 factors behind at one stage within the third quarter however the comeback victory over the Cats sends an enormous assertion that final season’s slim wins have been no fluke.
Source: www.news.com.au
