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Despite rupturing three ligaments in his knee – the anterior cruciate ligament, posterior cruciate ligament and lateral collateral ligament – plus fracturing his leg and suffering nerve damage, this wasn't going to be the end.
The injury was so graphic, so horrific, that the SANFL under-18 game between North Adelaide and Glenelg was called off. It took an ambulance more than 90 minutes to get to Prospect Oval. By that point, the small forward had inhaled two green whistles and was reaching for a third.
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Great story. Among other things, some clarity on the horrific injury that has caused confusion on here:
We'll see him sooner rather than later too if he can transfer that running to the VFL. Those high forward roles have been difficult for us to lock down.Love these stories. Anyone that fights that hard for a chance is likely to do whatever they can to make it.
If he's doing all that "off ball" running that coaches love his teammates will be thankful for his work too