The J Dog
Team Captain
My first game of under 18's i was running along the boundary, had the ball in front of me, bent down to pick it up and got bumped, sort of slipped too hit my right temple on the horizontal bar of the fence, neck snapped back and slammed into the concrete path that runs along the outside of the ground. At first (when i regained conciouness) i thought i had broken my neck because i couldn't feel anything. i fractured my neck, tore both my neck mucsles off the bone and had swelling on the brain. Was in hospital for 3 nights until the swelling went down and had 2 years out of the game. Headaches are still off and on. I still claim that it this injury is the reaosn why i failed year 12 maths!!!
I feel sick just thinking about that.
All I have to offer is a dislocated kneecap. After the initial shock of it happening I had to compose myself and put it back in - Darryn Cresswell style. Tore some cartlidge, but no other significant damage, except to my confidence. I started playing golf after that.