Injuries are a part of sports, though the nature of some of them are unfortunate and often the result of athletes simply trying to make plays lead their teams to victory. Such is the case of Western Bulldogs player Mitch Wallis, who suffered an untimely injury during a 75-60 loss against St. Kilda.
While attempting to kick the ball away from the opposing team, Wallis ending up kicking his own leg in the process, which resulted in him breaking it as he was brought to the ground by a St. Kilda player.
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It’s always unfortunate to see injuries like this occur, especially given how it occurred during a normal part of the game. These are the kind that can stick with people for a long time. The injury evokes painful memories of athletes like Joe Theismann, Kevin Ware, and, more recently Paul George, all of whom suffered debilitating injuries on seemingly routine plays that occur over the course of their respective sports. All of it goes to show the risk carried by playing sports at such intense levels and the fine line they walk in regards to avoiding such injuries like this one.
