Even in the midst of agonising disappointment, current AFL players should pause and give thanks to providence that modern medical technology is what it is.
Seeing Daniel Menzel and then Lance Franklin leaving the ground in the opening game of the 2011 final series with what appeared to be serious knee injuries left AussieRulesBlog feeling rather empty. These two young men had spent almost twelve months preparing and were almost in sight of their goal when fate struck.
There were many others, but the story of John Coleman should give both Menzel and Franklin some comfort. Coleman had played in just 98 VFL games for 537 goals and was aged only 25 when a knee injury ended his career. With today’s medical technology, we can only wonder what might have been.
Menzel and Franklin, and all those others who have suffered serious knee injuries in recent years, have the opportunity to return to the game they love. It’s a silver lining to what must seem like a very dark time.
Ed.: That Franklin’s injury is ‘only’ bone bruising doesn’t diminish the sentiment.
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