Gruesome training blow: Young Blue joins horror mounting injury toll in AFLW

As AFLW season seven ramps up, the injuries are mounting with young Blue Mia Austin the latest casualty with a gruesome training blow.

Austin has been ruled out for the season after breaking her leg and suffering an ankle syndesmosis injury in the same collision.

Austin is the second player to break her leg in just three AFLW rounds this season, after Bulldog Brit Gutknecht’s horror incident in Round 2.

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Semi Final

There’s been 11 ACL tears since pre-season started, while five other players are already done for the year with serious injuries.

Here’s the Casualty Ward for the AFLW for serious injuries sustained this season:

BRISBANE

Lily Postlethwaite – ACL

Ruptured her right ACL in clash with Fremantle. The 20-year-old had only made her AFLW return after missing the last season and a half with an ACL injury to her left knee.

CARLTON

Mia Austin – Broken leg, ankle syndesmosis

The Blues confirmed Austin suffered a shocking injury at a match simulation training ahead of Round 3. Scans showed the teen suffered both a broken fibula and ankle syndesmosis injury, and she’ll miss the rest of season seven.

ESSENDON

Georgia Nanscawen – ACL

Injured her ACL in the VFLW grand final

Jorja Borg – stress fracture, foot

Jorja was placed on the club’s inactive list after suffering a fracture to her foot in the practice match against Port Adelaide.

FREMANTLE

Kara Antonio – hamstring

The Dockers leader underwent surgery on her injured hamstring just weeks before season seven began.

Ebony Antonio – knee

Antonio’s hopes for playing in season seven are likely over after scans confirmed a PCL injury to her right knee suffered in a pre-season match.

Janelle Cuthbertson – broken nose, concussion

Cuthbertson was injured in friendly fire with Jess Low in Round 1. She suffered a broken nose and concussion.

GEELONG

Rachel Kearns – AC shoulder

Kearns will miss the remainder of the season after injuring her shoulder in a heavy tackle in Round 1.

GOLD COAST

Alana Gee – back

The first Queensland-based player selected in this year’s draft, Gee has been battling “a stress reaction” in her back.

Jamie Stanton – ACL

Scans sadly confirmed the Suns vice-captain’s season is over after suffering a full rupture of her ACL in Round 2.

GWS

Pepa Randall – ACL

Scans confirmed the defender wont feature again this year after rupturing her ACL.

Tait Mackrill – foot

The 23-year-old sustained a stress fracture in her left foot in Round 2 and will miss the rest of the competition.

Fleur Davies – shoulder

The teenager suffered a serious shoulder injury at training on the eve of the season and was forced to undergo surgery, ruling her out of the competition.

HAWTHORN

Tamara Luke – ACL

Luke’s season is over after rupturing her right ACL in Round 2.

Louise Stephenson – ankle

Stephenson’s foot was caught under a tackle and scans revealed a fractured left ankle.

MELBOURNE

Gabby Colvin – ACL

The defender ruptured her left ACL in the pre-season, ruling her out of the competition.

NORTH MELBOURNE

Grace Campbell – ACL

The Roos forward went down at training and scans confirmed a left ACL rupture.

PORT ADELAIDE

Gemma Houghton – ankle

The forward has undergone surgery on her syndesmosis injury suffered in Round 2.

ST KILDA

Renee Saulitis – ACL

The forward partially tore her ACL during a practice match against Carlton in August.

Jayde van Dyk – ACL

The defender landed awkwardly in Round 2, with scans confirming an ACL tear.

SYDNEY

Montana Ham – knee

Luckily for the prized draft pick, scans revealed a right knee ligament strain, and not an ACL tear, but she’ll still miss at least a month.

WEST COAST

Kellie Gibson – ACL

Gibson went down in the Round 1 clash with Port Adelaide, with scans confirming a ruptured ACL.

Shanae Davison – ACL

The utility suffered an ACL rupture in the pre-season clash with Fremantle, and is now on the club’s inactive list.

WESTERN BULLDOGS

Brit Gutknecht – broken leg

The Dogs utility suffered a horror leg break in the clash with Port Adelaide in a smother-gone-wrong.

The 21-year-old broke both her tibia and fibula in the incident and was forced to remain behind in hospital in Adelaide as teammates returned to Melbourne.

*This list does not include players missing season seven with injuries sustained during the last AFLW competition.