Two injuries add misery to Fremantle’s ugly MCG outing against Collingwood

Fans and teammates watched on as an AFL star was left writhing in pain as trainers and medical staff rushed to his side on Saturday.

Brandon Walker holds onto his knee after a horror injury. (Photo by Dylan Burns/AFL Photos via Getty Images)

It just wasn’t Fremantle’s afternoon at the MCG on Saturday.

Against the top of the table Magpies, the Dockers day went from bad to a straight up nightmare in the third quarter.

Watch every match of every round of the 2023 Toyota AFL premiership season live on Kayo sports. New to kayo? start your free trial now >

Collingwood took control of the contest in the first half, holding a 53-point advantage behind a staggering 14 goals.

Already a long way behind the Dockers had injury added to insult as ruckman Sean Darcy limped from the ground following a ruck contest.

Things got worse only moments later when defender Brandon Walker fell to the turf writhing in agony.

Walker was clutching at his knee, which appeared dislocated, as play was brought to a standstill as trainers rushed to his side.

As Fremantle players stood watching over their teammate the medical cart entered the field of play to take him away.

Walker was subsequently subbed out for O’Driscoll, while Darcy still hadn’t returned from the rooms with his ankle complaint.

Fingers crossed Walker is okay after this nasty knee injury 🙏

📺Watch #AFLSunsSaints LIVE on ch. 503 or stream on Kayo: https://t.co/ARa0jXcqDJ
✍️ BLOG https://t.co/Pw7SQEjMEg
🔢 MATCH CENTRE o pic.twitter.com/M80LGhI8Dc

— Fox Footy (@FOXFOOTY) July 15, 2023

Collingwood were going so well during the third quarter they elected to sub off star Scott Pendlebury.

The AFL disposal record holder sat on the bench, being replaced by Tom Mitchell in a tactical substitution.

Nick Daicos carried on his immense season as he lead the way all over the ground, racking up 36 disposals, seven clearances and 568 metres gained.

He finished off another potential three-vote outing with a classy goal in the final quarter, shrugging off a tackle before snapping over the head of two others.

The Pies ultimately claimed the 18.5 (113) to 10.7 (67) victory.

The Brownlow Medal front runner, Nick Daicos. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)

The win makes it four in a row for Collingwood.

They’ll do battle next Saturday night against Port Adelaide in a top of the table clash that many have labelled as the Grand Final preview.

The Power will look to keep their historic win-streak alive on Saturday afternoon when they take on Carlton at Marvel Stadium.

Winners of their past 13 matches, the showdown in front of their home fans next week will have every eyeball in the league watching on.