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Riewoldt
Originally uploaded by BLP.

Thursday night saw the start of Footy season. I watched the beginning of the St. Kilda/Brisbane game, but turned it off before seeing all the good stuff. Late in the game, the team captain for St. Kilda, Nick Riewoldt, went down and broke his collarbone. He got to his feet clutching his shoulder and wincing in pain. A trainer ran out on the field, only to be turned away by Riewoldt, who was then immediately “bumped” twice more in the same shoulder by Brisbane. The players from Brisbane said they were just “testing him”. This certainly ruffled some feathers, but apparently, no rules were broken. I ended up running into St. Kilda while waiting in the airport to fly out to Adelaide on Friday, and almost got run over by photographers trying to get pictures of Riewoldt, with his arm now in a sling. Incidentally, I watched a couple of more footy games over the weekend. Suffice to say – it’s a rough sport. Seems like every game there’s a range of injuries – sprains, torn ligaments, breaks, and at least one player who simply gets knocked cold. The length of the game appears to be closely linked to the limits of human endurance.