Berlo dived into his leg in a desperate scramble for the ball. The collision forced Bigland's lower leg to bend outwards requiring a full knee reconstruction. Despite been able to walk off the ground, it was confirmed a complete tear to the ACL in the knee. Justin Koschitzke was again in the thick of it, fainting on live television, and smashing his head on the counter. He later collided with an umpire in a VFL match. 2007 Scott Camporeale suffered a career ending knee injury in round 21 2007 when his right knee bent and twisted in the wrong direction during a sudden change in direction. ACL gone. He was delisted by Essendon after the season and will be an assistant coach for the same club. In the NAB Cup preseason, Nick Malceski suffered a serious injury to his right knee and after the knee reconstruction he returned to play for Sydney in round 8. Malceski created news headlines when he elected for a risky surgery technique to save his career. 2008 2009 ruckman David Hille injures his knee during the traditional ANZAC Day match against , putting him out for the entire season. 2010 ruckman Matthew Kreuzer suffers a knee injury in Carlton's round 13 defeat against which puts him out of action for 12 months. midfielder Michael Barlow suffers a horrific broken leg in Fremantle's round 14 victory against when teammate Rhys Palmer slides into his path after Barlow landed from a marking contest. The injury put Barlow out for 12 months. 2011 backman James Strauss breaks his left leg after landing awkwardly in a marking contest against 's Jeff Garlett. 2012 's Gary Rohan suffers a compound fracture to his right leg in the opening minutes of round 4 after colliding with 's Lindsay Thomas. The injury sidelined Rohan until round 21 2012. See also Head injuries in the Australian Football League Mental health in the Australian Football League Depression in the Australian Football League References Footballers cop more than fair share - The Age Australian rules football Australian Football League