Injuries Mar the Beautiful Game: A Bitter Lesson from Dreamtime at the 'G The Melbourne Cricket Ground, a venue synonymous with triumph and joy, was transformed into a site of despair on Friday night as Essendon suffered an 18 point loss to Richmond.
The game itself was overshadowed by an alarming display of injury carnage that left both teams reeling. Injury has become a persistent theme in Australian Rules football, and Dreamtime at the 'G proved no exception.
Seven players were forced from the field, with Essendon hit particularly hard.