{"id":291119,"date":"2023-04-29T12:29:35","date_gmt":"2023-04-29T12:29:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=291119"},"modified":"2023-04-29T12:58:17","modified_gmt":"2023-04-29T12:58:17","slug":"roos-youngster-suffers-horrible-leg-injury-in-drubbing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=291119","title":{"rendered":"Roos youngster suffers 'horrible' leg injury in drubbing"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was \ufeffcarnage on the scoreboard and on the casualty ward for North Melbourne<\/a> as the Kangaroos were handed a 90-point drubbing by the Demons<\/a> at the MCG.<\/p>\n

Kangaroos forward Charlie Comben was seriously injured during the first quarter.<\/p>\n

Comben landed awkwardly in a marking contest with opponent Jake Lever, immediately showing signs of distress.<\/p>\n

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The 21-year-old \ufeffhad his leg, which appears to be broken, tended to on the ground before play was stopped for several minutes as he was taken from the field on a stretcher.<\/p>\n

Comben's departure was met with a standing ovation from the North Melbourne supporters at the MCG.<\/p>\n

"Comben in a really bad way. Unfortunately he's had a whole series of injuries that've been devastating for him right throughout his career," Western Bulldogs great Luke Darcy said in commentary for Channel 7.<\/p>\n

"We're just hoping this isn't as bad as it looked initially. It looked really bad.<\/p>\n

"It's just a horror start this all-round."<\/p>\n

"It was pretty immediate from Comben … The doctors didn't even hesitate. They called for the stretcher immediately," Geelong legend Cameron Ling added.<\/p>\n

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"Unfortunately you do think the absolute worst straight away … Just horrible for young Charlie Comben and the Kangaroos. It did not look good at all."<\/p>\n

Because of the incident's graphic nature, no replays were shown by the host broadcasters.\ufeff<\/p>\n

Comben was taken from the MCG in an ambulance, his family travelling separately.<\/p>\n

The big man has become a mainstay of North Melbourne's line-up this season after a dreadful run of early career injuries since being drafted with pick No.31 in the 2019 draft.<\/p>\n

Later, ruckman \ufeffCallum Coleman-Jones left the field for a concussion assessment after coming off second best in a contest with Steven May. He did not return to the match.<\/p>\n

Midfielder Tom Powell also added to North's injury woes, sustaining a lower leg injury in the fourth term.<\/p>\n

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