Collingwood star Jeremy Howe is sent to hospital after breaking his arm following a sickening collision as Pies’ devastated team-mates rally around the stricken star during the win over Geelong.
Collingwood defender Jeremy Howe was in agony when he was stretchered off the MCG with a fractured forearm in the Magpies’ heart-pounding 22-point AFL win over Geelong.
Howe is in the hospital and trainer Craig McRae said he might need surgery.
Howe had a terrible collision with Geelong forward Tyson Stengle in the third period of Friday night’s rocky first round clash.
After trailing as many as 22 points in the third quarter, Collingwood roared against the reigning Premiers and won 19.11 (125) to 16.7 (103).
“He’s such an important player, he’s a vice-captain, we all love him,” McRae said of Howe.
Jeremy Howe was involved in a disgusting collision during the Collingwood game on Friday
The defender of Pies would have broken his arm when playing an aerial ball
“So when you see one of the guys go down, one of the really good guys, that’s going to have a cost somewhere.”
New Collingwood captain Darcy Moore was emotional after the match as he paid tribute to fellow defender Howe.
“It’s pretty harrowing and it’s pretty messy. We have to forget about that and get on with the job,” Moore told the Seven Network.
Howe and Stengle contested for a high ball and the Collingwood player was sent flying into the air by the impact.
He landed heavily on his left arm, and play was halted for several minutes while he received medical attention.
Howe needed the so-called ‘green whistle’ to relieve a sharp pain and the Seven Network decided not to reproduce the incident.
Stengle also had to leave the field from the impact of the collision, but was able to return.
The Magpies flooded Geelong on an eight-goal run from the end of the third period and kicked five clean sheets in the fourth quarter for an impressive win.
His Collingwood teammates joined him as he was carried off the pitch.
Jordan De Goey, one of Collingwood’s best, put an exclamation point on the win with a booming 50-metre shot for his third goal late in the final period.
It is Collingwood’s highest score since 2018, when they reached the grand final.
I was very confident in coming here tonight. I’m driving, thinking I’m really excited for what could be, knowing we’ve done the job,” McRae said.
The Cats edged out Collingwood by six points in last year’s epic qualifying final, one of the games of the season, en route to the premiership, and this was another classic.
It was a spirited affair on Friday night with both sets of players coming to blows at the quarter-time break. But Collingwood managed to bounce back and see off a huge 125-103 victory to get his 2023 campaign off the ground.
