While these injuries can occur, the more common injuries revolve largely around muscle strains, general overuse injuries and tendon and ligament injuries. A quick look at the potential injury list could have you thinking AFL shares a closer affinity with the UFC than any other sport. The nature of AFL means that impact injury rates tend to be high – Collisions, clashing of bodies, tackling, stray knees and elbows and broken bones.
Not to mention how confused they are as to what is going on!
Many first time viewers of the sport are shocked at the ferocity and intensity the game is played at without any such body padding or protection. Scar tissue is stronger than regular tissueĪustralian Rules Football (AFL) is in many ways an extraordinary sport.
