Gold Coast Suns recruit Michael Barlow has ended his season after suffering a horrific leg fracture in the Sun's 10-point loss to Carlton, last Saturday.
Barlow was tackled when he went after the ball in a tight contest, where Carlton midfielder Bryce Gibbs landed across his left leg, midway through the fourth quarter. The midfielder immediately raised his hand for medical assistance when the injury occurred and had to be taken off the field on a medicart and received immediate pain relief. Straight after the game, the 29-year old was taken to hospital and underwent surgery on Sunday morning to repair his left fibula. Suns general manager of football operations Marcus Ashcroft said that the surgery was a success and that Barlow was in good spirits. "Scans last night revealed Michael had fractured his left fibula, but the good news from a medical perspective is that the surgery was a success," Ashcroft said on Sunday. We will now focus on ensuring Michael is pain free and make sure he gets through the next period of time. "Michael is as positive as he can be, at this early stage it's believed he will resume running in approximately three months, which means he will be up and running when pre-season gets underway. "Unfortunately Michael has been down a similar path before, and even though the injury isn't as severe this time, he knows what's ahead and we will be with him every step of the way." Barlow suffered the first left leg fracture back when he debuted for Fremantle in 2010. Despite the second injury setback, Barlow was able to show his sense of humour in a post on Instagram.
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