Dale Morris goes down with an injury. June 29, 2019 6:50pm. James JMottershead, Herald Sun. dale morris suffers knee injury in return game.
Share this on Facebook . Morris’ toughness, both physical and mental, and his amazing powers of recovery are the stuff of legend.He immediately motioned for help and hobbled to the bench under his own steam after being helped to his feet.“You look at his appearance and you see the way that he moves. “I still have a great desire to play at the highest level and want to make sure we look at every possibility.The key defender has played 252 senior games and last August he signed a one-year contract extension.“It is a devastating blow for the Bulldogs’ veteran on the eve of the 2019 season, after he completed a full pre-season and played a key role in the Club’s two JLT Community Series matches,” the club statement read.The extent of the injury is unclear, including whether he will need a reconstruction.Morris has had nine broken bones during his career, including two during 2017.“The club will determine the course of action for Morris’ rehabilitation in the coming days.The Bulldogs have confirmed that Morris hyperextended his left knee at training.“It’s extremely frustrating because I physically feel fine, and if you exclude those two incidents, I’m as healthy as I’ve ever been,” Roberton said on Friday.The 36-year-old is out of contract at the end of this season.He ran down Sydney star Lance Franklin in a crucial moment during the last quarter of the 2016 grand final and was one of the heroes of the Bulldogs’ drought-breaking premiership.The club released a statement to express it is “devastated” about Morris’ cruel injury.Morris partially tore the ACL in his opposite (right) knee just before the start of the 2018 season.”Meanwhile, Dylan Roberton will sit out the 2019 AFL season due to an ongoing heart condition, although the St Kilda defender has not ruled out the possibility of resuming his career in 2020.The Western Bulldogs have been left “devastated” over a shock injury to club favourite Dale Morris, who is expected to miss the entire season.Morris, one of the AFL’s toughest players, made a stunning recovery last year before a partial ACL rupture in his right knee.A year after the anterior cruciate ligament rupture that threatened to end his AFL career, Western Bulldogs ironman Dale Morris has suffered the same injury in the other knee.His injury, which is expected to end his season and possibly his career, has left the footy community “heartbroken”.Morris broke his leg in 2011 and famously played with a broken back during the Bulldogs’ historic 2016 finals series.Roberton only played four matches last year before collapsing on-field during a game against Geelong.Roberton had previously undergone extensive testing from cardiologists and had a defibrillator installed before completing a full pre-season.“Given the club’s ability to add a player to the list, I wanted to make the call while they still had time to do so.”St Kilda coach Alan Richardson praised the resilience of Roberton, who had enjoyed a career-best season in 2017, finishing second in the Saints’ best-and- fairest award and earning an extended All-Australian squad berth.Morris tore the ACL in his opposite knee during the 2018 pre-season but made a remarkable comeback in Round 11.“Unfortunately, I need to listen to the professionals and take some more time.The 27-year-old suffered another incident of heart irregularity — the cause of which remains unknown — during a recent pre-season game in Ballarat.