Christian Petracca says internal injuries against Collingwood were ‘equivalent of a car accident’

Star Melbourne midfielder Christian Petracca has opened up on his horrific internal injuries, saying they were the equivalent of a car crash and he had to undergo surgery without a general anaesthetic.

Petracca said the traumatic event means he struggles to watch games of football and picture himself back out on the field due to the memories that come flooding back.

He suffered four broken ribs, a lacerated spleen and a punctured lung after copping an accidental knee from Collingwood skipper Darcy Moore during the King’s Birthday clash on June 10.

He bravely tried to play on, but was eventually taken to hospital where the severity of the injuries was discovered.

Petracca has already been ruled out for the rest of the AFL season, and he faces a long and slow build to prepare his body and mind for 2025.

“It’s been pretty traumatic,” he told radio broadcaster NOVA on Monday.

“I did 4-5 days in ICU, and then [the] last couple days was just in the ward, and now I’m out of hospital, which is nice.

“It’s been pretty full on, I don’t wish this on my worst enemy, it’s been tough.”

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Petracca opened up on the dramatic turn of events that landed him in ICU.

“We got an initial scan around eight or nine o’clock at night, and the first scan showed two cracked ribs and then just a little bit of bleeding around the lung,” he said.



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