THE EUPHORIA of winning the first senior women's premiership in the region is acting as pain medicine for injured South Warrnambool duo Hannah Meates and Jane McMeel.
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The pair failed to finish the history-making Deakin Univerisy Female Football League grand final due to separate injuries suffered during the last quarter of the 2.1 (13) to 1.3 (9) victory over Portland.
Co-captain Meates, 29, confirmed she suffered a fractured radius in her left arm while McMeel, 22, who was named best on ground, fractured her right tibia.
"I'm feeling good, would have been different if we had lost," Meates joked.
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The Roosters' leader was told by her orthopedic surgeon on Monday that she would need an operation on her hand but luckily for McMeel she will avoid going under the knife.
"It happened in play, I ran in to stop the opposition from kicking the ball out of the pack and I used my body to try and stop the ball, but ended up getting kicked right in the shin," McMeel said.
"(It meant) I fractured my tibia. Fortunately, the bone hadn't moved too much so I didn't require any surgery. The radiologist said he was surprised that the force of the boot could cause the particular break."
The pair were still front and centre for the premiership celebrations with Meates in a sling and McMeel being chaired around by teammates after the siren.
"When the siren first went off I was inside on the stretcher, so I couldn't get out there straight away," McMeel said.
"All of the girls ran in cheering and roaring and gave me hugs. I'm very fortunate to have played with such an uplifting, supportive and friendly group of girls, and coaches."
The only downside to the pair's injuries was they would miss upcoming sporting ventures.
McMeel was deep in her training for the Melbourne Marathon in October, where she was going to attempt her first marathon, while Meates is now likely miss the rest of the Warrnambool and District Hockey Association's season.
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Sean Hardeman
I'm a sports journalist for the Warrnambool Standard who covers a number of different sports across the south-west of Victoria. I enjoy watching cycling, surfing, football, soccer and Formula 1.
I'm a sports journalist for the Warrnambool Standard who covers a number of different sports across the south-west of Victoria. I enjoy watching cycling, surfing, football, soccer and Formula 1.
