AFL legend Aaron Shattock is fighting for life after freak accident while driving an an excavator
- Aaron Shattock played for both the Lions and Power between 2000 and 2006
- He suffered serious and life-threatening chest injuries in the accident
Brisbane Lions AFL premiership Aaron Shattock is fighting for his life after being crushed under a digger.
The 44-year-old is in a critical condition at Gold Coast University Hospital after suffering multiple serious and life-threatening chest injuries.
Premiership winner Shattock played 57 games for Brisbane between 2000 and 2004.
Notably, he came on as a substitute in the 2002 Grand Final and helped the Lions beat Collingwood.
He would later move to Port Adelaide before being dropped by the club in 2006.
Seven News reports that the former footy star was ‘driving a digger when it rolled’. Shattock is believed to be trapped under the machine.
Aaron Shattock has been taken to hospital after a freak accident involving an excavator
The former Brisbane star is said to have become trapped under the device after it rolled over him
“Emergency services had to use the jaws of life to free the 44-year-old before he was taken to hospital with serious chest injuries,” 7News said.
Shattock also won the AFLQ Grand Final with Brisbane in 2001.
There’s more to come.