Leitrim's Tighe suffers third cruciate injury in AFLW
September 24, 2024
Leitrim's Aine Tighe at a CrossCoders Women's AFL Camp. ©INPHO/Tommy Dickson.
The dreaded cruciate curse has struck Áine Tighe for a third time.
The Leitrim ladies football star suffered the season-ending injury during Fremantle Dockers' NAB AFLW encounter with Melbourne on Saturday. The injury occurred in the opening quarter of the game at the Fremantle Oval and casts a huge doubt over her Aussie Rules future. The Kiltubrid woman suffered her two previous ACL injuries before joining the Dockers in 2019.
Fremantle Head of AFLW Claire Heffernan said: “We are all devastated for Áine. She is an incredibly important player and leader in our team and will be sorely missed on the field for the remainder of the 2024 season.
“We have no doubt Áine will use every ounce of her determination to attack her rehabilitation with gusto.
“We as a Club will be steadfast in our support of her and will go above and beyond to make sure she has everything she needs to heal and repair from this injury.”
TweetÁine Tighe will miss the remainder of the 2024 season after scans revealed an ACL injury to her right knee 💔
— Fremantle Dockers (@freodockers) September 23, 2024
This is Tighe’s third ACL injury, having previously gone through the same injury twice before in her left knee.
We're with you all the way, Áine 💜#foreverfreo
