Hewago Paul Oea’s sickening injury blow sours Suns’ after-the-siren celebration chaos
Gold Coast young star Noah Anderson had just sunk Richmond with a kick after the siren to record the biggest win in the Suns’ history, and his teammates came from everywhere to mob him.
Arriving late to the chaotic pile-on of ecstatic players, Suns youngster Hewago Paul Oea jumped on top of the pack in excitement, but managed to have a terribly unlucky mishap sour the moment for him when he badly dislocated his finger.
Watch the moment Hewago Paul Oea dislocated his finger in the video above
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Disturbing pictures showed the 20-year-old’s left pinkie finger at a right angle, while his oblivious teammates continued to celebrate into delirium around him.
His jubilation was abruptly cut short as he dealt with the pain of a finger that was pointing the wrong way.
Moments earlier, Anderson covered himself in glory in a brilliant climax to one of the games of the year, keeping his side’s season alive as the Suns now sit just one win outside the eight.
A boyhood Richmond fan, Anderson was in no mood to be generous to the Tigers with his after-the-siren match-winning shot.