It seemed to me that initially Sinclair fell over (possibly because of cramp) while leading the chase for the ball in front of two Brisbane players, running into an open goal. Then as he was trying to get to his feet one of the two Lions players bumped him causing him to again fall, this time awkwardly. And it was that second fall that resulted in him twisting and hurting his knee.
Can anyone confirm if that is what happened?
He certainly looked to be in considerable pain, clutching his knee and grimacing. I feared an ACL or other long-term injury. And given he was lying on the ground right in front of the goals I can understand that the Swans staff wanted to get him off the ground ASAP before a stampede of players came charging back.
The truncated video coverage of this incident starts about 5mins. 10 sec. into the highlights package.
Highlights: Brisbane Lions v Sydney Swans - AFL.com.au
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