- Ebony Marinoff, 20, has been dubbed the toughest player in the league
- The mid-fielder copped 11 stitches in two matches and continued to play
- Adelaide Crow’s coach, Bec Goddard, said she was the toughest player in league
Crow’s Midfielder, Ebony Marinoff has been dubbed as toughest player in the Woman’s AFL after she was left with to 11 stitches in two games and still kept playing.
The Adelaide Crow’s midfielder was elbowed in the face in the six-point win over Carlton on Friday.
‘She’s the toughest player in the competition. She does really hard work for us and we just tried to fill the hole while she was on and off the ground, ‘ Crow’s coach Bec Goddard told the Herald Sun
Ebony Marinoff, 20, has been labelled as the toughest player in league after she has 11 stitches in two games.
The Crows mid-fielder last week split her tongue in two after a head clash left her with six stitches to patch it up
The mid-fielder nicknamed ‘Noffy’ only last week had six stitches in her tongue after a head clash left it in two pieces.
‘It hurt and my tongue felt weird, but I had no idea it was in two pieces,’ she said.
The Adelaide star also had five stitches in her cheek after she copped an elbow to her face.
The Adelaide star had five stitches in her cheek after she copped an elbow to her face
The 20-year-old later returned to the field and finished off the match with 16 tackles
She later returned to the field and finished off the match with 16 tackles.
‘Thank you all for the well wishes. Unlucky week for me but so proud to be apart of this special group who I’d play with a broken leg for if I could,’ the rising star posted to her social media.
‘A busted tongue a black eye and 11 stitched is bloody worth two wins,’ she wrote.
The Adelaide Crows will next play against Collingwood Magpies on March 18.
Ebony Marinoff: ‘A busted tongue a black eye and 11 stitched is bloody worth two wins,’