{"id":689466,"date":"2026-05-23T12:52:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T12:52:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/689466\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T12:52:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T12:52:11","slug":"afl-2026-jamie-elliott-knee-injury-collingwood-magpies-defeat-west-coast-eagles-scuffle-what-happened-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/689466\/","title":{"rendered":"AFL 2026: Jamie Elliott knee injury, Collingwood Magpies defeat West Coast Eagles, scuffle, what happened, video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Collingwood awaits the severity of Jamie Elliott\u2019s feared-serious knee injury as mystery remains over what sparked the ensuing fourth-quarter melee.<\/p>\n<p>It comes as West Coast coach Andrew McQualter questioned Pies players\u2019 remonstration in the incident\u2019s aftermath. <\/p>\n<p>Watch every match of every round of the AFL Premiership Season LIVE and ad-break free during play on FOX FOOTY, available on Kayo Sports | <a href=\"https:\/\/kayosports.com.au\/en-AU\/welcome\/afl?extcamp=fsaeditoriallinkafl-edt-fsp-lnk-awr-grc-afl-kyo&amp;channel=fsa&amp;campaign=fsacontra\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">New to Kayo? 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For Free and confidential support call 1800 858 858 or visit gamblinghelponline.org.au.<\/p>\n<p>Several Magpies and Eagles players scuffled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/afl\/live-afl-2026-collingwood-magpies-vs-west-coast-eagles-scott-pendlebury-record-round-11-live-scores-and-stats-updates-and-blog-start-time-aest-and-how-to-watch-video-highlights\/news-story\/e76df0e112036f511559fc72d2093e71\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">with under five minutes remaining in Collingwood\u2019s 10-point win<\/a>, with questions raised over what exactly caused the coming-together, given Elliott\u2019s fall looked purely incidental. <\/p>\n<p>With Collingwood up 15 points in the fourth quarter, Elliott rose to attempt a mark against West Coast\u2019s Tylar Young before his left leg awkwardly planted on the landing. <\/p>\n<p>In pain, Elliott immediately grabbed at his left knee, with the raucous MCG crowd quickly reduced to a concerned murmur. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cElliott took the mark, the crowd roared, and then all of a sudden, the shock reverberated around the ground,\u201d Fox Footy caller Anthony Hudson said during the broadcast. <\/p>\n<p>AFL legend Jason Dunstall said in reaction: \u201cHe grabbed the left knee straight away. He landed on it badly. This is a tragedy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Then, after a brief lull, Collingwood and West Coast players converged after an apparent disagreement, with games record-breaker Scott Pendlebury remonstrating with Young. <\/p>\n<p>Young\u2019s Eagles teammates were quick to come to his aid, which caused a quick escalation that saw almost every player involved in the brouhaha. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are a few words being exchanged in there too \u2026 someone has said something that\u2019s fired it all up,\u201d Dunstall said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe did nothing wrong, Tylar Young \u2026 I didn\u2019t see anything there that Tylar Young did there that was inappropriate, unless he said something.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hudson added: \u201cUnless he said something. I thought he was showing concern.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>READ ALSO:<\/p>\n<p>THE 3-2-1: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/afl\/live-afl-2026-collingwood-magpies-vs-west-coast-eagles-scott-pendlebury-record-round-11-live-scores-and-stats-updates-and-blog-start-time-aest-and-how-to-watch-video-highlights\/news-story\/e76df0e112036f511559fc72d2093e71\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Heartbreaking end to Pendles party as tensions boil over, gutsy Eagles fall short<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2018MIGHT GET IN TROUBLE!\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/afl\/teams\/collingwood-magpies\/afl-2026-scott-pendlebury-record-game-celebrations-collingwood-magpies-v-west-coast-eagles-updates-latest-news\/news-story\/aedb2be5a33bcc77b7565e8deaed0a46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Pies spring late surprise for Pendles party in EPIC scenes<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2018SEPARATING MY IDENTITY\u2019: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/afl\/live-afl-2026-geelong-cats-vs-sydney-swans-round-11-live-scores-and-stats-updates-and-blog-start-time-aest-and-how-to-watch-video-highlights\/news-story\/50b8dba68844de9f58db2f1763820a81\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Bailey\u2019s revealing chat after career-best blitz helps Cats end Swans streak<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2018HOW F****** GOOD IS FOOTY!\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/afl\/live-afl-2026-north-melbourne-kangaroos-vs-gold-coast-suns-round-11-live-scores-and-stats-updates-and-blog-start-time-aest-and-how-to-watch-video-highlights\/news-story\/dfdb5706269d68044539d99318ff71fe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Roos stun Suns after the siren in wild 49-pt turnaround<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Garry Lyon said: \u201cI\u2019m not sure what that was all about, to be honest, but our thoughts are with Jamie Elliott, right now, that\u2019s all that matters \u2026 I\u2019ve never done one (torn ACL), but they are all too familiar scenes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Geelong great Cameron Mooney, who was on the boundary, clarified what he thought occurred. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think a couple of the Collingwood boys might have had a go,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not sure which West Coast player was and obviously the West Coast boys are saying it was just a contest \u2026 I think it was (Tylar) Young \u2026 all of a sudden it\u2019s just blown into this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McQualter was questioned on the incident in his post-match press conference. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirstly, I really hope Jamie is OK. It looked like a nasty incident, and you don\u2019t want to see anyone getting injured,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p> \u201cI looked at it again, and I\u2019m certain Tylar Young did nothing wrong in that marking contest. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was competing for the ball, and he was in that marking contest. Unfortunately, accidents happen in our game. <\/p>\n<p> \u201cI don\u2019t know what they were remonstrating for. It\u2019s disappointing Jamie got injured, but there\u2019s nothing more to it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pies turn on the style against Eagles! | 00:42<\/p>\n<p>The 33-year-old Elliott, in his 15th AFL season, has played in all 11 games this season for 17.7, one year removed from a career-best 60-goal campaign. <\/p>\n<p>His concerning ailment was one of three Collingwood injury blows on Saturday, with star skipper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/afl\/live-afl-2026-collingwood-magpies-vs-west-coast-eagles-scott-pendlebury-record-round-11-live-scores-and-stats-updates-and-blog-start-time-aest-and-how-to-watch-video-highlights\/news-story\/e76df0e112036f511559fc72d2093e71\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Darcy Moore earlier succumbing to another hamstring issue<\/a> and Will Hayes dislocating his shoulder. <\/p>\n<p>Moore, who pulled up lame after a rare ruck contest, was ruled out of the game at half-time, while the 20-year-old Hayes is set to spend \u201ca fair chunk of the season\u201d on the sidelines. <\/p>\n<p>Speaking post-game, and despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/afl\/live-afl-2026-collingwood-magpies-vs-west-coast-eagles-scott-pendlebury-record-round-11-live-scores-and-stats-updates-and-blog-start-time-aest-and-how-to-watch-video-highlights\/news-story\/e76df0e112036f511559fc72d2093e71\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">questions over why Moore was rucking in the first place<\/a>, McRae said the move had been in his plans. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had great hopes Darcy Moore was going to be our second ruck, I\u2019ve been thinking that for about a month now,\u201d McRae revealed to reporters. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cCould just see him being his dad, marking everything behind the play.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Collingwood awaits the severity of Jamie Elliott\u2019s feared-serious knee injury as mystery remains over what sparked the ensuing&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":689467,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[8406,37350,64,63,37351,336536,10133,10989,297832,336533,336531,336535,10145,3231,36878,12149,3512,17290,4873,336532,19083,85,336534,30178,7067],"class_list":["post-689466","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-andrew-mcqualter","tag-anthony-hudson","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-cameron-mooney","tag-career-best-blitz-helps","tag-collingwood-magpies","tag-darcy-moore","tag-defiant-response","tag-ensuing-fourth-quarter-melee","tag-feared-serious-knee-injury","tag-games-record-breaker","tag-garry-lyon","tag-jack-jovanovski","tag-jamie-elliott","tag-jason-dunstall","tag-knee-injury","tag-marking-contest","tag-post-match-press-conference","tag-rare-ruck-contest","tag-scott-pendlebury","tag-sports","tag-terrible-looking-injury","tag-triple-blow","tag-west-coast-eagles"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/689466","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=689466"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/689466\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/689467"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=689466"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=689466"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=689466"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}