Western Bulldogs' no.1 draft pick Jamarra Ugle-Hagan has suffered a dislocated thumb during a Footscray VFL match on Saturday afternoon.
Ugle-Hagan was pictured on partner Mia Fevola's Instagram with a bandaged thumb in a hospital room, before posting his own photo seemingly in good spirits shortly after.
The 18-year-old was forced from the field with the injury during second quarter of the practice match against Essendon's VFL side before receiving medical attention at a nearby hospital.
Jamarra has insta’d a photo. He didn’t look too worried 🤔 pic.twitter.com/csDs8Zxm6K
— Tom Browne (@TomBrowne7) March 27, 2021
Ugle-Hagan had already kicked two goals before his match prematurely ended as Footscray went on to record a huge 59-point win over the Bombers.
The Western Bulldogs are yet to confirm the extent of the injury to Ugle-Hagan with the outlook to become clearer in the coming days.
Big win for @FootscrayVFL 🙌👏
— Western Bulldogs (@westernbulldogs) March 27, 2021
Jamarra Ugle-Hagan was withdrawn in the second quarter with a dislocated thumb and will be assessed in the coming days. https://t.co/lgC6D40FpN
Ugle-Hagan is yet play any minutes for the Bulldogs across two practice matches and the first two AFL games of the season, as coach Luke Beveridge prefers to take a cautious approach with the prized talent.
With the Bulldogs featuring Aaron Naughton, Josh Bruce and Tim English as tall forward options, Beveridge has decided to ease Ugle-Hagan into senior football by working on facets of his game while playing for Footscray.
Ugle-Hagan has been super impressive in his hitouts for Footscray so far, kicking five goals before three-quarter time in a dominant performance last weekend.
