Richmond and Sydney are locked in a back and forth battle for top spot on the AFL ladder under the roof at Etihad
The game however has been marred by a gruesome injury to a Richmond favourite in midfielder Reece Conca
Conca was drafted by Richmond with the sixth pack all the way back in 2010 and on Thursday night he took the field for his 100th game
His milestone has been a long time in the works after dealing with ongoing injuries that kept him to 15 games over three seasons
The injury struck only 15 minutes into the opening term when Conca collected the ball just outside his teams 50m arc
Lance Franklin quickly latched onto him and as he spun him around, Conca's left ankle became trapped underneath
As the umpire came in to signal a free-kick, Conca's screams of agony could be heard over the microphone as the game was brought to a standstill
The camera angle initially showed Conca's ankle sitting at the wrong angle before the broadcaster panned out
As he was loaded onto the stretcher and taken from the field every Richmond player made their way over to show their support
In a touching act Sydney's Gary Rohan, who broke his leg back in 2012, made his way over to Conca to give him his best
The sickening seemed to unite and fire Richmond up as they rattled off the next four goals to hold the 6
1 (37) to 3.1 (19) lead at quartertime.
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