The injury to Sandi got lost amongst all the other behind the play hits on Freo, Larkin.
It was obvious from the first bounce that the Saints were going to go the bash and get away with it. Late hits, late tackles, whacks off the ball, targeting Mikey's head deliberately and it took 5 free kicks to stop it, because the Saints had the opinion the umpires would not continue to pay frees to him. Players slung after disposing of the ball, cheap punches to the head and guts. ( Ballas was not the only one.