Wangaratta Rovers' Tyson Hartwig has made a remarkable recovery to take his place in his 150th game at home against Lavington on Saturday.
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Hartwig was forced off against Wangaratta last Sunday with an ankle complaint.
"My foot got trapped in a wrestling-spoiling duel with 'Reidy' (Ben Reid) and instantly if felt pretty bad," he explained.
"It was basically immobile and there was a lot of pain with it, so I thought something was seriously wrong.
"On Monday night, I got the Voltaren gel out and really started to do some self-massage and really digging in behind the heel, it started to open up with some movement.
"During one of the movements my foot made a very loud audible crack, like two cracks, and suddenly it was fairly movable again with no pain, it was bizarre."
During one of the movements my footy made a very loud audible crack ... suddenly it was fairly movable again with no pain.
- Tyson Hartwig
Hartwig debuted in 2005, but has spent six years away.
"If I didn't get to 150 I wasn't going to be happy because dad (Leigh) got to 252," he quipped.
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