- Woman was struck in the face by a football
- She filmed the entire incident on her phone
A woman has revealed footage of the dramatic moment she was accidentally struck in the face by a ball kicked by NRL star Latrell Mitchell over the weekend.
The incident occurred during South Sydney’s match against the Dolphins at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday, which saw the Fins storm home to win 50-28.
Mackensie Woollett, 20, was barracking in the crowd with her friends and decided to take out her phone and film the fullback kicking for touch.
Unfortunately for the footy fan, the ball struck her square in the face, leaving her very ’embarrassed’ with a bloodied nose.
The video clip was later posted to social media with the caption: ‘POV: You’re getting a video of the game, and about to cop a falcon.’
Ms Woollett explained in the comments that she wasn’t badly hurt during the incident.
Footy fan Mackensie Woollett was filming Latrell Mitchell kicking for touch when the unthinkable happened
‘Guys I am okay,’ she posted.
‘Bit of blood but all was okay. Latrell gave me his kicking tee and apologised. This is so embarrassing. I can catch I promise.’
One cheeky fan responded that it would help if she caught the ball with her hands instead of her face.
Ms Woollett replied: ‘I was looking through my camera like omg the quality is so good – such a good video and I didn’t see the ball through the phone and next thing I’m p**sing out blood’.
The fan’s painful injury came as Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow delivered a fullback masterclass with a four-try haul in the big win.
The No.1 ran amok in his 100th NRL game as the Dolphins reached 50 points for the third time in four games and consigned the Rabbitohs to a fifth straight loss.
Halfback Isaiya Katoa had four try assists, while Tabuai-Fidow’s display was timely on the day incumbent Queensland fullback Kalyn Ponga was ruled out of next Wednesday’s State of Origin decider with a foot injury.
Tabuai-Fidow played wing in the Maroons’ series-levelling victory but, after 11 tries in nine Origin games on the flanks, has done all he can to show coach Billy Slater he’s ready to wear the No.1.
The South Sydney superstar apologised for the unfortunate incident
Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow (pictured) delivered a fullback masterclass on Saturday
‘I know he’d do a great job,’ Dolphins coach Kristian Woolf said of his man potentially wearing the Queensland No.1.
‘But that wouldn”t have been his motivation tonight; he’s just such a genuine guy I think he wasn’t really happy with himself last week (in a loss to Newcastle).
‘I could tell he wanted to make amends for that. Playing 100 games, coming off a loss, playing in front of his family – that’s what he’d be concerned about.’
