‘Diabolical’: Horrible news for Brisbane Lions star

The Lions secured a spot in the finals with a commanding 57-point win at Optus Stadium,

but it has come at a cost with key midfielder Berry’s return from a shoulder injury now a mystery.

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Berry suffered a dislocated shoulder injury when he was shoved in the back by Andrew Brayshaw in the final quarter.

The 27-year-old was clearly not expecting contact as a loose ball bounced towards him before Brayshaw cannoned into his back.

You can watch the incident in the video player above.

The contact sent Berry falling forwards where he put both hands out to brace for the impact of falling onto the turf.

That impact was enough to force Berry’s left upper arm bone to be dislodged from its shoulder socket.

He was in obvious pain as he was helped from the field by medical officials with his shoulder looking all messed up.

He was immediately subbed out of the game.

Leading footy reporter Jon Ralph on Fox Footy called it “diabolical for Jarrod Berry”.

However, the Code Sports journalist reported on X on Saturday the club is hopeful Berry will be fit in time for the club’s first game of the 2025 Finals Series.

“The Lions are fairly hopeful Berry will miss round 24 then be ready to play in a first final,” he posted.

“He is tough as nails. Scans tomorrow but he is prepared to play with the dislocation.”

Berry has a history of multiple shoulder injuries.

Ralph initially said on Fox Footy the injury looked “diabolical”.

“So that is a horrible, horrible injury,” he said.

“He will know that the road ahead is very full of pitfalls.”

Lions coach Chris Fagan said the injury “didn’t look good” during his post-match press conference.

“His other shoulder is the one he’s had operated on,” Fagan said after the game.

“So now the other one’s popped out. I don’t know the full extent. Obviously, there’ll be scans and stuff like that. It didn’t look good.

“But sometimes they can find a way to strap them up and get them through the season and have an operation at the end of the year.

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“It’s not ideal. He’s been one of our better players this year, very reliable leader. So fingers crossed for him.”

The AFL has not announced its match review verdict from Friday night’s matches but it is possible Brayshaw may be cited for the reckless contact.

The win means the Lions have qualified for seven consecutive finals series.

Originally published as ‘Diabolical’: Horrible news for Brisbane Lions star