JEREMY Howe is an Aussie rules footballer who wears a shirt with one sleeve.
But is this an unlikely fashion choice, or is there another reason for his unsymmetrical uniform?
Why does Jeremy Howe wear one sleeve?
Jeremy Howe made a shock comeback to the Australian Football League (AFL) in June after a gruesome injury that was deemed too graphic to be shown in replays on TV.
While playing for Collingwood against Geelong, following a heavy collision while contesting a high ball, Howe fell heavily onto his left arm from around six feet in the air.
He was carried from the Melbourne Cricket Ground in agony on a stretcher with multiple breaks in his arm and elbow.
He now plays wearing a compression sleeve to protect his arm — which required approval from the AFL — in spite of having no feeling in the fingertips of the injured arm.
The 32-year-old vividly remembers the moment his armed shattered, telling 7NEWS Melbourne: “I grabbed my shoulder first because that’s where all the pain was coming from.”
“When I looked down, my arm was bent halfway through, I probably started panicking.
“My elbow tried to dislocate in the same scenario and therefore my forearm gave way and snapped four times in there.
“Four breaks in the forearm, two breaks in my elbow and did an AC joint, pretty much explain it like those bamboo string puppets, that’s exactly what happened, drop it and my arm folded on top of each other, it’s definitely that most pain I’ve ever been in my life.”
Who is Jeremy Howe?
Jeremy Howe is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Collingwood Football Club in the AFL.
He was born on June 29, 1990 in Hobart Tasmania and attended the Rose Bay High School.
Howe is the cousin of Australian and Tasmanian cricketer Matthew Wade.
Who has Jeremy Howe played for?
Howe has represented the Collingwood Football Club since 2015.
He previously played for the Melbourne Football Club between 2011 and 2015.
Jeremy also represented Dodges Ferry in the Southern Football League, the Hobart Tigers in the Tasmanian State League, and in 2009 also played some games for the Lauderdale Football Club.
What has Jeremy Howe won?
Although Jeremy hasn’t won any trophies or leagues with the teams he’s represented, he has an impressive array of individual honours.
In 2011 he won the Harold Ball Memorial Trophy for being Melbourne‘s best first-year player.
In 2012 he was inducted into the the 22 Under 22 team (22under22), an honorary team created by the AFL Players’ Association to recognise the best young talent in the AFL.
In 2012 he also won the AFL Mark of the Year — meaning he was the best at catching the ball from kicks.
In 2013 he was the Melbourne Football Club’s Leading Goalkicker.
And in 2020 he received All Stars Representative Honours in the Bushfire Relief Match.
