GWS Giants AFLW player Bríd Stack released from hospital after neck injury in trial game

Greater Western Sydney's Irish import Bríd Stack has been released from hospital after suffering a fractured vertebra in an AFLW practice match in Adelaide. Key points: Play was stopped on Sunday after fears she had severely injured her spine Stack suffered a fracture of her C7 vertebra in the collision She will not require surgery and re-joined the team to rehabilitate Play was stopped in the fourth quarter of the game at Norwood Oval on Sunday after a collision. But in a statement released on Monday, the Giants said scans revealed Stack had a stable fracture of the C7 vertebra and no injury to surrounding nerves. "This was an incredibly unfortunate accident and we're thankful that Bríd has avoided serious injury," Giants head of women's football Bri Harvey said.