Brisbane Lions premiership player Aaron Shattock fighting for life in hospital after excavator accident

Brisbane Lions 2002 premiership player Aaron Shattock is fighting for life in hospital after being crushed by an excavator.

The 44-year-old was driving the digger on the Gold Coast on Sunday when it rolled, trapping him underneath.

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Emergency services had to use the the hydraulic rescue tool, also known as the jaws of life, to free the former AFL player.

He was then rushed to hospital with severe and life-threatening chest injuries.

Shattock retired in 2006 after playing 68 games for Brisbane and Port Adelaide.

He started on the bench for the Lions in the famous 2002 decider when they beat Collingwood by nine points.

The midfielder’s time at Brisbane finished in 2004, after which he moved to the Power where he added another 11 games to the 57 he played at the Lions.