David Hale was forced to come to the rescue on Saturday night following an injury to team-mate Daniel Wells in the final warm-up.

The Roos started the match with just three men on the bench before Hale emerged from the rooms.

Amazingly, Hale had played at VFL level for North Ballarat just hours earlier, named in the best with two goals during the Roosters' win.

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