Back foot slipped of board whilst bottom turning at Boranup WA saturday morning. Went down on the board and got thrown around like a rag doll in the wave and made contact with the board pretty hard under my armpit. I was lucky not to smash my ribs and thought i had only sustained bruising, there was no hole in my wetsuit!!!!!!

Trip to Margrett River Hospital 2 stitches inside the wound and 5 to close it up. Made it to the Tavern for a nice cold pint of Coopers pale and just in time to watch Western Force V QLD Reds.