Video captures insane moment at local footy match as shot on goal is blocked by seagull flying past
In one of the strangest events to be captured on the footy field, a seagull met an unfortunate ending after being hit by a footy.
A match between Somerville and Seaford in the Mornington Peninsula Football League came down to the wire, with Sommerville getting up by two points — however the story of the game wasn’t the scoreline.
The headline of the match came during a Sommerville player’s set shot, as he launched the pill from inside 50 towards the goals and struck a seagull that was flying past.
The bird immediately dropped out of the sky and hit the deck, but the game didn’t stop as players swarmed the ball that was still in play.
A Sommerville player was captured picking up the lifeless seagull and carrying it off the pitch, before running back into the game.
Vision of the incident was posted to social media by X user Carteagle, noting that it wasn’t his footage, with the caption: “I’ve seen some stuff in footy, but this is probably up there with the weirdest…”
The crowd was stunned by what they had seen.
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“That hit a f***ing bird... I got that on video!,” the person behind the camera shouted.
“The bird’s dead on the ground,” a bystander can be heard yelling.
Viewers were equally shocked by the footage, with many finding humour out of the situation.
“Surely he’s gets another kick for that,” an X user replied.
“Great smother,” another joked.
““On baller” C. Gull will enter HIA protocols,” one person said.
“Bird sacrificed its life to defend that goal,” a comment on Instagram said.
Others condemned the crowd for laughing off the incident.
“Yuk, shows how little empathy they have!,” a viewer wrote.
Another said: “Seriously, couldn’t have given the animal a bit more care. That’s pathetic.”
The video has drawn comparison to times when birds have met fowl endings on the big stage, including Scott Pendlebury bouncing a footy on top of a pigeon in a 2018 AFL match and the iconic moment MLB pitcher Randy Johnson sent a fast ball straight into a oncoming seagull — causing the bird to explode on impact.
