Carlton AFL coach Michael Voss has paid a heartfelt tribute to his former teammate Aaron Shattock as he fights for life in an induced coma after being crushed by heavy earthmoving equipment at his home on Sunday. Shattock, a 44-year-old builder and father of three, was rushed to Gold Coast University Hospital with multiple life-threatening chest and abdominal injuries after the excavator rolled onto him on Sunday afternoon.
![[Shattock's former Lions teammate Michael Voss (pictured) hailed his friend as a 'ripping good fella' as he reacted to the 'terrible' news]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/22/23/93410739-14219795-image-a-1_1734908841722.jpg)
The Brisbane Lions premiership-winner is in intensive care and is believed to be watched over by his wife Claire and children Sadie, Cleo and Mitch. Voss shared some emotional words about Shattock in a statement released by the Lions on Saturday night, branding him 'a ripping good fella' and 'an outstanding teammate'.
![[Pictured: the aftermath of the accident that left Shattock in an induced coma]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/22/23/93409945-14219795-image-a-3_1734909086858.jpg)
'I can't believe it ... it's terrible at any time but just before Christmas is even worse. Our prayers are with him and his family,' Voss said. Emergency services workers had to use hydraulic equipment to get the excavator off Shattock, according to a Queensland Fire Department spokeswoman, with a Queensland Police spokesman adding that he was trapped under the equipment 'for a while'.
![[Shattock (left) is pictured with former teammate turned Geelong AFL coach Chris Scott after starring in the Lions' 2002 grand final win]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/22/23/93409949-14219795-image-a-4_1734909147764.jpg)
Brisbane premiership winner Aaron Shattock (pictured) is fighting for life in a Gold Coast hospital after being pinned under an excavator that rolled on top of him on Sunday. Shattock's former Lions teammate Michael Voss (pictured) hailed his friend as a 'ripping good fella' as he reacted to the 'terrible' news.
