Table 3.
The mean monthly number of hospital-treated AF-related lower limb injury-only cases in each FootyFirst region and across the rest of Victoria*
| Region 1 FootyFirst+S in 2012 and 2013 |
Region 2 FootyFirst+NS in 2012 and 2013 |
Region 3 FootyFirst+S only in 2013 | Rest of Victoria (external control) |
|
| Entire period (2006–2013) | 8.7 | 26.5 | 51.8 | 165.7 |
| Pre-FootyFirst (2006–2011) | 9.0 | 25.1 | 49.1 | 160.6 |
| Post-FootyFirst (2012 only) | 3.8 | 30.0 | 59.0 | 188.0 |
| Post-FootyFirst (2012–2013) | 7.2 | 30.5 | 59.8 | 180.8 |
| % Change pre-post FootyFirst (2006–2011 vs 2012) | −57.7 | +19.5 | +20.2 | +17.1 |
| % Change pre-post FootyFirst (2006–2011 vs 2012–2013) | −20.0 | +21.5 | +21.8 | +12.6 |
*The characteristics of all the leagues from regions 1 to 3 were similar, but there were fewer registered players in region 1, see Donaldson et al 24 for more detail.
AF, Australian Football; NS, with nosupport; S, support.