Eagle Sheppard injures hamstring in AFL

Brad Sheppard's finals campaign could be over after the West Coast defender injured his hamstring in Saturday night's qualifying final against Collingwood.

Sheppard injured his left hamstring just 19 minutes into the match after soccering the ball in mid-air.

The 27-year-old immediately grabbed at the high part of his hamstring and went down to the change rooms for further assessment.

Sheppard could barely walk after suffering the injury, and now faces a race against time to play again this year.

The 187cm backman had become one of West Coast's most durable players in recent years, having not missed a game since 2014.