AFL legend Jason Akermanis has been slammed by viewers for appearing to fake an injury in order to quit SAS Australia.
The new season of the reality TV show began on Monday night, with the contestants tasked with completing gruelling tasks and challenges in military style conditions.
Akermanis was one of several Australian sporting identities appearing as contestants, along with Matthew Mitcham, Stephanie Rice, Boyd Cordner, Peter Bol, Anthony Mundine and Abbie Holmes.
Akermanis, who won three premierships with the Brisbane Lions, completed an exercise involving running onto a train to retrieve a military case before jumping off the train.
The 46-year-old was unable to find the case and later complained about having a sore foot.
In a seriously painful exchange, Akermanis tried to convince the SAS doctor to medically...
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