Melbourne captain Max Gawn has revealed he “shed a little tear” within the Gabba changerooms on Friday evening, fearing he’d suffered a 3rd ACL damage that might have threatened the remainder of his AFL profession.
Gawn stated the ACL analysis was “floated around” after he injured his knee within the loss to the Lions.
While the post-match analysis of a sprained medial collateral ligament, a four-week absence, was a reduction to all, the 5 time All-Australian couldn’t assist however worry the worst given he’s 31.
“The word ACL had been floated around, so for someone who’s done two and the people in the rooms couldn’t tell me if I had or hadn’t done it in terms of how my knee was presenting, the worst-case scenario does go (through) your mind,” Gawn stated on Monday.
“I‘m 31, I’m sort of getting towards the twilight and to do a third knee would have been pretty devastating for my own career.
“I was quite upset for a bit … the vulnerability to cry, I had a little tear in the changeroom.
“It was a big moment that got put on me in round 2 at a time when you‘re not expecting that news.”
Gawn stated he was “pretty bullish about a return date” but in addition assured in Brodie Grundy, his alternative because the No.1 ruckman.
“We needed him on Friday night, that‘s for sure … when I went down in the first five minutes, it was always going to be a daunting task,” Gawn stated.
“He did a tremendous job. Who knows how long I‘m out for – I still don’t know, I haven’t been into the club yet.”
As the sport unfolded badly for the Demons in Brisbane, Gawn stated the prolonged delay to name it off after {an electrical} problem precipitated the lights to fail within the closing quarter made it longer than anybody needed.
“I wanted the game to be over as quickly as possible and it ended up being the longest game in history,” he stated.
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