Luckless Sydney defender Paddy McCartin has been subbed out of the conflict with Port Adelaide after a head knock, whereas brother Tom joined him on the sidelines with a concussion earlier than halftime.
Paddy’s head made contact with the bottom after he was on his knees then launched ahead whereas competing for the ball early within the opening time period on the SCG on Saturday evening.
The 26-year-old grabbed at his face instantly after it hit the bottom and was quickly assisted by trainers, however then staggered and fell backwards when making an attempt to get to his toes.
He needed to be helped from the sector and was subbed out quickly afterwards with Robbie Fox getting into the competition towards the Power.
Paddy has a historical past of concussions however has re-emerged as a key defender since becoming a member of his youthful brother Tom on the Swans.
Tom joined his brother on the sidelines within the second time period after diving for a unfastened ball similtaneously a Power opponent coming the opposite approach to depart the Swans out of the blue undersized in defence.
“He’s feeling OK. He’s alert and talking,” Charlie Gardiner, the Swans’ government common supervisor of soccer, informed Channel 7 about Paddy at quarter-time.
“Obviously disappointed to be out of the game and we’re all very concerned for him. But he’s feeling OK and recovering well.
“We’ll take each precaution with him and, it’s totally early, however hopefully he recovers from it and will get again on the market.”
McCartin was drafted to St Kilda with the no.1 pick in 2014 as a key forward but played only 35 games in five seasons marred by eight concussions.
He returned to playing with the Swans VFL team in 2021 and joined their AFL set up last year to be a critical part of their charge to their losing grand final against Geelong.
McCartin was additionally concussed after sustaining an errant knee to the pinnacle towards Hawthorn final yr however returned for the Swans after finishing the usual AFL 12-day concussion protocols.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
