West Coast coach Adam Simpson says he younger defender Rhett Bazzo might be given as a lot time to grieve time as he wants following the tragic loss of life of his mom in Perth.
Kylie Bazzo, 52, was killed over the weekend after falling overboard throughout a ship crash in Mandurah and Simpson stated the degrees of shock felt by the membership had been appreciable.
Bazzo, 19, additionally misplaced his father, adorned WAFL participant Steve Bazzo, to most cancers in 2015 and the membership has decided to throw its arms spherical {the teenager} and provides him as a lot assist as attainable.
“It’s come as quite a shock to Rhett and his family,” Simpson stated on Wednesday.
“They’re dealing with that grief at the moment and the club is supporting them.
“We will give him as much time as he needs with his family. Football is not the priority right now for him.”
Simpson stated the entire membership had been shaken by the incident and returning to the conventional work of pre-season coaching had been one thing all gamers and employees needed to try to cope with.
“You know, because of the tragic nature and the shock, the Monday was difficult,” Simpson stated.
“So we had to adjust that and provide a little bit of support for the players as well as our staff. We got through the day.
“We will play a bit of a scratch match today and we’ll keep moving forward but understand that the sensitivity around it always is with our players as well.”
Tributes poured in from the WA soccer group for Ms Bazzo who turned the primary feminine CEO within the WAFL in 2000 when she took over the function at Peel Thunder.
Rhett Bazzo performed 9 AFL video games in 2022 after making his debut in Round 14.
Originally revealed as West Coast Eagles nonetheless in shock after loss of life of participant’s mom in boating tragedy
