The grandmother of a teenage footballer who tragically died throughout a sport has revealed her remaining dialog together with her grandson.
Margaret Keogh was on the under-18s fixture within the regional Victorian city of Kyneton the place her grandson, Dallas Keogh-Frankling, was taking part in for Castlemaine when he was fatally injured in a deal with.
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“Dallas rang me Friday night,” Keogh informed 7 News.
“And he said, ‘Nan, I’ve been off for a few days.
“Umm … I’ve been feeling a bit crook, a bit of the flu’.
“But he said, ‘I’m feeling better now and I’m playing tomorrow’.”
With Castlemaine’s fixture this week towards Golden Square unsure to go forward, Keogh says her grandson would have needed his mates to play.
“I’m sure he’d be saying, ‘Play because I would want to be playing’. He would,” she mentioned.
““He was the most beautiful, beautiful boy.
“I am finding it very hard to accept that this tragedy has occurred.
“I can’t believe that such a beautiful person has left us … We’re going to miss Dallas like you wouldn’t believe.”
The soccer membership has since additionally launched an announcement.
“The Castlemaine Football & Netball Club extend our heartfelt sympathies to Dallas’s family, in particular his parents Mark and Regina, his brother Ashton, and extended family who are a significant part of our club and its history.
“Our Club community has understandably been rocked by this tragedy and have spent time together over the past two days supporting each other and will continue to do so over the coming weeks and months.
“Dallas loved his football, he loved his Club, and he loved his teammates. It is unfathomable to us that he is gone.
“At the behest of his family, training will continue to be offered this week to honour the fact that he would never want his death to dampen our love of the game.”
Keogh-Frankling was injured on the Kyneton Showgrounds round 12.20pm throughout a sport towards Kyneton.
The 17-year-old immediately acquired up, nevertheless he later collapsed and have become unresponsive within the changerooms.
He was taken to Kyneton Hospital in a essential situation, the place he later died.
Keogh-Frankling had been harm by a deal with however performed on, along with his father believing he had damaged his ribs.
“Late in the last quarter he was tackled on the boundary line by two people,” Mark Frankling informed the Herald Sun.
“His arms were pinned and he landed on the ball next to the gates where people come onto the field.”
He mentioned Dallas acquired up “straight away” however was grabbing at “his guts” after which sat down on a bench.
“I went over to check if he was all right and I said, ‘S**t, you might have broken ribs.’”
After the coach completed speaking, his son’s situation worsened.
“I looked over and saw his face was in a bit of pain, and I asked him if he was all right.
“His eyes rolled in the back of his head, I yelled for the ambulance.”
He mentioned his son’s face seemed “grey”.
“I held his hand and it felt cold. After an hour-and-a-half, they couldn’t bring him back.”
He has requested for the coroner to research to offer solutions.
“I told them I want to find out what happened, because I don’t want this to happen to anyone else,” Mr Frankling mentioned.
“I don’t want this to happen to any other kid, I don’t think Dallas would want this either. But I want only good things to come from this.
“Dallas would still want them to play footy instead of not playing footy.
“That’s life, things can happen, accidents can happen, I just don’t want this to affect the footy club.”
Victoria Police mentioned on Saturday that an investigation of the incident was incomplete.
“The exact circumstances surrounding the death are yet to be determined but the matter is not being treated as suspicious,” an announcement mentioned.
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews additionally handed on his condolences.
“This will be an incredibly difficult time for those families, friends, and people who love those who have been caught up (in this), so we send our best wishes on what will be a challenging time,” he mentioned.
Originally revealed as Grandmother of fatally injured teenage footballer opens up on their final dialog
Source: www.dailytelegraph.com.au
