Melbourne star Christian Petracca says teammate Angus Brayshaw is “not going great” after being concussed by Collingwood defender Brayden Maynard on Thursday evening.
Brayshaw was knocked out following what was deemed to be a bump from Maynard by AFL HQ, which befell because the latter tried to smother the previous’s kick within the Qualifying Final.
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While Maynard visited Brayshaw at his residence within the aftermath, Petracca stated he and captain Max Gawn additionally checked in with their teammate.
“I went and visited him yesterday with Gawny. He’s not going great to be honest,” he stated.
“Obviously he’s had a bit of concussion history, but fortunate it was six years ago, it’s not so frequent, but he’s got a bit of a sore neck.
“It’s really sad, he’s one of my closest mates. I think just in general to see anyone with concussion, whether it’s a Collingwood player or Melbourne player, it is really tough to see someone on the ground.”
Concussion campaigner Peter Jess stated, to the Herald Sun, Brayshaw’s newest head knock may very well be “career-ending” and “catastrophic” primarily based on his historical past and the newest analysis.
Brayshaw missed half of the 2016 season and the vast majority of the 2017 marketing campaign after struggling 4 concussions within the house of a yr.
He has since returned to turn out to be considered one of Melbourne’s most vital gamers and can on the very least miss this week’s conflict in opposition to Carlton underneath the AFL’s concussion protocols.
Asked how he felt about Maynard’s spoil gone incorrect, Petracca replied: “I can’t really comment on that to be honest. The only thing we’re really concerned about is our teammate and Gus on the ground. It’s difficult to see anyone on the ground with concussion.”
Petracca added Brayshaw’s historical past with concussion had made his newest episode a sobering reminder of head knocks and their affect.
“I feel like when I saw Gus and just speaking to him, footy is just one thing. It’s all about his health,” he stated.
“You’ve got your brain for the rest of your life, footy is just part of you. It’s probably when I speak to him I feel that. You look at people with concussion, it’s more than just footy. Whatever he wants to do, it’s up to him.
“From speaking to him he’s in pretty good spirits, he is sore but I guess anyone would be when you get concussed.”
Originally printed as Dees star’s perception into concussed teammate as ‘bump’ debate rages
Source: www.news.com.au
