Angus Brayshaw hasn’t but mentioned his enjoying future with the Melbourne and turned up for coaching with the Demons on Tuesday feeling “a lot better” as he strikes by the AFL’s concussion protocols following a sickening hit on the MCG final week.
Melbourne coach Simon Goodwin stated the star midfielder had improved in latest days after he was knocked unconscious in a first-quarter collision with Brayden Maynard in Thursday night time’s qualifying ultimate.
He was embraced by his teammates on the coaching observe on Tuesday and and ran some laps in a optimistic signal.
But whether or not Brayshaw may return for a preliminary ultimate or face an extended absence from the sport stays to be determined, with Goodwin telling reporters on Tuesday the Demons could be extraordinarily cautious on account of his historical past of head knocks.
Brayshaw missed half of his second season in 2016 and the vast majority of 2017 after struggling 4 concussions over 12 months and has performed sporting a helmet since that interval.
“(Brayshaw) is progressing well, clearly he’s in the protocols and there’s more checks that need to be done,” Goodwin stated.
“We certainly won’t take a risk with him as a player … there’s a big picture to think of here with Angus, and we’ve just got to make sure that everything is done properly. His health is paramount in this situation.”
Brayshaw’s brother, former West Coast footballer Hamish, advised reporters in Western Australia at Monday night time’s Sandover Medal depend that the 27-year-old would bear mind scans to evaluate the injury from the collision.
Goodwin stated the scans had been “normal procedure” for somebody with Brayshaw’s concussion historical past.
“(The scans) will give us some real comfort about where his health sits, and I think we need to do that as a footy club, Angus needs to do that, his family needs to understand that, and we make sure he steps through the protocols in the right way,” Goodwin stated.
“We certainly haven’t had any of those discussions at all,” he stated when requested if Melbourne and Brayshaw had mentioned his enjoying future.
“Clearly with concussion, you need to make sure everything is done properly. We’ve seen a number of players retire due to concussion, so we need to make sure the athlete, in this case Angus, is clear and is functioning fully.”
Hours earlier than Maynard’s tribunal look on Tuesday afternoon, Goodwin stood by his post-game feedback that the Magpies defender ought to face penalties for the result of his tried smother.
“I think the whole footy world is looking at this case for a whole range of different reasons, and post-game I gave the basic facts about what took place,” he stated.
“But ultimately we’re looking at what a duty of care looks like in this space – to have a player concussed for two minutes, I think we’re all looking at the different types of footy acts that are out there.
“I think this is another example of what does a duty of care look like in a football act, and the whole footy world will be looking at the outcome.”
Originally revealed as AFL finals 2023: Angus Brayshaw ‘feeling better’ after Brayden Maynard collision
Source: www.dailytelegraph.com.au
