Elsewhere within the footy world, Geelong champion Tom Stewart has spoken in regards to the results of the concussion that dominated him out of this 12 months’s grand last.
Stewart was concussed within the Cats’ preliminary last victory over Hawthorn, routinely dominated out of the season finale because of the AFL’s minimal 12-day concussion protocol, and informed Triple M on Monday night that he couldn’t have performed regardless.
Tom Stewart of the Cats appears to be like on through the grand last.Credit: AFL Photos
“Not in any respect. When the incident occurred, I totally blacked out and misplaced about an hour of my life; I can’t keep in mind a factor. I used to be acutely aware and awake, and I ran off alone accord, however I don’t keep in mind a factor. I got here to about an hour downstairs with my instant household, however that’s the very first thing I keep in mind,” the 32-year-old stated.
He was unsure whether or not he would have been proper to return had the damage occurred earlier the Cats’ finals marketing campaign, having had earlier head accidents.
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“I’ve had a variety of concussions in my profession, I’ve bought a younger household, and I take it fairly critically. Based off these signs and the best way I did current, I might have given myself each probability,” he stated.
“I had one not too a few years in the past, and I got here again, and I in all probability wasn’t proper, so I believe I might have taken a firmer stance in coming again right into a grand last, so I may not have been as prepared to go in underdone.”
While the membership supported him via what was an emotional grand last week, Stewart admitted he discovered it personally “exhausting”.
“The membership informed me after the incident to remain away for so long as you need and take your time, however I assumed I’d relatively the boys see me and know I’m OK. I went to open coaching day and watching the boys practice and to see the followers; to see the outpouring of help and emotion was actually, actually particular. I needed to take a while after that session as a result of I used to be simply knackered attempting to fake that every thing was OK on the skin and ensure the boys had been OK. By the top of the sport, I simply wished to sleep.”
