Concussed Collingwood defender Jordan Roughead thought he was playing for the Western Bulldogs
Collingwood defender Jordan Roughead is believed to have asked “what the hell is Bevo doing” during a worrying concussion episode where he thought he was playing for his old club Western Bulldogs.
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A concussed Jordan Roughead believed he was playing for the Western Bulldogs last Friday night.
Events in the second quarter bemused Collingwood coaches and staff, who were not aware of Roughead’s situation.
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A dazed Roughead had an argument with teammate Brayden Maynard on the ground during the match against Richmond after he fumbled a straightforward handball and Sydney Stack kicked a goal.
When Roughead eventually came to the bench, it’s understood he wondered why there was so much “black and white” at the MCG.
It’s believed he also said, “what the hell is Bevo doing”, which was a reference to his former coach at the Bulldogs, Luke Beveridge.
A review is expected into the circumstances of Roughead’s concussion and why he remained on the ground in a befuddled state for at least eight minutes.
The review is a matter of AFL protocol after a concussion.
Roughead copped a ball to the face in the first quarter and may have suffered a separate knock to the head in the second quarter, before he was ruled out of the game at halftime because of concussion.
Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley said on AFL360 on Monday that having a runner available might have helped the club detect the concussion earlier.
“Maybe it would have been something we would have been able to go and check directly (if we had a runner),” Buckley said.
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AFL football operation manager Steve Hocking did not advocate the need for greater access for runners.
“They’ve got two doctors and doctors can go on any time they want, they’ve got full access to the ground, as can physios, so there’s plenty of numbers there,” Hocking told the Herald Sun.
“This is a unique situation.”
Hocking said blame was not being pushed on anyone and a potential review was natural protocol.
“That will only happen if there’s something significant which has been missed and they’ve (Collingwood) clearly picked it up at the end,” Hocking said.
“I don’t know if there’s been any contact with Collingwood, but it’s certainly something which is on our radar because we’ve got to take that stuff seriously.”
Buckley revealed that Roughead’s condition was not picked up until a teammate flagged it with club officials.
Buckley was bemused when Roughead fumbled the handball, leading to the Stack goal.
And then Maynard said something to Roughead which sparked a minor verbal argument between the pair.
“Brayden Maynard had rotated off and had the conversation and said, ‘go and check out Roughy, because I don’t reckon he’s all there’, and that was seven or eight minutes after (the Stack goal),” Buckley said.
“That’s when they grabbed him off and did the concussion (test), made it delayed concussion of some sort.
“I know that a few of our boys had a conversation — there was one bit of play where he (Roughead) got handballed the ball, he fumbled it and then Sydney Stack kicked a goal.
“The conversation went to Brayden Maynard and he (Roughead) said what happened then and he (Maynard) said, ‘well, you dropped the ball mate and we had a goal kicked against us’ and he (Roughead) goes, ‘I can’t even remember it’.”
Roughead is listed as a test ahead of this weekend’s game.
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