Paddy McCartin’s symptoms from his 10th concussion are starting to pass but coach John Longmire insists Sydney will not putting any timeline on the luckless defender’s recovery. 7NEWS
Paddy McCartin’s symptoms from his 10th concussion are starting to pass but coach John Longmire insistsMcCartin is sidelined indefinitely afterWATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Concussion experts urge McCartin to consider retirement.
Paddy McCartin, 26, suffered nine previous concussions, including eight at St Kilda that put his career on hiatus in 2019, before making a brilliant return at Sydney last season.When asked how Sydney would put a timeline on McCartin’s recovery process, Longmire said: “It’s very simple - you don’t.” “Football’s very much not discussed in what we’re talking about with Paddy at the moment, it’s just making sure that he gets back to full health as soon as he can“We’ve had some advice that you need to just focus on getting Paddy back and feeling good and that’s the only thing that we’ll discuss and keep focusing on.”“Paddy’s in at training every day. He’s not doing any training as such but he’s been in here every day,” Longmire said.
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