Cats icon Patrick Dangerfield played on with a sickening injury before being rushed to hospital in an ambulance after Geelong’s loss to Port Adelaide as coach Chris Scott reveals star ‘couldn’t move’
Patrick Dangerfield was taken to hospital in an ambulance just after coming from the field in Geelong’s loss to Port Adelaide on Thursday night, with Cats coach Chris Scott revealing that the star ‘couldn’t move’ after a heavy bump.
Dangerfield copped a knock to his lower back from Dan Houston during a marking contest in the second quarter but managed to see out the rest of the match before being taken for precautionary treatment.
On Friday morning the club confirmed he suffered a broken rib and partially collapsed lung, and will travel back to Melbourne by car after being released from hospital later on Thursday night.
People who have suffered a lung collapse – known as pneumothorax – are usually urged not to fly.
‘He got that knock and then he progressively seized up more and more to the point where, he’s a warrior, but it didn’t look to us like he could move,’ Scott said after the game.
‘He kept trying, but it was clear he just couldn’t have an impact on the game from pretty early in the second quarter.
‘I could say that it’s a back spasm or something like that, but the honest answer is, I don’t know.’
Dangerfield was well below his best in the 38-point loss, recording 15 disposals and one goal as he struggled through the effects of the hit.
Port, extending their club-record winning streak to 11 games, replace Collingwood in top spot on the AFL ladder.
And coach Ken Hinkley’s outfit, with 12 wins and two losses, will keep top billing for at least a week, with the Magpies (11-2) having a bye this weekend.
The Cats (six wins, seven losses) retain ninth spot but could slip as low as 12th by the end of the weekend.
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