Jeremy Cameron has returned home after being hospitalised following a heavy collision with teammate Gary Rohan

GEELONG forward Jeremy Cameron has been discharged from hospital after being knocked out in an accidental collision with teammate Gary Rohan in the side’s 15-point win over Melbourne.

“Following further assessment at the hospital Cameron has been cleared of any initial concerns and will continue to be assessed and monitored by the club’s medical staff,” the club said in a statement on Friday.

“Cameron has entered the League’s concussion protocols and will miss the club’s round 16 match against the Sydney Swans next Friday night.”

The pair contested a marking contest at centre half-forward, with Rohan’s shoulder collecting Cameron’s head which then hit the turf.

Play was halted for seven minutes as Cameron was stretchered off the field at GMHBA Stadium.

The 30-year-old was conscious as he left the field and offered a thumbs-up to fans.

Coach Chris Scott said post-match that everyone was “a bit shaken” by the incident.

“I don’t really know (how Cameron is). He has been taken to hospital, and that can sound dramatic, but I haven’t got an update yet. That’ll come in time,” Scott said.

“I certainly haven’t had any indication that it’s a horrible situation, but any time one of your players needs to be taken to hospital, even if it’s for observation, (it) leaves us all a bit shaken.”

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Rohan refocused to kick a game-high three goals in wet conditions, with Melbourne having no answer to his pace on fast breaks.

“The (wet) conditions made the game a bit of a slog at times, so it became a game of will as much of a game of method. I thought as the game went on, we adapted better. I thought they had control of that battle for a while,” Scott said.

“We felt for big parts of the game, things were just going against us. When you lose one of your best players so early, certainly in those circumstances, it can put everyone on the back foot.

“[Rohan’s] approach and maturity to really attack the game – and if anyone won the game for us, it was him – and I’m really proud of him and others as well.

“He is so willing to play his role, and it’s a role that’s hard for some people on the outside to understand. I don’t just mean on the field as well, the way he is around the club, he’s someone I admire.

“I don’t generally individualise – Tom Stewart was pretty good – so he had some competition, but to my eye, Rohan was the most dangerous player on the ground. Because he is the person he is, it did rattle him, and I respect him more for that, because he’s not a sociopath, he’s got some empathy for one of his best friends who he’s accidentally knocked out.”