Jeremy Cameron suffers brutal knockout after sickening collision with his own teammate as Geelong superstar receives heartwarming ovation from Cats faithful as he’s carted off the field
- Jeremy Cameron was knocked out for Geelong on Thursday
- He collided with teammate Gary Rohan against Melbourne
- Cameron was applauded off the field by Cats supporters
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Geelong superstar Jeremy Cameron has been substituted out of the AFL clash with Melbourne after a sickening collision with teammate Gary Rohan.
Cameron was involved in a marking contest at centre-half forward as Rohan came across from the side, with his left shoulder accidentally clipping the key forward’s head.
Cameron looked in a bad way and stayed down for several minutes while he was assessed by club medical staff, holding up play during the first quarter.
The 30-year-old was conscious when he was taken off the field on a stretcher about eight minutes after the collision, and gave a thumbs-up gesture to the crowd at GMHBA Stadium.
Geelong captain Patrick Dangerfield, who himself is sidelined because of injury, said Cameron was headed to hospital at quarter time.
Jeremy Cameron suffered a sickening knockout against Melbourne on Thursday
He was stretchered off to a heartwarming ovation from the Geelong faithful
‘From there they’ll do far greater assessments than what they can do here at the ground,’ Dangerfield told the Seven Network.
‘Fingers crossed for the big fella that he’s OK.
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‘He was responsive inside (the change room), which is obviously really pleasing.
‘We’ll have to wait and see.’
Cats substitute Jack Bowes was activated as Cameron’s replacement.
Cameron’s injury is a huge blow for Geelong, who led 2.1 (13) to 0.2 (2) when their leading goal-kicker went down.
Rohan was visibly upset after the collision and stayed with his teammate while medical staff assessed Cameron on the field.
Rohan found the ball soon after the match re-started and received warm applause from the Cats crowd.
The Geelong star ran into teammate Gary Rohan during their game this week
He then brought them to their feet with a team-lifting goal before quarter time, helping the Cats to a 3.4 (22) to 2.1 (13) lead at the first change.
Melbourne had their own injury scare during the first term when Jack Viney left the field nursing his right shoulder, having hurt it while tackling Cats defender Tom Stewart.
Viney was checked on the sidelines and the tough midfielder soon returned to the action, attending the next centre bounce.
