![]() Melbourne youngster Angus Brayshaw will take a "period away" from the club after suffering his fourth concussion in just the last 12 months. The 21-year old midfielder suffered his latest concussion in the VFL, and hasn't played a game of football since mid-May. Melbourne co-captain Nathan Jones spoke on RSN927 about Brayshaw's concussion issues. "I caught up with Angus last week and he's having a small period away from the club, just to recover from his latest head knock," Jones said. "I think he'll probably take a period of time out of the game, as long as that is I'm not too sure at this stage. "I guess there's a process of getting tests and seeing how he's progressing with the normal SCAT (concussion) testing and whether that testing goes to another level. "We expect [him] getting back playing again." Brayshaw has only played 33 AFL games since he was picked at No. 3 in the 2014 AFL Draft. "He's got a really positive mindset about it and wants to get some luck back," Jones said. "He's just got to get back on the bike...practicing some of his techniques and build some confidence back again and just get out there and play. "I think he'll be alright, but obviously [it's] a tough time for him trying to work through the whole process and where it sits with all the media hype around concussion, which is an interesting debate within itself. "I think 'Gussy' will be fine and he'll be back again better than ever."
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The Match Review Panel has assessed each match of round 9 and laid the following charges:
Sydney Swans ruckman Kurt Tippett has been charged after striking St Kilda captain Jarryn Geary during the first quarter of the clash at Etihad Stadium, last Saturday. The Panel assessed the incident as "careless conduct with low impact to the head". The incident was classified as a $1500 sanction, but due to the fact that Tippett does not have an applicable record that can impact the penalty, he can accept a $1000 sanction with an early plea. Essendon forward Joe Daniher has been charged after engaging in rough conduct against West Coast midfielder Sam Mitchell. The incident occurred during the first quarter of the clash at Etihad Stadium last Sunday. The Panel assessed the incident as "careless conduct with low impact to the body". The incident was classified as a $1500 sanction, but due to the fact that Daniher does not have an applicable record that can impact the penalty, he can accept a $1000 sanction with an early plea. North Melbourne forward Shaun Higgins has been charged after striking Melbourne midfielder Clayton Oliver. The incident occurred during the first quarter of the clash at the MCG, last Sunday. The Panel assessed the incident as "intentional conduct with low impact to the body". The incident was classified as a $1500 sanction, but due to the fact that Higgins does not have an applicable record that can impact the penalty, he can accept a $1000 sanction with an early plea. Midfielder Ben Cunnington has been charged after striking Melbourne midfielder Bernie Vince. The incident occurred during the second quarter of the clash at the MCG, last Sunday. The Panel assessed the incident as "intentional conduct with low impact to the body". The incident was classified as a $1500 sanction, but due to the fact that Cunnington does not have an applicable record that can impact the penalty, he can accept a $1000 sanction with an early plea. Melbourne backman Christian Salem has been charged after striking North Melbourne forward Shaun Higgins. The incident occurred during the second quarter of the clash at the MCG, last Sunday. The Panel assessed the incident as "intentional conduct with low impact to the head". The incident was classified as a two-match sanction, but due to the fact that Salem does not have an applicable record that can impact the penalty, he can accept a one-match sanction with an early plea. Carlton midfielder Patrick Cripps has been charged after making forceful contact from front-on against Fremantle forward Brady Grey. The incident occurred during the third quarter of the clash at Domain Stadium, last Sunday. The Panel assessed the incident as "careless conduct with low impact to the head". The incident was classified as a $1500 sanction, but due to the fact that Cripps does not have an applicable record that can impact the penalty, he can accept a $1000 sanction with an early plea. After a tense round of footy, how has your club been affected by injuries?
Adelaide Crows player Curtly Hampton sprained his right ankle during the clash against the Brisbane Lions last Saturday. He was tackled by Lions player Ben Keays in the third quarter when the injury occurred. Hampton went straight to the rooms and came back out with ice strapped to his leg, sitting out the rest of the game. Brisbane Lions backman Claye Beams hurt his right hamstring during the clash against the Crows last Saturday. The injury occurred during the first half of the game. It comes after many other injury issues, including injuries associated with his groin, knee and foot. Carlton has been hit with several injury concerns after the clash against Fremantle last Sunday. Defender Sam Rowe hyper-extended his right knee when he collided with Fremantle captain Nat Fyfe. Rowe came off the ground shortly after to have his knee strapped, but later hurt his knee again when it buckled underneath him without making contact with another player. He came off the ground once again and did not return for the rest of the game. Former Collingwood midfielder Dale Thomas was sidelined for the second half of the game after suffering a concussion when he collided with teammate Alex Silvagni. Thomas also reportedly had blurred vision when he sustained the head knock. Patrick Cripps hurt his left knee during a contest that occurred in the third quarter. The midfielder returned to the field after taking pain medication and receiving further treatment. Jacob Weitering came off the ground during the third quarter after hurting his left arm. He received medical attention and returned to the field soon after. Collingwood player Jame Aish sustained a fractured cheekbone during the clash against Hawthorn last Saturday. The midfielder sustained the injury after a heavy head clash with Hawthorn's Daniel Howe during the third quarter. Aish went to hospital where he had scans to determine the severity of the injury. It is unknown at this stage how long it will take for the 21-year old to recover, and whether he will need surgery to repair the fracture. Essendon backman Michael Hurley hurt his left shoulder during the fourth quarter of the clash against West Coast. The 26-year old landed on his shoulder after a marking contest, but remained on the ground and played out the rest of the game. Cale Hooker hurt his right leg, but played out the game with the leg strapped. Geelong midfielder Nakia Cockatoo hurt his right hamstring only weeks after recovering from surgery on a sore thumb after round one. The hamstring injury occurred during the first quarter of the Friday night clash against the Bulldogs. Cockatoo could be sidelined for at least two weeks before Geelong head into their mid-season bye. Steven Motlop came off the ground after hurting his left hand during the third quarter. He received medical attention and returned to the field shortly after. Greater Western Sydney tall forward Rory Lobb was in a lot of pain when he collided with Richmond midfielder Dustin Martin during a marking contest in the first quarter. Lobb rested on the bench and returned later in the first quarter, but was rested during most of the second half. Giants coach Leon Cameron stated that Lobb had hurt his groin last week and had hurt it again during the game on Saturday. "Someone fell on him last week — his groin was a bit sore. The exact same thing happened tonight which is unique," Cameron said. "He just couldn't run, so 10 minutes into the third [quarter], the message was that he couldn't come back on." Hawthorn forward Paul Puopolo appeared sore after a contest just before half-time of the clash against Collingwood. The 29-year old limped off the field and into the rooms but played out the second half. Jack Gunston hurt his left knee after being tackled by Jack Crisp. The forward's leg was caught underneath him when he was tackled during the third quarter. Gunston was assessed by medical staff and played out the rest of the game. North Melbourne player Ben Cunnington also suffered a knee injury after his right leg was caught underneath him during a tackle. The midfielder was tackled by Melbourne co-captain Jack Viney in the first quarter of the game on Sunday. Cunnington walked off the ground and went straight down to the rooms. He later returned and tested his leg by performing run-throughs on the boundary line for the rest of the first quarter. He returned to the field in the second quarter with the right knee strapped and played out the rest of the game. Medical staff initially suspected Lachie Hansen had sustained a concussion after colliding with teammate Aaron Mullett in a marking contest during the first quarter. Hansen was cleared and came back onto the field shortly after. St Kilda midfielder Jack Newnes barely played his 100th game, after suffering a concussion during the clash against Sydney on Saturday. The 24-year old collided heavily with young Swan, Callum Mills early in the first quarter. Newnes went down to the rooms and was assessed by medical staff. He was sidelined for the rest of his milestone match. "He's really likely to play next week, that's the early call. We'll just have to see how he responds," St Kilda coach Alan Richardson said during the post-match press conference. Forward Maverick Weller limped to the bench late in the first quarter, when his right ankle was accidentally kicked by Sydney's Luke Parker. It was the same ankle the 25-year old had rolled during a training session a few weeks ago, which forced him out of the round seven side. Weller was assessed by medical staff and managed to play out the rest of the game. Sydney player Harry Cunningham injured his right foot during the third quarter of the clash against the Saints. Medical staff assessed and strapped the 23-year old's foot during three-quarter-time. Early in the fourth quarter a decision was made by the staff to strap ice to his foot. West Coast backman Sharrod Wellingham hurt his ankle during the first half of the clash against Essendon on Sunday, but played out the rest of the game. Western Bulldogs vice-captain Easton Wood had a sore shoulder after tackling Geelong's Jordan Murdoch in the first quarter on Friday night. Despite the soreness, Wood played out the rest of the game. Geelong Cats v Western BulldogsGeelong
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St Kilda v Sydney SwansSaints
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GWS Giants v RichmondGiants
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Brisbane Lions v Adelaide CrowsLions
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Collingwood v HawthornCollingwood
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Essendon v West Coast EaglesEssendon
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Fremantle v CarltonFremantle
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Melbourne v North MelbourneMelbourne
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ByesGold Coast Suns, Port Adelaide
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Melbourne star forward Jesse Hogan has been diagnosed with testicular cancer.
The 22-year old will have surgery on Tuesday to remove a tumour, after a CT scan confirmed that there were no other cancers that had spread throughout his body. Due to early detection of the cancer, chemotherapy or radiotherapy won't be required. Melbourne club doctor Zeeshan Arain has stated that, if his recovery goes according to plan, Hogan will make a full recovery and return to football in as little as two months. "From a physical point of view of the operation and the recovery, we expect somewhere between four and eight weeks," Arain said. "But we'll have to look back at how he's had an interrupted year from a conditioning point of view, and also his psychological state." The small mass found in Hogan's testicle is believed to be a seminoma, a type of cancer. Despite the diagnosis, Arain said that, because the cancer was found in its earliest stages, a positive recovery is highly likely. "He was very lucky," Arain said. "When they hear that it's an early stage of cancer then their emotions flip around. "It was really good that Jesse was able to come to us [the doctors] and we were able to follow through." General manager of football Josh Mahoney released a statement on behalf of the Melbourne football club in support of the 2014 NAB AFL Rising Star. "The club's collective heart is with Jesse Hogan. This is clearly a very difficult time for Jesse and his health and wellbeing is the number one priority for us. "We informed the players of this on Friday and respected Jesse's wishes to keep this information private up until this point." AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan spoke on behalf of the AFL to show his support for Hogan and his family. "Our thoughts are with Jesse. We know he is going to have the best care and my understanding is that the diagnosis is positive in the context of bad news," McLachlan said. "Health and family are pretty much everything and it gives a lot of things a lot of context. He will have all the love and care that he needs to recover quickly." Prior to their flight to Adelaide last Friday, players were told the news at Melbourne Airport, Demon's co-captain Nathan Jones told reporters. Jones said that players used the news as a way to motivate themselves in the lead up to the clash against the Crows, where they defeated them at Adelaide Oval by 41 points. "It was definitely mentioned, particularly when one of our mates is facing some of the things 'Hoges' has faced," Jones said. "It was an opportunity for us to draw on some of that inspiration, particularly with how he's handled himself and the adversity he's faced. "It pales into significance the fact that we're playing a game of footy and we've got one of our mates going through the stuff he's been through. "Our best way of honouring that was performing on the weekend and making sure we keep a really positive vibe around the footy club and keep supporting him as well as we can." The news about Hogan's cancer diagnosis comes only weeks after Hogan's father Tony passed away from cancer. Hogan will take indefinite leave as he recovers from the surgery.
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