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Paddy McCartin, whose AFL career has been plagued by head injuries, has suffered a fresh concussion in Sydney’s clash with Hawthorn in Launceston on Anzac Day.
The club confirmed McCartin had failed a concussion test just before three-quarter-time, which forced him to be substituted out of the game, but the Swans said he was feeling OK.
Patrick McCartin comes from the ground after suffering a concussion.Credit:AFL Photos via Getty Images
“Paddy McCartin has been subbed out of the match after failing a concussion test,” the Swans tweeted early in the last quarter.
“Paddy is OK, but we will take every precaution.”
The 26-year-old copped a rogue knee in the back of the head after trying to take a low mark. He was also involved in a collision earlier in the match, going back with the flight of the ball in defence.
He appeared distraught in the rooms just before three-quarter-time as the Swans activated the substitution with veteran Josh Kennedy.
Paddy McCartin in the Sydney rooms after being subbed out with concussion.Credit:Fox Footy
The former Saint suffered eight concussions between 2015 and the pre-season of 2019, which restricted the No.1 draft pick to just 35 games over five seasons with the Saints. Before joining the Swans, his last game at AFL level had been for the Saints in round 16, 2018.
It appeared as though his career had come to an end when he departed Moorabin, but he got himself healthy and reinvented himself as a defender to earn a spot on Sydney’s list alongside brother Tom.