Bulldogs rule Tom Liberatore out indefinitely after fourth concussion in 12 months

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Bulldogs regularisation Tom Liberatore retired indefinitely aft 4th concussion successful 12 months

Western Bulldogs premiership subordinate Tom Liberatore has been sidelined indefinitely aft being concussed for the 2nd clip successful little than a month, and the 4th clip successful 12 months, successful the lucifer against Hawthorn connected Sunday.

He was concussed against Fremantle past season, and again against the Hawks successful circular 22. He was placed successful the concussion protocols pursuing the round-six lucifer against Essendon this twelvemonth erstwhile helium collapsed successful the mediate of the crushed precocious successful the contest.

On Sunday, the pugnacious 31-year-old near the crushed with 3 minutes of the choky lucifer remaining aft helium received an accidental footwear to the caput from Hawthorn’s Conor Nash.

Tom Liberatore was ruled retired of the crippled with concussion successful the dying minutes of the lucifer against Hawthorn.

He regained his feet but was dazed and fell to the crushed conscionable earlier the nine doc arrived astatine his side. He instantly went to the seat and played nary further portion successful the match.

Liberatore had earlier copped a sound successful the opening minutes of the clash erstwhile helium collided with Karl Amon but was cleared aft the doc assessed the incident.

Liberatore’s manager Luke Beveridge expressed interest for the midfielder aft the lucifer and said his wellbeing would beryllium their lone consideration, fixed the round-six incidental erstwhile helium collapsed successful the mediate of the field.

“For it to hap again this day erstwhile it was lone a mates of weeks agone (that) the aforesaid happening happened – it’s a bigger interest than conscionable a one-game contented for me, and I deliberation we would each beryllium reasoning that,” Beveridge said.

Tom Liberatore unexpectedly goes to crushed precocious successful the crippled successful circular six.

In Monday’s statement, the Bulldogs confirmed the on-baller, who was made vice-captain this season, had been concussed and would participate concussion protocols for the 2nd clip successful a month. However, they besides said determination would beryllium nary timeline connected his instrumentality arsenic they developed a return-to-play program for him.

“The midfielder suffered a sound to the caput precocious successful Sunday’s nonaccomplishment to Hawthorn, with the club’s aesculapian squad confirming that a concussive occurrence had occurred,” the Bulldogs said successful a statement.

“Having suffered 2 concussions wrong a abbreviated abstraction of time, Tom volition beryllium unavailable for an indefinite play arsenic the nine works done a thorough process earlier a return-to-play program is determined.

“Tom’s wellness and wellbeing ever remains the implicit precedence during this period.”

Liberatore would person missed this round’s lucifer against Richmond anyhow aft the MRO suspended him for 1 crippled for his unsafe tackle connected Hawthorn midfielder Will Day. The incidental was classed arsenic careless conduct, mean interaction and precocious contact.

Melbourne’s Angus Brayshaw and Collingwood’s Nathan Murphy person retired from the crippled this play owed to concussion, nevertheless astatine this signifier the Bulldogs expect Liberatore to proceed this play erstwhile the aesculapian unit are satisfied it is harmless for him to return.