AFL veteran Tom Liberatore ‘just collapsed’ in frightening sudden health episode

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AFL veteran Tom Liberatore ‘just collapsed’ in frightening sudden health episode
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A concerning episode involving Western Bulldogs midfielder Tom Liberatore played out in the dying minutes of his side’s loss to Essendon at Marvel Stadium on Friday night. The AFL clearance machine inexplicably fell to the ground without any immediate contact from anyone, more than 50 metres off the ball, with less than three minutes to go in the game. Channel 7 commentator Brian Taylor was quickly onto it. “Gee, Liberatore’s had a delayed reaction in the middle of the ground.

And he does not look all that comfortable at the moment.” Concerningly, a dazed and confused Liberatore tried to play on and was not spotted by Bulldogs doctors while he staggered back to his feet. He managed to get his legs back under him and run again, even finding the ball once more to register an inside 50. “I don’t think the Bulldog doctors have seen that,” Taylor said. “Parish was first to his aid, he went and picked him up, because he saw him collapse for no reason.

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