Geelong assistant coach Steven King has been hospitalised after collapsing when he suffered a medical episode at a coaching session.
Paramedics had been known as to the Cats’ house floor Kardinia Park in Geelong when King collapsed whereas speaking to gamers and colleagues on Friday morning.
He was taken to hospital and was acutely aware as he departed Kardinia Park.
King stays below commentary in hospital, though the Cats don’t imagine the medical episode was life-threatening.
The incident delayed coaching and a media convention with Cats coach Chris Scott, because the membership prepares for Saturday’s preliminary remaining in opposition to the Brisbane Lions on the MCG.
“It has an impression on the gamers,” Scott stated.
“I do not take the view with this stuff that you have to faux that one thing is not occurring.
“What we have to do is cope with the place we’re and … the suggestions is absolutely optimistic.
“So we’ll do our greatest to give attention to that optimistic, however it’s fairly confronting.”
King, who Scott described as a “workaholic”, is a contender for the vacant West Coast Eagles head coach place.
Scott advised the very fact King had flown again from Perth on Thursday night time following an interview for the Eagles teaching function may need contributed to the episode.
King will not be anticipated to be within the coaches’ field for Saturday’s grand-final qualifier in opposition to the Lions.
“For us to prioritise his well being, it will be irresponsible for us to even contemplate him to be round over the following 24 hours or so,” Scott stated.
“I am led to imagine that there’s a likelihood that he may get a clear invoice of well being actually shortly, however out of an abundance of warning it simply appears logical to us and the proper factor to do.
“In these conditions it does reinforce that there’s a proper factor that supersedes soccer.
“I think that if he is feeling good he’ll be upset to listen to that information and even when he is not feeling nice he’ll be upset as a result of he is a competitor.
“However even at this pointy finish of the season it reinforces to us what the proper factor is over lesser priorities.”
King was a Cats premiership participant in 2007 and has served in varied teaching roles throughout a number of AFL golf equipment since retiring.
