Hawthorn captain Ben McEvoy has opened up about the serious neck injury which left him with nerve damage and unable to lift weights. The latest footy news in today's AFL Briefing. Pierik_AgeSport AFL
Hawthorn captain Ben McEvoy returns from a serious neck injury.Jon Pierik
Hawthorn captain Ben McEvoy has opened up about the serious neck injury which left him with nerve damage and unable to lift weights. McEvoy, 32, will play only his second game of the season on Sunday, against Adelaide at Marvel Stadium,Hawthorn captain Ben McEvoy has overcome a serious neck injury and will return to action this weekend.The veteran ruckman-defender said while he had avoided surgery, the injury had made him the butt of some light-hearted jokes from teammates.
“I had some nerve damage from the incident and so it took a long time for that function to return,” McEvoy said.“I was as little as 20 per cent function in my right arm, so the boys would laugh at me - I was like worse than a first-year [player], getting in, only lifting the bar with no weights on it. It’s all I could do because the pathway just wasn’t firing. I couldn’t control that.
“Once I felt like I was functioning normally again, the competitive instincts kicked back in, and I’ve been really pushing for the last six or seven weeks or so and working really hard,” he said.McEvoy’s injury gave James Sicily and Jaeger O’Meara the chance to fill in and rotate as captains, and both impressed in the role. It’s unclear if McEvoy will play on next season and, if he does, whether he retains the top role.
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