Rosa news removes one Gold Coast headache
GOLD Coast are hopeful Matt Rosa has finally shaken the side effects of a concussion suffered a month ago and it will not have long-term ramifications for his career.
The veteran suffered a head knock in the Round 6 loss to the Kangaroos and was declared fit to play the following week against Geelong but then complained of headaches in the days following the match.
Football manager Marcus Ashcroft said he was sent for scans last week after being unable to shake headaches.
“The latest scan was last week and it didn’t show anything so that was positive,’’ he said. “He will have to do a final test next Thursday but we think he’s in a good place right now.’’
Suns officials were worried that the onset of the second concussion appeared to be delayed from a minor head knock the 30-year-old received in the Geelong game which he did not report at the time. And the headaches lingered for two weeks.
“He’s had ongoing headaches which were a concern,’’ Ashcroft said.
“Because he has had a few incidents over his career, it is a dangerous place to tread.
“He’s contracted for next year so he has potentially a year ahead of him and that would be something he is thinking about.’’
Rosa is one player coach Rodney Eade hopes can come back into the side and reverse its run of poor performances.
The past two weeks, against Port Adelaide in Shanghai and Melbourne in Alice Springs, have been very frustrating.
There is no resilience when rivals gain momentum. The Demons scored 14 of the last 18 goals to win by 35 points.
Judging by Eade’s postmatch comments, where he said he hoped to be able to make wholesale changes to find players who would stand up under pressure, he has lost faith in a big group of players.