Sydney defender Paddy McCartin will sit out the remainder of the season after being placed on the Swans’ inactive list.
The Swans announced the decision on Tuesday, revealing McCartin is still experiencing mild concussion symptoms and is yet to make a full recovery.
McCartin suffered the 10th concussion of his career against Port Adelaide at the SCG in April, requiring assistance from the field in troubling scenes.
The 27-year-old has not played since, but has regularly been at the club’s Hall of Industries headquarters as he continues to recover.
Sydney football boss Charlie Gardiner said the decision, which will give Sydney the option of taking an additional pick in the mid-season draft, was a mutual one between McCartin and the club.
“In discussions with Paddy, our medical team and external specialists, we all felt the decision to sit out the remainder of the season was the right one to allow Paddy to focus on making a successful return to full health,” Gardiner said.
“We have adopted a very cautious approach to Paddy’s recovery timeline to this point and while Paddy has made progress – he has resumed some light exercise and is involved day-to-day at the club – he continues to experience some mild symptoms and his focus remains centred around becoming symptom free.
“Paddy is a very popular figure at our club, and we are all behind him in his recovery. He will be given all the time and support he needs and will continue to work with our medical team and external specialists over the coming months, with his overall health and wellbeing our number one priority.”