Western Bulldogs star Adam Treloar admits there was a “nightmare” stage during his recovery from a long-term injury where he doubted whether he’d return to the footy field in 2021.
Treloar is available for the Bulldog’s upcoming clash with Essendon for the first time since suffering a serious syndesmosis injury in Round 10 against St Kilda, which required surgery.
The 28-year-old’s recovery was slower than expected across the first couple of his recovery, prompting coach Luke Beveridge to suggest Treloar mightn’t play again this season.
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Asked if there was a time when he thought he wouldn’t return in 2021, Treloar told Fox Footy’s AFL 360: “There was, early days.
“I didn’t recover well from surgery the way I wanted to. It took a little bit for me to get on legs…
