Tragedy ...

[robbieando]

Sad news to hear

[ugg]

The commentators said there would be more news on The Fifth Quarter, which we don't get tonight here in Sydney. So if anyone could post what was said, it would be appreciated.

[monopoly19]

Originally posted by jenky28
Where exactly did it happen??

On the ground or on the boundry??

When exactly were the players crying??

It was definately on the boundary line, inside the fence, very close to both benches (in between them I think). It would have been almost impossible for the players on the bench not to notice (there was people everywhere) and you'd think that the players on-field would know something was going on.

I didn't notice anyone crying, but Luke Ablett's face at the end of the game was one I'll never forget (and he had been on the bench since getting injured). At the time I thought it was from us losing, but I doubt it now.

[anniswan]

nothing was said on the 5th qtr, I wasn't going to watch it but did incase something was said. They didn't interview anyone from Sydney though.

[stellation]

I just got home from the game, they did say there would be no kick to kick due to a medical emergency. As we were leaving there was an ambulance pulling up to the ground.

[Nico]

Originally posted by stellation
I just got home from the game, they did say there would be no kick to kick due to a medical emergency. As we were leaving there was an ambulance pulling up to the ground.

Shouldn't there be an ambulance there for the entire game?

[stellation]

Originally posted by Nico
Shouldn't there be an ambulance there for the entire game?

Yep, that did puzzle me a bit. To be perfectly honest we thought at first they may have made up the medical emergency so they didn't get booed for announcing no kick to kick.

[Quiet_Observer]

My wife was watching the bench through binoculars when it happened. She said she saw the Trainer slump down onto one knee he was grimacing, then he fell to the side and two others on the bench came to his aid. They then started to give him mouth-to-mouth. It was about 3-4 minutes before the end of the game. Very sad.

[gossipcom]

I hope I'm allowed to post this if not I'll edit it.

I was at the Wallabies match so in a way I'm glad I didn't see the match - but as someone said above this puts everything into perspective - my thoughts go out to all of Wally's family and Friends.

http://foxsports.news.com.au/story/0,8659,10378665-23210,00.html

In a tragic twist, Sydney's head trainer Wally Jackson died of a massive attack 15 minutes into the final term, football director Andrew Ireland said.

Ambulance staff worked to resuscitate him until after the final siren. He was then stretchered from the ground and rushed to hospital.

[NMWBloods]

Originally posted by ugg
That's a very cheap shot. Who says would have known about it during the game, and even if they did, its hardly something that would inspire you.

Wasn't meant to be a cheap shot. What I meant was in reference to TheMase's earlier comment - 'did it affect the players.' I assumed it happened in the last quarter so most of the players were on the ground and would not have known about it.

[Bas]

I was at the game but left about 10 mins before full time so as to miss the log jam in the carpark.

Newsradio said that it happened right at the end of the game. from the way they were explaining it, it seems that it may have been a heart attack. All they said was that it was a swans staff member. The Swans medical team were working frantically and they had put up some blankets for privacy.

I'm glad I left early as I lost my dearly loved Dad two weeks ago. It was distressing to hear what was happening on the radio.

Very sad news.

[Mattyt]

You can't tell me that they wouldn't have known. The amount of panic that would have gone on around that interchange bench honestly could have cost us the kind of cohesion we would have needed at that stage of the game.

Remember, with 10 or so minutes to go there was still 14 points in the game.

Deepest condolonces to the trainers family, and really puts a different perspective on the dissapointment I was feeling at the loss.

Roll on Melbourne next week, do it for Wally.

[Margie]

Roos, Colless, everyone was visibly distressed and stayed on the ground until the stretcher left. They were doing CPR for quite a long time. It must have been apparent to those on the ground as the drama was visible. Evidently Wally's wife also passed away 3-4 weeks ago.

[stellation]

It was Wally!

1 month after his wife passed away.

[Bas]

I have just copied this off the Big FOOTY website:

Swans head trainer dies of heart attack
On ninemsn.com.au

Swans head trainer dies of heart attack
22:48 AEST Sat Aug 7 2004


Sydney Swans head AFL trainer Wally Jackson has died of a heart attack.

The Swans' head trainer collapsed 15 minutes into the final quarter and was stretchered off the field and taken to hospital, the club's football director Andrew Ireland said.

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=14069

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I'm surprised that this tragic news was posted on ninemsn so soon after the event. Devastating for the family and club.