The mystery over AFL star Tyson Stengle’s collapse in a nightclub on Sunday morning has deepened after his captain described it as an ‘error in judgement’.
The Geelong Cats player was at Bloom nightclub in Geelong on Sunday after his side beat the Kangaroos on Saturday afternoon, 7 News reported.
He was reportedly helped out of the club by friends before being taken to Geelong Hospital in a serious condition.
Cats’ captain Patrick Dangerfield defended Stengle’s right to go out and let off steam on Tuesday morning but suggested there had been an ‘error in judgement’.
‘We treat our players like adults,’ Dangerfield said, reported the Herald Sun.
‘They have every right to go out and enjoy themselves.
‘Clearly with that, you’ve got to do it responsibly and there has been a bit of an error in judgment with that.’
Dangerfield said the club ‘love(s) Tys and we will always support him’.
The Cats previously said there was a ‘health incident involving Tyson Stengle over the weekend’.
‘Most importantly Tyson is okay and attended the Club on Monday,’ a spokesman said.
‘The Club’s priority is Tyson’s mental health and wellbeing.’
Stengle arrived at the Cats in 2022 after he was sacked by his former club the
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