Geelong assistant coach suffers ‘confronting’ medical episode at training

Geelong assistant coach Steven King has reportedly been hospitalised after suffering a medical episode at training on Friday. King is understood to have collapsed mid-conversation, with observers at GMHBA Stadium left shaken by the incident. According to Fox Footy reporter David Zita, the Cats have communicated that King is OK and ‘under observation’.

Watch every game until the 2024 AFL Grand Final LIVE with no ad-breaks during play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your free trial today > The 45-year-old ‘suddenly dropped to the ground’ during a conversation with forward Jeremy Cameron, per Seven . Cats coach Chris Scott was scheduled to front the media ahead of the club’s preliminary final on Saturday against the Brisbane Lions, however that press conference was delayed.



Seven’s Mitch Cleary added the Geelong players present were ushered inside for a period of 20 minutes. King recently arrived back in Victoria after visiting with the West Coast Eagles about their vacant head-coaching position. Fox Footy’s Will Schofield in early September said he ‘expects’ King to be named West Coast’s new coach , but as the Cats are in the midst of their finals campaign, that process could drag out.

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