The 24-year-old's immediate future is up in the air after he was concussed in the second round of the season against the Tigers - his fourth concussion in the last 10 months. 9News
"My concern with Kalyn - and I've retired two players because of repeated concussions in my career - is the ease with which it happens now," Gould said."I don't see those knocks as anything over the top, that should be causing that sort of problem for him. It just seems now he reacts badly to collisions that are really quite easy, and that's not a good sign."I get concerned more at the ease with which they get concussed and how repeatedly that happens.
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