John Quinn's battle with encephalitis

[Scully2Folau]

Giants still reeling at John Quinn's battle with encephalitis

At a time when sports science had become a dirty word in the AFL, one of the industry's greatest defenders and pioneers in Australian rules began a private battle of his own.

John Quinn's serious illness, ultimately diagnosed but for much of last year a mystery that baffled those around him, has continued to cast a shadow over the competition's youngest club.

Quinn is the man credited with re-designing the physical performance of the Essendon list when it last dominated the AFL competition and is the founding high-performance boss at Greater Western Sydney.

Unable to work at the Giants since last season, he has been diagnosed with a rare form of encephalitis.

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/giants-reeling-at-quinns-battle-20140404-zqqyd.html

 

[captainMyCaptain]

Terrible news, but glad to see our club is supporting him thru his illness

 

[Scully2Folau]

Just saw this on Twitter, great news with Quinn returning to the club this coming Monday in a part time role after coming a long way in his rehabilitation from this illness.

http://theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/j...reatest-comeback-stories-20150417-1mmv81.html

 

[_GT_]

Got to feel for this guy, but great comeback with support from family, friends and workplace.

 

[Gigantor]

Big story in yesterday's Hun, well worth a read, I was quite proud of how the club had looked after him.