‘Treading water’: Essendon football boss’ worrying update on young Don

Essendon football boss Dan McPherson has shed more light on the nature of Nik Cox’s current injury battles, saying he’s “treading water” in his recovery from concussion.

The winger was left concussed at training late last year and hasn’t been able to recover in recent months.

“He’s having a little bit of an issue with the concussion and he hasn’t been able to shake (the symptoms),” McPherson told Wide World of Sports.

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“He’s in a little bit of a holding pattern at the moment and unfortunately we can’t get him going.

“You have the treat those symptoms really seriously … he’s treading water a little bit.”

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