Former AFL player Rhys Palmer remains in intensive care after a motorcycle crash in Perth but is expected to make a full recovery, his football club says.
Palmer's current WAFL team, Swan Districts Football Club, said he did not suffer any head or spinal injuries in the accident and was expected to recover fully."Rhys has been in and out of an induced coma which is helping his body recover from the significant trauma," Swan Districts said in a statement.
"He has been able to provide a limited but positive response to his father. His very close family have been by his side throughout the ordeal."Swan Districts chief executive Jess Dennis said Palmer had been praised for his behaviour in the wake of the crash. "A witness at the accident has contacted the club to say that immediately after the accident, Rhys was more concerned for everyone else rather than himself, asking if everyone was alright," he said.The club confirmed Palmer's female passenger did not suffer any serious injuries and said it believed the footballer was not at fault in the crash.
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