Dog fights his demons
Jon Pierik - The Age - 11 Feb
WHILE a knee injury physically derailed Adam Cooney's 2011 season, the brilliant midfielder has revealed it also contributed to a mental battle that pushed him into a dark place and even left him embarrassed by his on-field form.
Cooney, 26, today steps up his comeback from more knee surgery when he will log about 50 per cent of game time in an interclub match at the Whitten Oval.
It's a significant moment for Cooney, who had his season curtailed after round 18 last year. In pain for the entire year after knee surgery last summer, he managed just 13 matches and, for the most part, was a shadow of the man who won the 2008 Brownlow Medal.
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