by Chris Cavanagh, Leader Local Footy
THE bombshell did not come until after Saturday’s match for the Sunbury Kangaroos.
The side, which had made an up-and-down start to the season, had just beaten a highly-fancied Diggers Rest by 60 points at Boardman Reserve.
It was in the rooms after the game that the Kangaroos’ 2012 premiership coach, Chris Meacham, announced his tenure was over after making a one-off return to the coaches’ box for the match.
Seriously injured when he rushed to save son, Archie, from the path of a runaway ute on a property in Wallan early last month, the 35-year-old will undergo major shoulder surgery on Wednesday as his recovery continues.
“I’ll be bedridden in a rehab centre for six weeks with that,” Meacham said.
“So I had to make the tough decision. I told a couple of boys before the game, the president and that. None of the players knew until after the game. So from that side of it, it was a fantastic win. It wasn’t an emotional win. It was just those boys being the better side that I know they can be.”
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Last Modified on 16/06/2014 16:36