Fremantle rookie Andrew Brayshaw says he will not be holding a grudge against West Coast Eagles star Andrew Gaff.
Gaff was suspended for eight games after punching Brayshaw, leaving him with a broken jaw and three displaced teeth in last weekend's derby.
But Brayshaw has come out and has had his say on the incident as well as his thoughts towards Gaff.
โThe action itself is horrific but the person that Andrew Gaff is, I forgive him and I'm not going to hold a grudge against him as a person,โ Brayshaw told Seven News.
โHis action itself is unexplainable. I wouldnโt wish it on anyone and I hope it gets stamped completely out of the game.
โI look forward to meeting him outside of football through Hamish (Brayshaw) over the next few days or weeks and understanding how, from his end, it all happened.
โHamish told me that out of all the people he knows, and all the people in the AFL, Andrew Gaff would be the last person to do it.
โAccording to my brother, heโs a really nice guy and is one of the best blokes at the club who made a mistake in the heat of the game.โ
The young Docker has also described the challenges he is facing whilst dealing with the injury.
โThereโs pain and itโs going to be lasting for a while,โ Brayshaw said.
โSleeping isnโt easy. Eating is a massive challenge and then mentally thereโs a fair bit going on as well.
โChewing isnโt something Iโll be allowed to do for really the next four weeks. Iโve had smoothies, Iโve had soup and weโve been pureeing every meal that the familyโs been having.
โIโve just been putting food through a blender and drinking and very surprisingly, it still tastes the same.
โIf you close your eyes, if youโre having blended pasta it still tastes like pasta. It can be challenging but itโs just something that Iโm going to have to deal with for the month and, hopefully, no longer than that.โ
