The brutal shot should have seen him ruled out of the contest but he was allowed to play where he suffered another two blows before he was eventually ruled out.<\/p>\n
He then suffered seizure activity on the bench and had to be rushed to hospital where he had emergency surgery to ease bleeding on the brain.<\/p>\n
The 26-year-old was ruled out for the entire 2026 season to continue his recovery, but is hoping to target a return to the field beyond that point.<\/p>\n
On Monday night however, Bellamy cast doubt over his future with the legendary coach believing he may never return.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s doing really well at the moment,\u201d Bellamy said on Channel 7\u2019s The Agenda Setters.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know if he\u2019ll play next year \u2026 I don\u2019t know if he\u2019ll play again.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe doctors haven\u2019t made that decision, and I don\u2019t know when that decision will get made to be quite honest.<\/p>\n
\u201cI imagine after a certain amount of time he\u2019ll have more tests and go from there.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a major injury, and we want him to live the rest of his life in a normal way, so fingers crossed.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut we\u2019d love to have him back playing footy and playing with us. He was one hell of a player.<\/p>\n
\u201cLast year he won our player of the year.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Katoa last month said he was recovering well and was still eyeing off a return to the Storm squad.<\/p>\n
\u201cI just want to let everyone know that I\u2019m healthy now,\u201d he told the Storm website.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been training hard the last two or three months with no symptoms, so I\u2019m going great at the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Storm star has since taken up a role with the forward pack, a move that Bellamy says he has been instrumental in helping younger players advance.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve given him a role will our edge back rowers to take them under his wing \u2013 young Cooper Clarke,\u201d Bellamy said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have to give Eli a lot of wraps for that \u2013 even with Joey Chan and Valu (Lisati), he\u2019s helped them out a whole heap as well.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s the good news.\u201d<\/p>\n