Adding to the Dragons\u2019 woes was a gut-wrenching incident involving Kyle Flanagan, who left the field on a medi-cab after colliding with teammate Hayden Buchanan.<\/p>\n
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Watch every game of every round of the Premiership Season LIVE with no ad-breaks during play on FOX LEAGUE, available on Kayo Sports | New to Kayo? Join now and get your first month for just $1<\/a>.<\/p>\n Shane Flanagan revealed his son Kyle had been taken to hospital after a nasty head knock.Source: FOX SPORTS<\/p>\n Shane Flanagan confirmed his son had been \u201ctaken to hospital\u201d in the post-match press conference.<\/p>\n \u201cHe was unconscious for three or four minutes, someone said five minutes, so that\u2019s a big concern,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cBut he\u2019s rang his Mum and his wife and they\u2019re taking him just for precautionary X-rays. So he\u2019s got feeling in his legs and movement and all that sort of stuff.<\/p>\n \u201cSo I just hope that it\u2019s okay, but being unconscious for that long a period is a bit of a concern isn\u2019t it.\u201d<\/p>\n Flanagan was then asked \u201chow tough\u201d it was to deal with the incident as a family member before refocusing on the task at hand.<\/p>\n \u201cYeah, it was definitely a challenge,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Get all the latest NRL news, highlights and analysis delivered straight to your inbox with Fox Sports Sportmail. Sign up now!!!<\/a><\/p>\n Hannay speaks after first win as coach | 07:59<\/p>\n \u201cBut I had to get myself together and obviously regroup and know that we\u2019ve got good medical staff and that he\u2019d be okay. But yeah, it\u2019s definitely a challenge.<\/p>\n \u201cI haven\u2019t had to do that before… he was talking, he\u2019s a bit agitated. He\u2019s one of the toughest kids you\u2019re ever going to see. <\/p>\n \u201cSo he didn\u2019t want to go in the ambulance. He preferred to sit in a car of whatever. That\u2019s just the way he is, so it wasn\u2019t nice to see.\u201d<\/p>\n The Dragons\u2019 No.6 was also wearing a neck brace after the ugly knock, with Flanagan saying his medical staff \u201cdon\u2019t know\u201d whether Kyle has suffered any serious damage.<\/p>\n Regardless, the injury was \u201cno excuse\u201d for the Red V\u2019s loss to the Titans.<\/p>\n \u201cThey are NRL players that need to get on with it,\u201d Flanagan said.<\/p>\n \u201cWe can\u2019t use that as even any type of excuse. As I said, Damien (Cook) was probably out there, it is a concern. Your teammate is down, but you need to be able to get on with it.\u201d<\/p>\n MORE NRL NEWS<\/p>\n \u2018KNOW WHAT IS IMPORTANT\u2019: Te\u2019o breaks silence on bombshell call to quit Broncos<\/a><\/p>\n \u2018SELF-DESTRUCTION\u2019: Ricky rages as brain-melt sin bin sums up Raiders\u2019 season<\/a><\/p>\n CRAWLEY: Seibold red flag we should\u2019ve seen; blunder that started Manly chaos<\/a><\/p>\n \u2018COULDN\u2019T SAY NO\u2019: Great opens up on \u2018whirlwind\u2019 Manly dawn… and his \u2018surprise\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n