{"id":658307,"date":"2026-05-08T19:10:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T19:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/658307\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T19:10:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T19:10:48","slug":"afl-news-2026-adelaide-player-luke-nankervis-hospitalised-with-lock-jaw-josh-rachele-reveals-via-tiktok","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/658307\/","title":{"rendered":"AFL News 2026: Adelaide player Luke Nankervis hospitalised with lock jaw; Josh Rachele reveals via TikTok"},"content":{"rendered":"

Adelaide<\/a> player Luke Nankervis has been named as an emergency for the club’s clash with Richmond on Sunday, despite spending a night in hospital during the week.<\/p>\n

The 22-year-old spent Tuesday night in hospital dealing with lock jaw, a condition where jaw muscles spasm, preventing the mouth from opening or closing properly. <\/p>\n

While it’s unclear what caused the issue, Crows teammate (and Nankervis’ housemate) Josh Rachele posted the ordeal to TikTok<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\"Adelaide<\/p>\n

Adelaide player Luke Nankervis in hospital with lock jaw.\u00a0TikTok<\/p>\n

“Pov: your friend gets locked jaw at 12am #emergency #hospital #helpme,” Rachele captioned the post.<\/p>\n

The clip shows Nankervis with his mouth agape, clearly finding the situation somewhat humorous. <\/p>\n

The midfielder commented on the TikTok post saying “Bloody heck”. Adelaide AFLW player Grace Egan enjoyed the post herself commenting “I’m dying”.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, the youngster was included in Adelaide’s extended squad for the Richmond game this weekend, though he was not among the inclusions on Friday night.<\/p>\n

However, he has also been left out of the Crows’ SANFL side for Saturday’s match with Sturt.<\/p>\n

This may be injury related or he simply may be travelling to Victoria with the AFL side as a carry-over emergency. <\/p>\n

All three of Adelaide’s emergencies for the Richmond game have been left out of that SANFL side, including Finnbar Maley and Billy Dowling.<\/p>\n

Captain Jordan Dawson has returned to the side along with defender Nick Murray, replacing Jordon Butts and injured star Taylor Walker. <\/p>\n

Nankervis has played three games for the Crows this season, last featuring in round six against St Kilda. <\/p>\n

He has played 34 career games for the club since being selected in the 2021 pre-season draft. <\/p>\n