Frenzy after AFL star's classy interview following gruesome injury

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Footy fans have been left in awe of Andrew Brayshaw after a troubling post-game interview where blood poured from his head.
The Fremantle star showed no sign of distress as he spoke to Fox Footy after the Dockers' big comeback win over Hawthorn on Saturday — except for a gruesome head wound.
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Brayshaw grinned and spoke with class during his on-field chat with Fox Footy's Kath Loughnan on the Optus Stadium turf just moments after the final siren sounded on the home team's 13-point win.
Loughnan appeared to have second thoughts about going through with the interview, saying she earlier asked Brayshaw if he was really up for it.
You can watch the ugly incident in the video player above.
'You let me know if you feel dizzy at all during this interview as I see the blood rushing down your face,' she said.
She finished the interview by saying: 'I really feel like I need to let you go to the doctor. Thanks for chatting Andrew'.
Brayshaw had come from the field in the final minute of play and was escorted to have a seat on the bench by a medical official.
With blood coming down his head, Brayshaw waved to the crowd to fire them up with his hand gestures as he walked off the field.
Replays showed he had taken a knee to the head during a marking contest late in the game.
Brayshaw was at the bottom of a pack when teammate Luke Jackson launched into the air and accidentally took Brayshaw out in a sickening collision.
None of it seemed to bother Brayshaw, who was much more interested in speaking about the impact Michael Walters had on the club as the Dockers celebrated the veteran with a special farewell.
Brayshaw was the player everyone wanted to hear from at the end of the game after he provided the spark his team needed with a career-high 14 tackles, to go with 29 disposals, and six clearances.
Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir said Brayshaw's performances are usually a gauge for how his side plays.
'He was disappointed with his game last week as well,' Longmuir said.
'I know (midfield coach) Joel Corey asked him for more defensively, and he's a barometer for us when he's bringing his pressure, when he's bringing his trademark efforts to chase down.
'So, yeah, him leading the way, and all our leaders leading the way in an area of focus is really important.'
The interview divided footy fans and there was a frenzy of social media comments made about the incident.
Many fans praised Brayshaw for his bravery.
Fox Footy commentator Adam Papalia said after the interview: 'Well that just typifies Andrew Brayshaw.'
Footy fans on Reddit called in 'badass'.
Others said it was in similar fashion to interviews UFC fighters hold inside the Octagon after fights.
One footy fan posted on X: 'Brayshaw doing post game interview with more blood than a Jaws movie.
'Never seen that before haha.'
The win was Fremantle's seventh in eight weeks and they are now four points ahead of the ninth-placed Western Bulldogs.
Longmuir said he'll let the players enjoy the win over the Hawks before looking towards the their blockbuster against Collingwood.
'Yeah, it's the biggest challenge in footy,' he said about the Round 19 task.
'You go not only to take on Collingwood, who are the best team in the comp, but you go and take on the Magpie Army and the crowd and yeah, it's a great challenge for us.
'So, we'll enjoy this win first. Wins are hard to come by.
'Allow the players to sit in it for a few days and then we'll start prepping for Collingwood, so a great challenge.'