Tyson Stengle rushed to hospital after ‘health incident’ during nightclub party

AFL star Tyson Stengle was rushed to hospital early on Sunday morning after falling unconscious in a nightclub.

The Geelong Cats player was at the Bloom nightclub in Geelong on Sunday after his team defeated the Kangaroos on Saturday afternoon, 7 News reported.

He was reportedly helped from the club by friends and then taken to hospital in Geelong in a serious condition.

Stengle, 25, was discharged later on Sunday.

The Cats said there was a “health incident involving Tyson Stengle” over the weekend.

“The most important thing is that Tyson is doing well and was at the club on Monday,” a spokesman said.

“The club’s priority is Tyson’s mental health and wellbeing.”

Stengle joined the Cats in 2022 after being released by his former club, the Adelaide Crows.

AFL star Tyson Stengle was rushed to hospital in the early hours of Sunday morning after falling unconscious in a nightclub

The Geelong Cats player was at the Bloom nightclub in Geelong on Sunday after his team defeated the Kangaroos on Saturday afternoon

The club parted ways with the small forward after he was photographed next to what appeared to be a banned substance.

That came after Stengle had already been suspended twice for four games, after being caught with drugs in September 2020 and pleading guilty to drink-driving in April of that year.

But when Stengle moved to Geelong, he said he found a guide and mentor in his cousin Eddie Betts.

The AFL legend also found himself in trouble with the authorities in the early days of his career.

“Eddie said he made a few mistakes early in his career and he just had to concentrate and shift his focus,” Stengle said The Herald Sun at the time.

He gave me a pep talk.

‘When I left the system, people probably didn’t think I would ever be able to come back.

Stengle joined the Cats in 2022 after being released by his former club, the Adelaide Crows

But when Stengle moved to Geelong, he said he found a guide and mentor in his cousin Eddie Betts (pictured)

“I think I’m proving some people wrong.”

After being dropped by the Crows after his third strike, Stengle had to train independently for two months before he could play in the South Australian state competition, hoping to impress potential AFL prospects.

He did so with conviction, scoring 44 goals in 19 games, including three in the Grand Final, helping Woodville-West Torrens win the competition.

Stengle was staying in Darwin with Betts, who is now development coach at Geelong, and his wife when he was told he had been picked up by the Cats.

“It was a very happy time – Eddie was proud,” he said.

“I was a little bit shocked and a little bit emotional. I was also very proud and then very happy and we hugged each other.”

Stengle played 79 games in his career for Richmond, Adelaide and Geelong.