Injured Adelaide veteran Brent Reilly visited his teammates on Monday as he enters the rehabilitation phase of his recovery from a fractured skull.
Reilly, who was rushed to hospital earlier this month after a training accident left him with a fractured skull, surprised his teammates on Monday by sitting in on a meeting at West Lakes.
While he still tires quickly, the 31-year-old walked into the meeting without aid to the pleasure of his teammates.
Crows Head of Football David Noble said Reilly was greeted by raucous applause.
"He had enough energy to come in … he has been going for some walks and he's getting some light exercise," he said.
"He didn't have a walking stick or anything like that, he came in on his own steam.
"He got a rousing reception – he got a couple actually."
Noble exclusively told AFL.com.au there was no concern surrounding Reilly's symptoms.
"He's definitely had irritations to the nerves on the left-hand side of his face, which is really common with this particular type of injury and post-surgery," Noble said.
"That's a normal occurrence.
"'Radar's' speech is really good, that nerve damage sometimes has a little impact on certain words but his comprehension is good, his memory is fine.
"The surgeon was really happy and thought that these symptoms were certainly temporary, they were quite comfortable with how he came through the surgery."
Noble said the defender would now enter rehabilitation, although he stressed it wasn't a football recovery program.