Kennelly recovering after meningitis scare

IRISH AFL star Tadhg Kennelly is recovering from a meningitis scare.

The Kerryman had just made a rapid recovery from a dislocated knee injury when he was hospitalised and forced to sit out the round nine clash against the Western Bulldogs.

The 25-year-old had to endure a painful lumbar puncture to assess whether he was suffering from the viral or more dangerous bacterial variety of the disease.