Elias Melkersen knew something was seriously wrong when he looked round St Mirren Park and didn’t have a clue where he was.
Not only that but a hefty collision with Hibs team mate Paul Hanlon had wiped the striker’s memory of everything that had happened in the previous week. That brutal blow between Hanlon’s hip and the Norwegian’s temple would also rob him of the next five weeks of action.
Thankfully the 19-year-old is back fit and with a full recollection of events now. But two months ago Hibs staff were seriously concerned about the striker after he suffered a third concussion in the space of a few months in the closing stages of a 1-0 defeat at St Mirren. Melkersen has returned to top team action for the past four games and admits he’s learned a valuable lesson about looking after himself on the park. He said: “I just need to protect myself more when I play. I like to go into duels but maybe now I will not go into really big ones.
