 Club doctor Chris Bradshaw compared Lonergan's efforts to return to professional sport with those of Jason McCartney, who was injured in the 2002 Bali Bombing before playing one final game.The day after being re-drafted by Geelong, Lonergan was again involved in another potentially life-threatening incident, this time in the form of a serious car accident.The accident occurred when Lonergan was driving to training, and another car careered into his passenger-side door and pushed him into oncoming traffic.