PATRICK Dangerfield left Geelong training early after appearing to hurt his knee in a tackling drill.

The Geelong superstar took a long time to get to his feet then limped off the field at Deakin University during the Cats’ family day.

He sat on the bench after the incident, and the Cats say he suffered a corked thigh.

He replied to a tweet with a photo eating a salad roll courtesy of a Geelong teammate in the changerooms with the caption “all good thanks for caring @JedBews24”.

An injury to the Brownlow medallist would be a huge blow for the Cats. The brilliant playmaker has been remarkably durable, playing at least 20 games in each of the past six seasons.

Patrick Dangerfield limps off the Deakin Uni oval looking a little proppy after a tackle @GeelongCats training. But cats hope he is OK now — Glenn McFarlane (@MaccaHeraldSun) February 11, 2017

DRAMA over: All clear for Patrick Dangerfield. Just a corkie after a tackling contest. He finished @GeelongCats training early but all OK. — Glenn McFarlane (@MaccaHeraldSun) February 11, 2017