It was the incident that made everyone hold a collective breath.
Jeremy Cameron's hit on Harris Andrews back in round 14 left the Brisbane defender unconscious and heavily concussed in the middle of the Gabba as Lions teammates remonstrated with the GWS sharp-shooter.
Cameron was reported for the incident, and was later slapped with a five-game ban.
However, while Cameron was remorseful for the incident, having sent a message to a hospitalised Andrews after the game, the backlash against the Giants star was wide-reaching, and the fallout an exhausting line of character assassinations and unsavoury public attention.
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Ahead of his playing return this weekend against Carlton, Cameron admitted he did his best to stay out of the public eye and avoid media as the fallout simmered.
Critics pointed the finger at Cameron in ending the Giants' season, with Leon Cameron's side teetering on the edge in 10th on the ladder after the game.
Since then, a month has passed, and the Giants have won four of five games in their star forward's absence to jump to fifth on the ladder.
Wins at home against Hawthorn, hot premiership favourites Richmond, and St Kilda - as well as Port Adelaide away - were telling, while pushing West Coast to within 11 points at the final siren in Perth was a key result, even though they couldn't bring the four competition points back to Sydney.
Regardless, Cameron took the selfless approach and remained contrite for Andrews, who made his return against Geelong last weekend.
"It's been a long five weeks," Cameron told reporters on Tuesday.
"There was a lot spoken about the incident and the first four or five days were full on, but that whole time, my main concern was Harris.
"I hate seeing a player going like that in any sport, let alone be a part of it.
"It was great to see him back out there doing what he does best on the weekend.
"It was a week like I hadn't had before, and it was stressful at times, but I've got the right people around me."
The Giants' upturn in form was boosted by the ongoing returns for Josh Kelly and Toby Greene, while Stephen Coniglio has bounced into a rich vein of form that has him included in Brownlow discussions.
Losing key forward Jonathon Patton to a shattering ACL injury could have decimated a side already suffering with some scars.
However, the likes of Rory Lobb, Adam Tomlinson, Harry Himmelberg and Jacob Hopper have all done some handy work in front of the sticks in Cameron's absence.
Regardless, regaining the services of the club's most prolific goal-scorer will be a boost for the Giants as, out of nowhere, a top four spot beckons.
While Cameron also admitted he had done some work in his time out with coaches to alter how he jumps into contests, the split-second decisions will always present a challenge.
"It's a really fine line when you attack the ball hard and there's people all around you, and you don't know what angles they're coming from," Cameron said.
"It's hard to say what I would do if I had my time again... the first thing that jumps to mind is to not hurt him.
"But how do you do that and go for the footy, and not pull out and look like you're scared at the same time?
"I like to have that aggression in my game, and I don't think I'll ever lose that... it's just the way I go about the contest and making quick decisions on the spot that has to get better.
"It's unfortunate what happened, but that's how I like to play my football... on the edge.
"I just have to make sure I don't go over the edge and miss weeks of football."
