Both Brisbane and Richmond are counting the cost of a bruising encounter on Sunday afternoon.
In addition, the Blues’ loss has been compounded with three more names added to their injury list.
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Richmond could be without Dylan Grimes for the rest of the previous off-season, with the star defender suffering another hamstring injury.
Grimes suffered the injury in the second half of Sunday’s thrilling win over Brisbane, adding to a run of soft tissue injuries for the 31-year-old.
“I don’t want to speculate, but it’s not great at the moment,” Damien Hardwick said after the game.
“It’s a bit challenging and emotional for all of us at the moment because he’s a very important player for the fabric of our football club.
“We’re hoping it’s not too serious, but at this stage we’re keeping our fingers crossed.
“He seems to think it was bad, so we’ll wait and see how it goes.”
The Lions also lost Zach Bailey in the first half of Sunday’s contest, with the half-forward taken to hospital with a chest problem after a collision with Richmond’s Marlion Pickett.
Brisbane is waiting for more information, but Bailey could remain in hospital overnight.
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Carlton they are sweating on the scans of the wounded Corey Durdin after the small forward was substituted in the loss to Adelaide.
Durdin landed awkwardly on his shoulder on a tackle and immediately left the field.
Coach Michael Voss confirmed Durdin would head for scans in Melbourne.
“Durdin came out with a shoulder, so he’ll be evaluated during the week,” he said.
Nick Newman is another injury concern for the Blues after suffering a shocking cut to his knee.
Newman was injured by his opponent’s boots that dragged down his leg as he attempted to make a tackle.
The boot opened a large cut on Newman’s knee, and he was unable to participate in the match further.
“Obviously, Newman cut his knee, so it would be difficult for him to continue based on what happened there,” Voss said.
Late in the contest Matt Kennedy he was assisted from the field after a head knock.
If his concussion is confirmed, he will miss next week’s Round 21 game under AFL protocols.
Collingwood they are sweating in the explorations of the star Taylor Adams after limping off in the win against Port Adelaide.
Coach Craig McRae said he was still in the dark about Adams’ serious injury.
“Tay’s going to have scans, but it looks like he’s got some sort of groin injury,” he said.
But there is good news for the defender Jeremy Howeafter suffering a heavy blow.
“Howey just had a knee in the back and unfortunately it didn’t work out,” McRae said.
“He’ll be fine, but he just couldn’t get back on the ground.”
Geelong are set to be without Gary Rohan for the clash with St Kilda after being substituted with a knock on the head.
Coach Chris Scott wasn’t sure if Rohan was officially concussed, but said he was told Rohan “couldn’t come back.”
“He told me he was perfectly fine, so that’s a good sign,” Scott said after the game.
“You never know how these guys are going to stop.
“You know when it’s bad… but this isn’t one of them if appearances are anything to go by.”
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Hawthorn Coach Sam Mitchell is counting the cost of the loss to St Kilda.
The Hawks battled bravely in the final term, despite being down to three on the bench.
Mitch Lewis injured his knee early in the competition but tried to run it, Josh Morris suffered a shoulder injury while Jacob Koschitzke suffered a cork.
“We lost three today,” Mitchell said.
“Tank Morris, he was doing really well. I was sad for him, he finally got his chance. He’s had a really good month of footy.
“He threw his shoulder, he came back in, but obviously he wasn’t going to get back on the field.”
Mitchell said the club was not going to take a chance on Lewis even as he tried to play through his knee injury.
“Mitch Lewis has had a bit of a sore knee for a while and he just landed awkwardly,” he explained.
“It wasn’t right to continue.
“It’s one of those injuries where there’s a small amount of risk … the game was called off so we didn’t risk an important player like him.”
Mitchell praised Koschitzke’s ability to continue playing despite being clearly hampered by the injury.
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“Kossie worked really hard. He’s got a really nasty cork – he could barely walk until half-time, but there were three of us on the bench so we needed him to weld,” he said.
“He committed himself to it and gave us what he could. He couldn’t run or lead much, but he gave us a contest.
“Sometimes, as a young player, having to fight when your body isn’t close to its best is an important lesson to learn.”
Melbourne Coach Simon Goodwin says the young ruckman Luke Jackson he will be right to go against Collingwood after passing his concussion test in Perth.
Jackson came off the floor in the win over Fremantle looking dazed, but was given the all clear.
“He just got hit a little bit at the end of the game. It was reviewed by the docs and they got the all clear,” Goodwin said.
“There’s nothing wrong with him, he’ll be fine. He’ll be ready to go next week.
“It was reviewed and passed the test.”
Goodwin also said Christian Salem he might back off after a blow to the face left him bleeding from the nose.
“Salem got a little cut on the face, but we came out unscathed,” Goodwin said.