The Western Bulldogs’ harm disaster has claimed every other famous person participant with key ahead Aaron Naughton stretchered off the bottom after a sickening fall within the membership’s defeat to Sydney on Thursday evening.
The Swans’ famous person recruit Charlie Curnow feasted at the Canine’ undermanned defence in addition seven targets on every other grimy evening for Luke Beveridge’s decimated crew, who had been no fit after half-time to lose by means of 66 issues – 18.18 (126) to 9.6 (60).
On best of the ladder simply over a fortnight in the past, the Canine are a shadow of the facet that was once the ultimate crew to style defeat this season and feature now misplaced their previous 3 video games by means of a mixed general of 181 issues.
This loss, at the evening they celebrated the 10-year reunion in their fairytale 2016 flag, was once compounded by means of a terrifying incident involving Naughton.
Naughton landed on his head after flipping midair, making an attempt a prime mark on Jai Serong deep within the Bulldogs’ ahead line.
The Canine have cleared Naughton of significant harm, however he’s in excessive doubt for the Canine’ conflict with main premiership fancy Fremantle on Friday week.
“Preliminary exam makes us positive that Aaron has have shyed away from any severe accidents,” the Bulldogs mentioned in a remark launched within the ultimate quarter.
“He’ll be reassessed over the approaching days.”
The harm is every other devastating blow to the Canine, who ultimate week misplaced the opposite half of in their famous person ahead pairing Sam Darcy to a season-ending knee harm. Ruckman Tim English and key defenders James O’Donnell and Rory Lobb also are on a long harm checklist.
The Canine completed the sport with younger puppies Louis Emmett and Will Lewis deep in assault.
The absences of O’Donnell and Lobb had been keenly felt. Curnow and Joel Amartey mixed for Sydney’s first 8 targets and completed with 10 in their facet’s 18.