Essendon held on for a slender victory towards North Melbourne, however one devastating incident put a dampener on the consequence.
In a low-scoring conflict at Marvel Stadium, it was the Bombers who walked away with the essential 65-62 win to maintain them inside putting distance of the AFL’s top-eight.
Nonetheless, it did come at a value with Harrison Jones struggling a dislocated ankle.
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The 24-year-old leapt for a ball earlier than it went out of bounds, however landed awkwardly and instantly clutched at his decrease leg and stayed down towards the fence.
Jones was taken from the sphere through medicab after a prolonged delay.
Harrison Jones leaves the sphere with an ankle damage. AFL Images through Getty Photos
“That is not an excellent signal,” Mark Howard stated on Fox Footy.
“You heard ‘maintain on, we want a stretcher’ which is admittedly unhealthy information.”
Large World of Sports activities have opted to not present footage or pictures of the incident.
Fox Footy’s Jon Ralph spoke because the Essendon gamers and employees reacted to the damage.
“Horrible scenes right here as Harrison Jones taken off in a medical cart. All the Essendon medical fraternity tried to consolation him there,” he stated.
“They will be actually frightened a few fractured ankle. Actually sombre scenes right here because the Essendon gamers wanting on as he was lastly taken off on the medical cart.
There was additionally criticism that play was allowed to proceed whereas medical employees hurried to take care of Jones, regardless of him being outdoors the sphere of play.
“That is weird,” David King stated on commentary.
“I imply, if the stretcher’s approaching the sphere, the sport stops. That is an error.”
