Hawthorn skipper James Sicily returned to guide his facet in a surprising upset on Saturday afternoon as they took down Brisbane on the MCG.
Sicily got here again into the staff after copping a one-week ban after delivering a success shot on St Kilda’s Anthony Caminiti two weeks in the past.
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While his return boosted the Hawks into a superb show on the residence of soccer, it got here at a value for the captain.
During the fourth quarter Sicily wrapped his arms round Lions star Hugh McCluggage and slung him to the turf.
The sort out resulted in McCluggage’s head being trapped underneath his physique and turning his lights off immediately.
Play continued because the midfielder lay immobile on the deck for a number of minutes earlier than the umpires introduced the sport to a halt.
Medical workers rushed to his facet because the cart entered the bottom. McCluggage ultimately made his method again onto his toes and elected to stroll across the boundary line again to the bench.
“It’s a pretty scary sight when one of your teammates is laying there pretty motionless … hopefully he recovers well and we’ll look after him this week,” Lachie Neale stated to 3AW after the sport.
Brisbane held the higher hand at halftime, holding a 17-point benefit however the second half was one-way Hawthorn visitors.
The staff who’re sixteenth on the ladder kicked 10 second half objectives to 3 as they ran away to document the 15.8 (98) to 11.7 (73) victory.
It turns into solely their fourth win on the season, drawing them stage with the GWS Giants on the premiership desk.
The Lions stay in fourth spot in the meanwhile regardless of dropping their second straight contest. They entered the match towards the Hawks as pink scorching favourites and will probably be left kicking themselves for letting the win be ripped from their fingers.
Hawthorn may have their bye subsequent weekend earlier than returning in spherical 15 after they head as much as Queensland to tackle the Gold Coast Suns on Sunday afternoon.
All eyes nonetheless will now flip to the Match Review Officer and the sort out laid by Sicily which resulted in McLuggage being subbed out via concussion.
St Kilda participant Dan Butler was handed a one-week ban from the MRO after delivering a sort out on Sydney’s Nick Blakey that noticed the Swans’ gamers head hit the turf however didn’t end in him being concussed.
Dogs skipper Marcus Bontempelli may additionally discover himself in scorching water after a success on Port Adelaide participant Dan Houston on Friday evening.
Midway via the second quarter with the Power main 37-29, Houston was fumbling over a floor ball on the high of Port Adelaide’s defensive 50 when Bontempelli got here in from the facet, gathering Houston excessive and sparking remonstrations from Houston’s Power teammates.
Source: www.news.com.au
