North Melbourne have been dealt a merciless blow of their slim 105 (16.9) to 99 (15.9) loss to Essendon on Sunday.
After combating again to solely discovered themselves down by two factors moments out from the primary break, North have been filled with flight.
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But proper earlier than the halftime siren sounded, midfielder Hugh Greenwood was knocked out chilly after copping a success to the pinnacle in a marking contest.
Greenwood copped the brunt of an Essendon participant’s hip to his head, main him dazed and confused.
As the gamers made their method off the sphere Greenwood was within the fingers of trainers hunched over on the turf dry-retching.
He ultimately made his option to his ft earlier than slowly making his method off the sphere.
During the break the membership introduced his day on the sphere had come to an finish resulting from concussion.
Greenwood joined fellow North star Jy Simpkin on the bench after he was subbed out within the opening quarter, additionally with concussion.
In a troublesome contest for the ball Simpkin got here off second finest with the brutal hit bringing his day to an early finish.
Essendon took management of the competition within the opening quarter and a half of the sport as they held a 20-point lead behind six opening time period targets.
North nevertheless refused to die and fought again within the second quarter with three targets to none earlier than they continued with the momentum within the third quarter.
They opened proceedings within the second half with three unanswered targets to take their first lead of the day and maintain an 17-point benefit.
In the blink of an eye fixed the Bombers bounced again emphatically with three straight targets to pinch again the lead.
Zach Merrett starred for the Bombers, amassing 34 touches in one other finest on floor efficiency.
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