Hawthorn star Mitch Lewis has suffered a concussion in the opening quarter of Saturday’s clash against Essendon.
There were worrying scenes midway through the first term when the game was stopped as medical staff attended to Lewis.
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The key forward appeared dazed after he crashed into the back of Essendon youngster Jaxon Artemis while trying to tackle.
The pair clashed heads in the incident and Lewis came off worse.
He got to his feet, but looked in serious bad shape with blood pouring out from a cut above his eye.
The umpire stopped the game for the blood rule, but Lewis stood stationary in the hands of the club doctor.
“He looks crook there, he copped a fair whack,” Jonathan Brown said on Fox Footy.
“Very groggy when he stood up. He’s got a few issues there. He looked a bit dazed.”
Boundary rider Cameron Mooney added: “It’s going to take some time to get him off here.”
Lewis then dropped down to one knee as the motorised stretcher was called.
But he eventually walked off on his own before being quickly ruled out for the remainder of the match.
The concussion means he will also miss next week’s clash against North Melbourne.
The injury comes just days after he inked a four-year contract extension to remain at the club.
Essendon also copped a game-ending injury with Jordan Ridley ruled out with an ankle issue early in the second term.
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