Young Western Bulldogs forward Sam Darcy has been handed a two-match suspension for his late bump on Collingwood’s Brayden Maynard on Friday night.
The act has been graded as careless conduct, high impact and high contact.
The bump occurred early in the first term at Marvel Stadium, with Darcy jumping into Maynard’s back as he took a mark just outside Collingwood’s forward 50.
Maynard went straight down onto the turf, where he lay in pain.
An all-in brawl ensued, as Maynard collected himself and was awarded a 50-metre penalty for the act.
After Maynard went back to slot the goal, he was quickly forced off the ground to undertake a SCAT5 concussion test.
The Pies defender eventually returned to the bench later in the first term, passing his HIA.
It’s a cruel blow for the young Dogs forward, who went on to kicked the sealer to give the Dogs an 18-point victory.
Darcy kicked three goals for the game and had 12 disposals.
The loss of the 20-year-old will prove seriously costly for Luke Beveridge’s men, who are already severely down on forward stocks.
Forward Aaron Naughton is still sidelined after suffering a knee injury in round 11, while small goal sneak Cody Weightman is also out with elbow troubles.
Ed Richards is also sidelined with his second concussion of 2024, while Tom Liberatore is still battling through his own head injuries.
But the pain doesn’t stop there injury wise for the Dogs.
Laith Vandermeer and James Harmes both siffered hamstring injuries in the win.
Meantime, Bulldog Taylor Duryea escaped suspension, but was handed a fine for his rough conduct on Pie Nick Daicos.
It wan an off-the-ball arm from Duryea that had him put on report.
The act was deemed careless conduct, low impact and high contact.