Luckless West Coast defender Harry Edwards has suffered a gruesome injury only minutes into his first AFL game back from a series of concussions.
Early in the first quarter of the Eagles’ clash against Melbourne on Sunday, the 200cm key back copped an accidental errant arm from teammate Elliot Yeo, which split his head open.
Edwards — who promptly took off the helmet he has adopted after a pair of concussions earlier in this season — was taken from the field with the accompaniment of a trainer as blood streamed from the gash on his face.
After leaving the playing surface, he went directly down the race to West Coast’s rooms and The West Australian has confirmed he is undergoing an assessment for concussion.
Edwards spent more than a month on the sidelines after suffering a concussion in West Coast’s win over North Melbourne in round two, which was his second inside a three-week span.
The 25-year-old had earlier been sidelined by a knock in the Eagles’ pre-season clash with Port Adelaide.
After getting through a WAFL game on limited minutes last weekend, he was called back into the senior side for their game against the Demons in Melbourne.
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