It’s bad news for Essendon in their opening game of the season against Fremantle after two key players, co-captain and star goalkicker Bonnie Toogood and explosive forward Amber Clarke, were taken off the ground after a heavy collision.
Clarke was taken off on a stretcher in the second quarter after the clash with her teammate on Saturday afternoon at Windy Hill. The club confirmed a concussion but no damage to her neck or back.
Amber Clarke and Bonnie Toogood of the Essendon Bombers collide in opening round game at Windy Hill.Credit: AFL Photos
The pair were both running full pelt at the ball as it came inside 50 and clashed. Toogood immediately raised her hand for the medical team for Clarke and then limped off herself, looking distraught.
Toogood had a knee assessment on the boundary before joining Clarke in the rooms for further assessment and returning to the sidelines in a jacket. The club confirmed a knock to the knee.
At half-time, Essendon trailed Fremantle by two goals in their opening clash of the AFLW season, 4.2 (26) to 2.2 (14).
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