Essendon forward Peter Wright has been sent directly to the Tribunal for the bump that concussed Sydney’s Harry Cunningham.
Wright left the ground in a marking contest but braced for contact at the last moment, catching the Swan high with his shoulder.
The incident has been graded as careless contact with severe impact by Match Review Officer Michael Christian, a sufficient enough ruling to mandate a Tribunal hearing.
Cunningham left the field on a stretcher and is reported to have suffered memory loss in the aftermath. He will miss at least the Swans’ clash with Richmond next week under the AFL’s concussion protocols.
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