‘Fraught with danger’: Dees star faces nervy wait for bump that left Blue bloodied
A bloodied Cripps came from the ground for further assessment by Carlton’s medical team before, crucially, returning to the field.
“There’s contact and he’s opted to bump. I know it was his head, but Cripps has gone off with a blood rule,” four-time premiership Hawk Luke Hodge told Channel 7. “They’ll look at that and say: ‘As soon as you opt to bump and you get a player high, they’re definitely going to look at it.’” Tigers legend Matthew Richardson added: “It’s just fraught with danger, you’re better off tackling, that should be your first thought now.Pickett in Round 1 was handed a two-match ban for a bump on Western Bulldogs midfielder Bailey Smith, who played out the rest of the game.
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