Western Bulldogs recruit Michael Sellwood has been concussed in a sickening incident while playing for Footscray in the VFL on Sunday.
The Peel Thunder product was running back with the flight of the ball, taking a strong grab before colliding with Richmond forward Jacob Bauer in the opening minutes at Marvel Stadium.
The pair clashed heads before Sellwood hit the turf hard. The 21-year-old stumbled to his feet but barely made contact with the ball as he registered his only disposal, an uneasy kick that landed just metres away.
Bauer held onto Sellwood, as he remained wobbly on his feet, before he was ordered off the ground with a blood rule.
He played no further part in the game against the Tigers, which Footscray won by 45 points. Fellow West Australian products Riley Garcia (37 diposals, 10 clearances) and Jedd Busslinger (29 disposals, eight marks) starred.
Sellwood only played his first game for the Bulldogs’ VFL affiliate last week, notching up 20 disposals, five marks and three tackles.
The WAFL premiership-winning defender was the first player taken out of Western Australia in the AFL’s mid-season rookie draft last month, taken with pick five.
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