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Port Adelaide defender Hamish Hartlett stretchered off after sickening head clash
Port Adelaide defender Hamish Hartlett has been stretchered off the ground following a sickening head clash with Cats star Patrick Dangerfield.
Hartlett was attempting to spoil a kick intended to a leading Dangerfield at the Cats' 50m line when he collided with the 2016 Brownlow Medallist in the early part of the second quarter at the Adelaide Oval.
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Dangerfield was unaffected by the blow, getting straight back up, but Hartlett had a stream of blood gushing from his face.
The 27-year-old veteran was attended to immediately by Port's doctors and eventually put on a stretcher and taken back to the locker room.
The sickening head clash between the two stars prompted fans to wonder how Dangerfield came off unaffected.
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