Western Bulldogs Roarke Smith and Kieran Collins have been involved in a car accident on their way to training on Friday morning.
Coach Luke Beveridge confirmed the pair had been in a crash and that Smith had been taken to hospital with a head injury, but said there were no major concerns about their health.
“Roarke Smith and Kieran Collins were involved in a car accident,” coach Luke Beveridge told media on Friday.
“They are both fine, but Roarke won’t play.
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“Just turning, the car turning the other way collected them. The early news is they are OK, Roarke has a cut on his head.
“Roarke has been playing some promising footy and we think he has a bright future so it’s a shame this has happened.
“I don’t think he will be staying in hospital for long.”
The defender was finally getting some consistency into his AFL career after a horror run with injury that saw him miss all of 2017 with a ruptured ACL sustained in a pre-season match against Brisbane.
Smith had played the last eight rounds for the Bulldogs after coming back into the team against Collingwood in round 10.
.@westernbulldogs youngsters Roarke Smith and Kieran Collins were involved in a car accident but are fine. Smith in hospital with cut head and won’t play against Port. More on @AFLcomau shortly.
— Ryan Davidson (@davo_media) July 27, 2018