Scary incident compounds Tigers nightmare as Toby Nankervis cleans up Rhyan Mansell and Hugo Ralphsmith

Richmond are on track for a triple-figure defeat just a week after a 91-point loss, with a scary incident compounding their Gabba nightmare.

The Tigers trailed Brisbane by 102 points at three-quarter time in a game where rising star Mykelti Lefau was substituted out with a jaw injury from an accidental knee to the head.

Things almost went from bad to worse on the injury front when three teammates went for a spoil on the 50m arc — only to clean up each other and let the ball slip through as the Lions went from coast to coast for a goal.

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Richmond captain Toby Nankervis went in hard and sent Rhyan Mansell and Hugo Ralphsmith crashing to the turf.

Ralphsmith managed to escape with body contact but Mansell copped a Nankervis elbow to the face and then landed on his head.

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He was clearly shaken by the incident, struggling to stand up or walk straight as a Tigers doctor and physio attempted to help him to the bench.

“Mansell worse for wear behind play, that was a heavy collision,” Bulldogs great Luke Darcy said in commentary for Channel 7.

Swans premiership hero Jude Bolton said: “You hate seeing that.”

Earlier, Lefau’s night was ended by an unfortunate blow from Lions defender Jack Payne.

Lefau attempted to fly high for a mark over Harris Andrews but was quickly crashing back down to the ground.

While falling he was struck by the knee of Payne, who had come in from the back for a spoil.

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