Round 5 halftime report

Adelaide Crows forward Taylor Walker is subbed off after knee injury in match against Blues.

Port Adelaide pull off an amazing comeback to beat West Coast by five points at AAMI Stadium.

Taylor Walker landed awkwardly against the Blues, injuring his right knee. Picture: Wayne Ludbey Source: Herald Sun

WHAT'S with all the knee injuries in the AFL? They have been going down like ninepins in the opening rounds of the season.

Adelaide Crows star Taylor Walker goes down and eventually subbed off at AAMI Stadium. Picture: Sarah Reed Source: The Advertiser

KNEE INJURIES MAR ROUND

IT was a tough weekend for AFL medical departments with Taylor Walker and Jared Rivers the latest cut down by crippling knee injuries.

Walker was substituted out of the Crows 32-point loss to Carlton after hyper-extending his right knee trying to spoil a marking contest at half forward.

Rivers on the other hand was more innocuous with the Cats defender hobbling off the ground after he felt a pop during the first quarter.

The former Demon had his right knee heavily strapped following an injury setback during the pre-season.

Injured GWS youngster Dom Tyson expressed his thoughts on the spate of knee injuries on Twitter.

Tyson had surgery in December to repair his ruptured posterior cruciate ligament, an injury sustained in a tackling drill at training.

Meanwhile, Kepler Bradley will undergo a knee reconstruction after snapping his anterior cruciate and lateral ligaments on Friday night.

And, Collingwood defender Alan Toovey ruptured his ACL on Anzac Day.

Brett Goodes of the Bulldogs runs with the ball during the round five AFL match against Geelong Cats at Etihad Stadium. Picture: Scott Barbour Source: Getty Images

NOT SO GOODES FOR DOG

MATURE-aged Bulldogs recruit Brett Goodes could come under scrutiny for this bump on Geelong young gun Josh Caddy.

Goodes, 29, struck Caddy in the jaw with his elbow last night during the second quarter of the Dog's 21-point loss at Etihad Stadium.

Caddy returned to the field after passing a concussion test which could work in the Bulldog's favour tomorrow when the AFL match review panel assesses the impact of the collision.

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Richmond defender Steve Morris copped a one-match ban for a similar incident with Collingwood forward Jamie Elliott last week.

And, Essendon forward Nick Kommer was stung two-matches for clipping Fremantle utility Kepler Bradley in the head in Round 3.

Matt Priddis is helped off AAMI Stadium after being concussed Picture: Sarah Reed Source: The Advertiser

PRIDDIS KNOCKED OUT

NO risks will be taken with West Coast midfielder Matthew Priddis after the hard-nosed extractor was concussed in this bone-jarring tackle.

Priddis had his arms pinned and head driven into the turf during the first quarter of the Eagles match against Port Adelaide at AAMI Stadium.

The 28-year-old was taken off the the ground on a stretcher to a rousing reception before making his own way into the rooms.

He was subbed out of the match a short time later.

Priddis was sidelined with concussion last year when he was driven into the ground in eerily similar circumstances by Essendon defender Courtenay Dempsey.

Gold Coast Suns Charlie Dixon celebrates a goal against GWS at Manuka Oval. Picture: Kym Smith Source: The Sunday Telegraph

CHARLIE'S BAG OF TRICKS

GOLD Coast spearhead Charlie Dixon broke the shackles kicking a club-record six goals against Greater Western Sydney.

It was the performance Suns fans had been waiting for from the 22-year-old wunderkind who clunked nine marks in the dominant display.

Dixon's haul guided the Suns to their highest ever score of 21.22 (148) which included multiple goal scorers in Gary Ablett (three), Zac Smith (three), Jaeger O'Meara (two) and Tom Lynch (two).

Harry Taylor of the Cats celebrates after kicking a goal during the round five AFL match against Western Bulldogs and the Geelong Cats at Etihad Stadium. Picture: Scott Barbour Source: Getty Images

MR VERSATILITY

HARRY Taylor's reputation as one of the league's most versatile players received a boost last night when the defender turned forward booted a game-high five goals against the Western Bulldogs.

Taylor was forced to lead the Cats forward line alongside James Podsiadly after spearhead Tom Hawkins (back) was a late withdrawal.

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