Essendon captain Andrew McGrath has been taken to hospital with a broken jaw as Richmond poured more heat on their beleaguered opponents with an 18-point victory.
Acting skipper Tim Taranto and milestone man Jayden Short, in his 200th game, were influential in the Tigers' 10.14 (74) to 7.14 (56) victory at the MCG on Friday night.
Another huge crowd of 78,815 fans was on hand for the annual 'Dreamtime at the 'G' centrepiece of Sir Doug Nicholls Indigenous Round.
They witnessed a disaster for the Bombers (1-10), who lost skipper McGrath, Sam Durham (concussion) and Matt Guelfi (hamstring) to injuries before halftime.
McGrath took an accidental elbow to the mouth in the second term and was taken in an ambulance to hospital for treatment.
