West Coast coach Andrew McQualter will seek clarification from the AFL about their head injury assessment (HIA) protocols after the Eagles were left down a man early in the one-point loss to North Melbourne.
Eagles wingman Hamish Davis was left clearly concussed after being ridden to the turf in a tackle from North's Paul Curtis in the first quarter.
Given Davis' arms were pinned in the tackle, Curtis could be suspended over the incident.
The umpires correctly stopped play to allow trainers to attend to a groggy Davis.
When two trainers lifted him up, Davis' legs were wobbly, and he had to be slowly helped off the ground.
But McQualter was left confused as to why the Eagles weren't allowed to send a replacement onto the field immediately while Davis was slowly being walked to the interchange bench by the two trainers.
