Essendon's slide to rock bottom after a disastrous loss to Richmond has been compounded by injury carnage as they wait for further assessment of captain Andrew McGrath's badly broken jaw.
McGrath was one of three players taken to hospital from the MCG on Friday night, along with teammate Archie May (ribs) and Tigers forward Tom Lynch (throat).
The Bombers also lost Sam Durham (concussion) and Matt Guelfi (hamstring) in their 10.14 (74) to 7.14 (56) defeat, which sent them crashing to last place on the ladder.
Jye Caldwell played out the match with a syndesmosis injury.
Essendon coach Brad Scott said post-match McGrath was "terrible" after he took an accidental elbow to the mouth in the second term and lost a tooth.
