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Harry McKay was assessed for concussion and a shoulder injury after a collision with twin Ben during of Carlton clash with Essendon.
In the early stages of the final quarter, Harry came out to try and score a high ball with Ben a meter behind.
WATCH ABOVE: Harry McKay is injured in a collision with his brother Ben.
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As Harry tried to tag him, he collided with his teammate Matt Kennedy and then Ben flew over and inadvertently pushed his brother’s head into the ground.
Harry remained on the ground for nearly a minute as the medical staff rushed to his aid.
He eventually made it off the field where he headed to the assessment rooms.
Mom Tracy looked nervous as she looked out into the stands.
“Harry McKay hasn’t moved since that incident a little while ago. You can see the physios and the doctors working their way into him right now,” said border rider Abby Holmes.
Essendon great Jobe Watson added: “His brother’s arm and his body weight just dropped as they both fell to the ground.”
Harry was eventually cleared of concussion, but his shoulder was bandaged and he took no further part in the match.
FULL MATCH COVERAGE All the stats and goals from the Blues’ win
He finished the game with one goal as the Blues ran out 26-point winners.
The Blues’ efficiency in attack – and the wastefulness of their opponents – told the story of a 15.6 (96) to 9.16 (70) win at the MCG on Sunday night.
Tom De Koning shone in the fight and Elijah Hollands scored a career-best three goals as Carlton (9-4) recorded its third straight win and leapfrogged the Bombers (8-4-1) in the table.
The important result could come at some cost after Harry McKay (left shoulder) and Mitch McGovern (groin) were treated for injuries in the final quarter.
De Koning (23 disposals), George Hewett (23), Sam Walsh (22) and Nick Newman (21) were busy for Carlton who shared the load in a strong team game.
Charlie Curnow, Zach Williams and Alex Cincotta each had two hits.
The Blues won despite Essendon’s territorial dominance, giving the Bombers a 60-40 advantage in forwards.
Nick Martin (26 disposals), Zach Merrett (21) and Archie Perkins (21) battled hard for Essendon, with Martin and Matt Guelfi kicking two goals each.
But Will Setterfield was sidelined with a knee injury and the Bombers failed to cash in on the weight of the offering in attack.
With the game billed as the biggest Essendon-Carlton clash in more than a decade, the huge build-up ensured a monster crowd of 88,510.
It was the second largest attendance in history for a home-and-away game between the two old foes.
But the contest did not live up to the hype as Carlton took control early and were only briefly challenged as the Bombers pressed in the third quarter.
There was a sense of theater when Essendon fullback Ben McKay went straight to mark Carlton leader Harry McKay on the opening bounce in the brothers’ first head-to-head meeting at AFL level.
Harry took the early points as he and Curnow caused problems, both hitting the scoreboard as the Blues bagged the first three goals.
That led to a 16-point advantage at the first shift, which increased to 32 by the main break.
The Blues’ efficiency was a feature from the start as they scored 12 goals from 17 first-half entries, compared to the Bombers’ nine from 29.
Essendon added the goals in the third quarter, adding 3.6 to 1.1 for the term, with a pair of Martin bigs cutting the gap to 15 points at the last change.
But Carlton slammed the door shut with four quick goals in the first 10 minutes of the final quarter, sending the Essendon fans to the exits.
– With AAP
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