Josh Rachele was ruled out before half-time after being crunched from behind in a marking contest by Roos ruckman Tristan Xerri’s knee.
High-flying Adelaide soared to their first 3-0 start to a season since 2017 with a workmanlike 36-point win over North Melbourne, but their joy was tempered by a nasty rib injury to livewire forward Josh Rachele.
Petracca suffered four broken ribs, a lacerated spleen and a small lung puncture on that occasion after being kneed in the ribs by Magpies captain Darcy Moore. Adelaide caught North’s midfield napping early, charging to a four-goal headstart before the Roos belatedly began firing some shots back.Caleb Daniel was prolific across half-back, Nick Larkey slotted four majors and captain Jy Simpkin typically led a gritty fightback.
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