WESTERN Bulldogs forward Travis Cloke has been sent to hospital with fears he may have suffered broken ribs late in his 250th match against North Melbourne on Good Friday.

Cloke was cannoned into by Kangaroos skipper Jack Ziebell after disposing of the ball with six minutes to play, leaving the ground immediately with the help of trainers.

Asked if there were fears the powerful forward had suffered broken ribs, coach Luke Beveridge said: "He may have. He's in a bit of pain".



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The Bulldogs were already down to three men on the bench when Cloke left the ground, with Tom Boyd pulled from the contest at quarter-time with late onset concussion.

Boyd was injured in a clash with defender Scott Thompson in the first quarter and came from the ground immediately to be assessed for concussion and facial injuries.

He returned shortly thereafter, but further assessment at quarter-time saw him removed for the rest of the match.

The premiership hero had significant swelling around his left eye socket, but Beveridge said he was confident the 21-year-old would be available to face the Brisbane Lions next Saturday.



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"He seemed OK initially and then had some of that delayed concussion that you can't detect straight away," the coach said.

"He seemed coherent early and fine, and our doctors made the right call and took him out of the game.

"Like 'Picko' (Liam Picken) this week, he'll get through his week and have the cognistat test at the end of it all and the docs will make a determination."