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Roger Vaughan

North hope 'Big X' is okay after high contact

North Melbourne's Tristan Xerri (R) was forced off the ground after high contact on Thursday night. (Richard Wainwright/AAP PHOTOS)

The AFL's concussion protocols are in the spotlight again after North Melbourne ruckman Tristan Xerri took several minutes to leave the field.

Xerri looked the worse for wear after high contact in the last quarter of Thursday night's 49-point loss to the Western Bulldogs.

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