AFLW star who is also paramedic nurse leaps into action to help rival after ‘really scary’ head clash

• Sydney’s Lexi Hamilton cushions fall of Geelong’s Piper Dunlop

• Dunlop ‘doing OK’ in hospital after bruising semi-final encounter

When Cats ruck Piper Dunlop hit the turf in the third quarter of Geelong’s AFLW semi-final against Sydney after a nasty head clash, she couldn’t have asked for a better-qualified person to be first on the scene.

Instinct kicked in for Swans forward Lexi Hamilton, who is a trained nurse and paramedic, as she raced over to her prone rival and eased her to the ground, before getting Dunlop into the recovery position and holding her head in place until medical staff arrived.