AFL rookie Paddy Dow impressed in his pre-season debut for Carlton last night but he learned a valuable lesson – always wear your mouthguard.
Dow had an embarrassing moment after his side's 22 point-win over St Kilda, having to explain to viewers why he lost a tooth during the game.
"I was on the boundary and I just wasn't looking… took a shoulder to my mouth and knocked my tooth out," he told Fox Sports.
"Where was the mouthguard?" the interviewer asked.
"Yeah, it was in my sock," Dow admitted sheepishly.
