Complex sentence: One downside for the Bombers was a crude hit on Melbourne's Troy Simmonds by Essendon's Michael Long, which saw the match stopped for some time as Simmonds was stretchered from the ground.
Split into simpler sentences: One downside for the Bombers was when a crude hit on Melbourne's Troy Simmonds by Essendon's Michael Long occurred. The match stopped for a certain while as Simmonds was stretchered from the ground.