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Would you hold Steven May against his will?

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Melbourne star defender Steven May has multiple broken ribs and minor vertebrae damage after the brutal hit that has kept him in hospital overnight on Saturday. The Demons said on Sunday only that May had suspected broken ribs after Hawthorn forward Mabior Chol flew high to mark and instead put his knee into the All Australian defender’s back. It is understood May has as many as three broken ribs and also a small crack in his vertebrae that will see him sidelined in coming weeks given the extent of the damage. While players have on rare occasions played on with bruised or cracked ribs, May will need to heal his ribs in coming weeks. Geelong’s Jeremy Cameron cracked his ribs in a friendly fire collision with teammate Gary Rohan last year and missed the next two matches. May could be joined by fellow defensive star Jake Lever after scans on Sunday on his injured knee. He said post-match he had soreness behind his knee cap, with coach Simon Goodwin hopeful the injury is only minor. Melbourne believes it has the depth to cover for its star defensive duo if both miss the road trip to take on both South Australian sides in the next fortnight. The Demons take on Port Adelaide on Saturday night at Adelaide Oval, then Adelaide at the game venue on the Thursday of Gather Round five days later. They will take an expanded squad to Adelaide and remain in the city between those games. Harry Petty was switched into defence in their absence and second-chance hero Marty Hore stood up as a defensive all. Adam Tomlinson, desperately unlucky to be dropped for Tom McDonald last week, played VFL on Sunday and is another option. Demons defender Trent Rivers told SEN on Sunday the club had enough depth. “Maysey was still in hospital this morning getting scans and Jake is having scans today,” he said. “But I am hoping for the best for both of them. We have a next man in mentality and whoever will come in if they do miss weeks is going to do the job.”

Melbourne star defender Steven May has multiple broken ribs and minor vertebrae damage after the brutal hit that has kept him in hospital overnight on Saturday. The Demons said on Sunday only that May had suspected broken ribs after Hawthorn forward Mabior Chol flew high to mark and instead put his knee into the All Australian defender’s back. It is understood May has as many as three broken ribs and also a small crack in his vertebrae that will see him sidelined in coming weeks given the extent of the damage. While players have on rare occasions played on with bruised or cracked ribs, May will need to heal his ribs in coming weeks. Geelong’s Jeremy Cameron cracked his ribs in a friendly fire collision with teammate Gary Rohan last year and missed the next two matches. May could be joined by fellow defensive star Jake Lever after scans on Sunday on his injured knee. He said post-match he had soreness behind his knee cap, with coach Simon Goodwin hopeful the injury is only minor. Melbourne believes it has the depth to cover for its star defensive duo if both miss the road trip to take on both South Australian sides in the next fortnight. The Demons take on Port Adelaide on Saturday night at Adelaide Oval, then Adelaide at the game venue on the Thursday of Gather Round five days later. They will take an expanded squad to Adelaide and remain in the city between those games. Harry Petty was switched into defence in their absence and second-chance hero Marty Hore stood up as a defensive all. Adam Tomlinson, desperately unlucky to be dropped for Tom McDonald last week, played VFL on Sunday and is another option. Demons defender Trent Rivers told SEN on Sunday the club had enough depth. “Maysey was still in hospital this morning getting scans and Jake is having scans today,” he said. “But I am hoping for the best for both of them. We have a next man in mentality and whoever will come in if they do miss weeks is going to do the job.”

I'd be in a coffin. No way he only misses 2 games with that diagnosis.

They won’t be able to miss next week

Port have activated the sub. Lachie Jones with a calf complaint sustained earlier but played on.

It's going to be a long year for Ooze. Tiges pressure rating in the negative.

Looks like he's back on the ground.

Assessed for what what what say what?

Not watching the Tigers game but saw this on the AFL website. Anyone know the status of Marshall's injury? Not wishing injuries on opposition players but Marshall out would be handy considering our 2 outs this week.

They just mentioned on the Casey match broadcast that Lever is still awaiting the results from scans but potentially could still play this week. That was the official word from the club officials.

So much fumbling from Casey

Another nice lead and Mark to Schache. Misses again.

Agreed. A lot of the new recruits always are looking to do team things and give it off. Sometimes they need to trust their gut.

Nice sidestep from Kolt. I like what I see from him.

Interesting to hear Goody had a chat with the defenders and in particular Tommo.

Woey getting a lot of the ball. Tholstrup playing well

More than doubled with that point. 5.56%

2.86%

Nice lead and mark from Schache. Misses the goal.

Tomlinson delivering some payback on the Hawks for Maysie.

Same with Verrell

As uncompetitive as I’ve seen from a Dees outfit in years