The Demons “fear the worst” for their clever forward after finishing the home-and-away season with a win over Sydney, and now eye a blockbuster qualifying final against Collingwood at the MCG.
Melbourne’s finals preparations have been rocked by fears Jake Melksham has torn his anterior cruciate ligament, as the Demons now prepare to face Collingwood in a blockbuster qualifying final at the MCG.
However, the win was marred by a potentially serious knee injury to Melksham, who has been integral in the Demons winning seven of their past eight games. He will have scans on Monday, having been subbed off through the game. This came after he clashed knees with Swan Joel Amartey, and later fell to the ground in pain when on the lead. He hobbled from the field, and told teammates his knee was sore.
“Tom McDonald has come back and kicked another five today. Brodie played an outstanding game and kicked three. There is some opportunity there, but, once again, there is a little bit of sadness to the VFL as well, it looks like Luke Dunstan might have done his ACL in the VFL as well today,” Goodwin said.
No to happy feet: Bayley Fritsch celebrates a goal in his return game on Sunday, but he finished the afternoon with a sore foot.“We are as best prepared as we can be. We feel like we have built some momentum in the back half of the year. We feel like our game is built on really strong foundations,” he said.
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