Melbourne’s Steven May will miss Saturday’s Round 6 AFL match against Fremantle, with Blake Howes to come into the team as his replacement.
May experienced some soreness during training at Casey Fields on Thursday, with scans later revealing a minor groin strain.
Despite partaking in the Demons’ captains’ run on Friday, the defender will be forced to miss the home clash at the MCG.
“Steven had a niggle on Thursday at training, and scans have since revealed a minor groin strain,” General Manager of AFL Football Performance Alan Richardson said.
“He unfortunately wasn’t able to tick off all that he needed to during our final run today, so we’ve taken the cautious approach of ruling him out of this weekend’s game.
“At this stage, we’re hopeful Steven will just miss the one match. However, he will be assessed daily in the lead up to Round 7.”
Jed Adams has been added to the club’s emergency list.
