'Twelve minutes, you've got broken ribs': Melbourne's injury management in the spotlight again
Kane Cornes has called out Melbourne for another alleged injury mismanagement that saw key defender Steven May not taken off the ground after sustaining broken ribs in round 21.
May suffered broken ribs, which landed him in hospital during his side's 51-point loss to the Western Bulldogs
May was rushed to hospital during the match after a heavy clash with Bulldogs forward Laith Vandermeer in the second quarter, but took 12 minutes to be taken off the ground for assessment after that incident.
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The lack of urgency to get May off the ground, especially after the club found themselves in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons regarding Christian Petracca's internal injuries earlier in the season, has puzzled Cornes.
Petracca suffered terrifying season ending injuries against Collingwood in June, but was allowed back on the ground by medical staff despite being in obvious pain at the time.
Steven May was crunched in a contest during Melbourne's loss to the Dogs. Getty
Petracca had surgery to repair four broken ribs, lacerations to the spleen and a punctured lung after that incident in the Demons' 38-point loss to the Pies in round 13.
It forced the Demons to defend their medical and training team's processes, with the club confirming they would review immediately.
However, with May still on the ground for 12 minutes during that loss to the Dogs, Cornes isn't so sure the club has changed its processes.
"The club did say after the Petracca incident, that they would review their processes," he said on Nine's Footy Classified on Monday night.
Melbourne coach Simon Goodwin during their round 20 clash against GWS. Getty
"He (May) stays out on the ground for 12 minutes after that (incident). Then it is reported that he's had the broken ribs. You've seen him taken off in an ambulance to hospital.
"Just not sure 12 minutes on the ground, after breaking your ribs, significantly again (was the right call).
"I think you run out to him. I think the report was that there was pain killers run out to him at the time.
"Twelve minutes, you've got broken ribs ... that is a long time, let me tell you, off the back of Petracca as well."
Petracca was helped off in agony in round 13. AFL Photos via Getty Images
Meantime, on top of the Demons injury concerns, Matthew Lloyd is concerned about their "boring" game style.
"It's not a great style of football. They've become a really boring side. No one is going to watch them play," he said.
"Contest and pressure, he talks about a lot, but I don't think they play enough."
Cornes echoed Lloyd's suggestion, calling on coach Simon Goodwin to be bold and reinvent his game style that has become stale since their 2021 flag.
"You've got to evolve. The longest serving coaches have evolved. Chris Scott (Geelong) has evolved, John Longmire (Sydney) has evolved," Cornes said.
"This style of play is not going to win you a premiership."
The Dees have slumped to 13th on the ladder, as finals seem almost out of reach with two rounds to go.
