Petracca cracks rib during pre-season training as injury woes continue

[ad_1] Luckless Melbourne star Christian Petracca has suffered a setback to his restoration from his traumatic mid-season AFL damage, cracking a rib at coaching.

The 29-year-old has been on the comeback path after struggling a season-ending damage within the King's Birthday conflict towards Collingwood final June.

Petracca lacerated his spleen, broke 4 ribs and suffered a punctured lung, spending almost every week in ICU after present process emergency surgical procedure.

The gun midfielder's newest damage got here after a knock at Demons coaching on Friday at Casey Fields.

"Throughout at present's coaching session, Christian acquired a knock to the rib space in a contest," the membership's efficiency supervisor Selwyn Griffith mentioned in an announcement.

"We despatched Christian for scans this afternoon, which sadly confirmed a crack in his rib.

"That is irritating information for Christian, who was progressing effectively and had recovered from the rib and spleen points he sustained throughout the 2024 season.

"A timeline for his restoration will likely be decided in the end."

<img alt="Christian Petracca grimaces and holds his ribs as he his led by the arm off the field by a Melbourne Demons trainer." class="Image_image__5tFYM ContentImage_image__DQ_cq" sizes="100vw" src="https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/b6819df8d047e9c71f5e8ec50ec6321b?impolicy=wcms_crop_resize&cropH=1643&cropW=2464&xPos=0&yPos=0&width=862&height=575" loading="lazy" data-component="Image" data-lazy="true"/> Christian Petracca suffered a horror damage throughout Melbourne's King's Birthday recreation final 12 months. ( Getty Pictures: Dylan Burns/AFL Pictures )

Griffith did not specify whether or not the crack was associated to Petracca's rib harm final season.

Petracca struggled along with his psychological well being within the quick aftermath of the damage and needed to be traded on the finish of the season regardless of being contracted till the top of 2029.