Melbourne superstar Christian Petracca suffers a cracked rib during AFL pre-season training session, setting back his bid to recover from last season's horror injury.
Christian Petracca suffers a broken rib after a collision at a Melbourne pre-season training session.
The 29-year-old has been on the comeback trail after suffering a season-ending injury in the King's Birthday clash against Collingwood last June.
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