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Christian Petracca has undergone surgery after a shocking diagnosis following a knee to the ribs in the first quarter of Melbourne’s loss to Collingwood on Monday. The Demons star remarkably played on in the second term before eventually being substituted out with suspected broken ribs.
Christian Petracca in agony after brutal blow. But in addition to being diagnosed with four broken ribs, reports say it was also discovered Petracca had also suffered a lacerated spleen and a punctured lung. He is said to have had the operation overnight. Melbourne are yet to comment since confirming Petracca had gone off to hospital. “He’s just getting a scan at the moment,” coach Simon Goodwin said after the match.
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