Melbourne Demons forward Liam Jurrah on the sidelines for four months

Melbourne Demons have been dealt a major injury blow ahead of the new AFL season with the news that exciting forward Liam Jurrah will be on the sidelines for four months.

The Demons, who kick off their AFL campaign on March 27 against Hawthorn Hawks, are 126.00A$ to win the Grand Final with Sportsbet.com.au and 4.50 to finish bottom of the ladder.

The injury happened when Jurrah fell awkwardly on his right shoulder during the first quarter of Melbourne’s NAB Challenge clash against Adelaide last weekend, he will now undergo shoulder reconstruction shoulder this week.

Demons football manager Chris Connolly said, “This is disappointing news to learn of the severity of Liam’s injury. Liam met with the surgeon this afternoon, and he’ll have the operation to reconstruct his right shoulder on Wednesday. At this stage, he will miss approximately 16 weeks of football.

"As a club, we will work closely with Liam in what will be a difficult time throughout his rehabilitation. We will aim to get him back playing football during the second half of the season.”

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