Melbourne's bid to return to the finals after an 11-year absence has been dealt a huge blow with All Australian ruckman Max Gawn to miss three months after hamstring surgery.
Gawn saw a hamstring surgeon on Monday to determine the best course of action after scans revealed some tendon damage in his right hamstring.
"There's a gap between the bone and the tendon so it's probably safer and quicker to get surgery," Gawn said on Monday after meeting with the surgeon.
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