Morrison one day, Lampard the next

If spirits were already at a low after Nina Morrison’s confirmed ACL injury for the second time in successive seasons, the same devastating knee issue returning to haunt Sarah Lampard surely pushed those spirits to the depths of despair.

Lampard – who has already tasted the bitterness of the crucial ligament rupture in 2018 – was taken off to join the throngs of wounded Demons on the sidelines midway through the match.

Hers is the fifth knee-related setback for the club who just last week activated Sarah Perkins from their supplementary list so as to have enough players to choose a side from.

Remarkably, Melbourne still sits in a relatively good place on the ladder despite their eviscerated list, but every game from here on out is a must-win.

Surely they have paid their dues to the injury gods by now?