Melbourne football boss Alan Richardson finds himself at the centre of the fallout from a February meeting in which he and other senior club figures allegedly disclosed sensitive information about former player Steven May.

Last Friday, the Demons moved to apologise for “distress” caused during the Microsoft Teams meeting, where confidentiality obligations were allegedly breached regarding May and his partner Sachi Dade’s personal situation.

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The online hookup was in reference to a welfare check conducted on a private residence on January 29, after which no charges were laid, with the matter now resolved.

“The meeting sought to provide reassurance of the club’s commitment to supporting the families as well as the playing group,” the Demons’ statement read last Friday.

“Whilst it was not our intent, we acknowledge the meeting has caused distress and for that the club is sorry.”

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On Monday morning, SEN’s Tom Morris, who originally reported on the contents of the meeting, shared further information on the situation, putting Richardson’s future at the club under the microscope.

The former St Kilda senior coach was also at the forefront of Melbourne’s handling of former star Christian Petracca’s serious medical situation almost two years ago.

“We are not allowed to report exactly what was said in the meeting (for legal reasons) … but, having listened to and transcribed it, there’s a reason why Melbourne apologised publicly – it’s because Alan Richardson said something he shouldn’t have said, which caused a fair bit of consternation at the time,” Morris told SEN Breakfast on Monday.

“He’s out of contract at the end of the year … his role is not as prominent as it once was – I don’t think the whole club is going to be affected by it – but given that he’s out of contract, given that his position is probably a bit tenuous anyway, I’d be surprised if he was here this time next year.”

Morris went on to explain Richardson’s misstep regarding Petracca, who suffered life-threatening internal injuries following an incident on June 11, 2024 while playing for Melbourne.

“This is not Alan Richardson bashing, he’s a good guy … but from a professional standpoint, the reason why Christian Petracca was initially incredibly frustrated and angry with the club was not because they sent him back on (the field on King’s Birthday, 2024)… it was the statement from Melbourne 48 hours later,” Morris said.

“He’d had his spleen removed, and he’d been bleeding, and he was in a terrible way, and Melbourne released a statement via Alan Richardson at the time, saying Petracca was ‘in good spirits’ – and he just wasn’t.

“That was the start of it. So, how many times can you have good intent and miss the mark? That’s the question the Melbourne board will ask themselves when they ascertain whether they need to make changes within that football club.”

The off-field revelation clearly had no bearing on the Demons’ on-field performance, as they handed premiership fancy Gold Coast its first loss of the season on Sunday.

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Port Adelaide forward Ollie Lord suffered a season-ending ruptured ACL at the weekend.

The developing key-position attacker injured his right knee in the SANFL Power’s loss to South Adelaide on Good Friday.

“We are shattered for Ollie to receive this news,” Port Adelaide medical boss Tim O’Leary said on the weekend.

“Ollie had a really strong pre-season and was working hard to put himself back in contention for AFL selection.

“It’s a tough injury for any player, but we know Ollie will take on his rehab with his characteristic positive attitude, and we will all be here to support him along the way.”

The Power’s key-position stocks take another hit, with ruckman Ivan Soldo also out for the year with a torn ACL.

Jordon Sweet usurped Dante Visentini as the club’s first-string ruckman, with the former in good form after the latter started the season in the senior side.