Colin Garland played on after breaking hand against Collingwood

MELBOURNE is unsure how long Colin Garland will miss after revealing he played most of the Queen’s Birthday game with a broken hand.

AFL Round 1 Melbourne v Gold Coast Suns at the MCG. Colin Garland. Pic: Michael Klein

MELBOURNE is unsure how long Colin Garland will miss after revealing he played most of the Queen’s Birthday game with a broken hand.

Garland broke his hand in the first quarter but played out the match, gathering 16 disposals in the 25-point loss.

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Fitness coach Dave Misson said Garland had surgery on Tuesday and will get a better idea of how long he will be sidelined after meeting his surgeon next Monday.

“(He) knew that we were struggling a little bit and one man down, so he played the whole game with a broken hand,” Misson told the Demons website.

The Demons have more bad injury news with Christian Salem set to miss another 3-4 weeks after hurting his “good” hamstring at training.

Aaron vandenBerg, who was subbed off on Monday after straining his hamstring, will also miss a month.

Originally published as Colin Garland played on after breaking hand against Collingwood