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Severe cork sidelines Dees defender Petty

Melbourne's Harrison Petty will miss up to six weeks of the AFL season after undergoing surgery. (AAP)

Melbourne premiership defender Harrison Petty looks set to miss the start of the AFL season after a severely corked calf required surgery to release bleeding in the area.

The 22-year-old, who sustained the injury during the Demons' match simulation drills last week, will be sidelined for between four and six weeks.

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