Day over, May free

SAM Day’s comeback season is over after a consultation with a leading surgeon yesterday determined he required a shoulder operation.

Day flew back to the Coast last night after the lunchtime meeting with Dr Greg Hoy, who repaired Gary Ablett’s shoulder in 2014.

He will meet club doctors today to map out a treatment plan and rehab schedule but football manager Jon Haines said surgery was unavoidable.

Ideally the operation will be in the next week or two.

“It looks like it requires surgery and there will be a 16week rehabilitation period,’’ Haines said.

It brings an end to one of the best stories of the year for the Suns after Day bounced back strongly from a year out of the game because of a badly dislocated hip.

The leg drove through the hip joint with such force it broke a chunk of bone off the casing which had to be reattached with a screw.

Captain Steven May escaped suspension for a strike on Kangaroos’ star Shaun Higgins but is still in doubt after suffering a knock to the hip in the 37-point loss at Etihad Stadium on Sunday.

May was still sore yesterday and will need to rapidly improve to take his place against Essendon at Metricon Stadium on Saturday. Touk Miller (thumb) is fit to play.