'Footy's not a priority for him': AFL star is blasted by teammates for going on a boozy Sunday pub session while he was injured – after turning up for pre-season training unfit Steven May was the Melbourne Demons star recruit for the 2019 AFL season He turned up to pre-season training unfit and has barely played for his new team After suffering groin injury, was seen drinking alcohol during 'Sunday session' Teammates are furious at May for not being dedicated to his injury recovery May is expected to apologise to the entire Melbourne playing squad on TuesdayBy Ben Hill For Daily Mail Australia Published: 23:42 BST, 6 May 2019 | Updated: 23:47 BST, 6 May 2019 Viewcomments Steven May was the Melbourne Demons star recruit for the 2019 season after he joined the team from the Gold Coast Suns An AFL star has been slammed by his teammates for going on a drinking session while injured. Steven May was the Melbourne Demons star recruit for the 2019 season after he joined the team from the Gold Coast Suns, where he was on a contract worth close to $1million per season. He turned up to pre-season training unfit and has only played one game this year due to injury and suspension. He suffered a groin injury in April, ruling him out of action for more than a month. The 27-year-old defender was seen drinking at trendy Richmond bar Harlow with a group of former AFL players on Sunday afternoon - infuriating his teammates with his lack of dedication to recovering properly. May - a former Indigenous All Star - will apologise to his team on Tuesday after management confronted him about the three-and-a-half hour drinking session, Fox Sports reported. Senior leaders at the club are expected to come up with a punishment for May after he apologises. The Demons don't have a rule requiring injured players to avoid drinking but players reportedly are aware that the expectation is to limit their alcohol intake. Premiership-winning coach Paul Roos said May's focus was not on his football career. 'What I do know, footy is not a priority for him. Clearly not a priority,' Roos said. May - a former Indigenous All Star - will apologise to his team on Tuesday after management confronted him about a three-and-a-half hour drinking session 'Now what is at the moment I'm not 100 per cent certain, but it's not football. That's not his number one priority. Let's be really clear on that. 'If football was his number one priority, now I don't know what he's going through if he's going through some off field issues. What I'm saying is, football is not his priority.' May is expected to be on the sidelines for at least the next three weeks due to his injury. The 27-year-old defender was seen drinking at trendy Richmond bar Harlow (pictured) with a group of former AFL players on Sunday afternoon Read more: Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility