Steven May’s partner sues Demons, King and Richardson

The partner of former Melbourne star Steven May is suing the Demons, head coach Steven King and the club’s general manager of football, Alan Richardson.

Documents lodged with the Federal Court show Sachi Dade filed a miscellaneous application against the Melbourne Football Club on May 22 and a case management hearing is scheduled for Friday morning.

The filing says the application is a privacy matter.

A Demons spokesman told this masthead they were aware of the action, and they expected to make a statement later on Thursday evening.

Details of the application have not yet been made public.

A lawyer from the firm representing Dade declined to comment as the matter is before the court.

May retired suddenly on the eve of the 2026 season.

In April the Demons apologised for a pre-season meeting between senior club figures and players’ partners that allegedly disclosed private information about 2021 premiership star and former All-Australian May.

Then Demons CEO Paul Guerra, King, and football department boss Alan Richardson held a Teams meeting with about 15 partners of the players in February.

It was held as a way for Guerra and King, new in their roles, and Richardson to introduce themselves, while also addressing “a matter that impacts the football program”.

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