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Melbourne have confirmed young hooker Harry Grant was treated for facial cuts in hospital after falling over while drunk and being found on a doorstep.

Melbourne have confirmed young NRL hooker Harry Grant was found injured on a house doorstep on Monday morning after falling over while drunk.

The 21-year-old was taken to hospital for facial cuts and further tests but there was no police involvement in the incident.

Grant, who wasn't involved in the Storm's NRL preliminary final loss to Sydney Roosters on Saturday night, was found on the doorstep of a Richmond house with an ambulance called.

Melbourne's head of football Frank Ponissi said Grant,who played two NRL games in 2018, had had a "nasty fall" on his way home from a night out.

"Harry's a great kid who obviously had a bit too much to drink drink and had a nasty fall," Ponissi said.

"As a club we understand the importance of responsible consumption of alcohol but other than that (being drunk) nothing untoward whatsoever occurred except he's had a bad fall."

Grant was expected to leave hospital on Monday.

"He will continue to be supported by Storm medical and player well-being staff," the club said.

The NRL integrity unit has been made aware of an incident.

The event came to light through radio station 3AW's "rumour file" on their Monday morning program with Ross Stevenson and John Burns.

"Late #rumourfile - we are told that a bloke has woken up in Richmond this morning to find an NRL player on their front doorstep, they felt the need to call an ambulance for that player," 3AW's Ross and John program tweeted.

The Storm players who bowed out of the finals race on Saturday night were gathering in Melbourne for their Mad Monday celebrations.