Josh Hunt (Geelong) shoulder
Copped a knock to his shoulder. Came back on later in the game.

Brett Ebert (Port Adelaide) ankle
Left the ground with five minutes to go after severe medial ankle sprain. Will have scans today but is likely to miss at least 2-3 weeks.

Steven Dodd (Fremantle) calf
Came off with a calf strain in Saturday's game. Likely to miss 1-2 weeks.

Russell Robertson (Melbourne) thigh
Sustained a corked thigh late in yesterday's game and was unable to return. Doubtful for this week.

Ben Holland (Melbourne) shoulder
Partial dislocation of his "good" shoulder. Will have scans today.

Stuart Dew (Hawthorn) hamstring
Re-injured hamstring but thought to be only tightness. To be assessed this week.

Brent Harvey (Nth Melb) concussion
Knocked out in the first five minutes and very groggy for a short time. Came back after 20 minutes on the bench and made a solid contribution.

Daniel Wells (North Melbourne) knee
Came off in third quarter with a medial ligament strain. Likely to miss 1-2 weeks.

POSSIBLE RETURNS THIS WEEK

Cameron Cloke (Carlton) wrist

Bret Thornton (Carlton) knee

Brodie Holland (Collingwood) achilles

Scott Lucas (Essendon) knee

Paul Chapman (Geelong) hamstring

Brad Ottens (Geelong) foot

Jared Rivers (Melbourne) hip

Colin Sylvia (Melbourne) hamstring

Nathan Carroll (Melbourne) hamstring

Daniel Wells (North Melbourne) knee

Steven Baker (St Kilda) knee

Tadhg Kennelly (Sydney) knee

Ashley Hansen (West Coast) hamstring

Mark LeCras (West Coast) groin

Beau Waters (West Coast) groin

Peter Brukner is associate professor in sports medicine at University of Melbourne.