North Melbourne's hopes of ending a four-game losing skid have been dealt a double blow.
Defender Jamie Macmillan is in a fight to save his season, having ripped a tendon off the bone on his ring finger in the loss to the Gold Coast Suns on Saturday. He was hurt while attempting to tackle in the second term.
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Buddy bends a beauty, Doggies victims of feathered foes, Tex leads by example, GWS fans no doubt have nerves of steel and the Tiges win brilliantly to go top four.
The Kangaroos said on Tuesday he would be sidelined for up to eight weeks but could yet return before the season is out. Club doctor Peter Baquie confirmed surgery was required.
"A surgeon will re-attach the tendon on Thursday and, unfortunately, that means Jamie is looking at around six to eight weeks on the sidelines. But we're very optimistic about it being the former," he told the club's website.
Key forward Jarrad Waite has strained a calf and will miss up to a month, beginning with Sunday's home clash against struggling Fremantle.
Waite had 19 disposals, four goals and six tackles against the Suns and remains a core piece of their forward set-up.
"Depending on his recovery, Jarrad could be looking at about three to four weeks," Baquie said.
Defender Marley Williams (back strain) is also likely to miss a fortnight.
The Kangaroos, winless since they beat Carlton in round 10, say ruckman Braydon Preuss (elbow), Trent Dumont (managed) and Declan Watson (ankle) also face fitness tests.
The Dockers will be without forward Cam McCarthy, who accepted a two-match suspension by the match review panel for engaging in rough conduct on St Kilda's Sam Gilbert on Sunday. The incident was assessed as careless with high impact to the head.Â
The charge carried a three-match suspension but was reduced to two with McCarthy's early plea.