Melbourne's win over West Coast has come at a cost, with at least two players set to miss next week's blockbuster clash with Sydney.
The Demons prevailed in an epic come from behind win over the Eagles on Saturday night, with Tom McDonald kicking the winning goal, his fifth of the night, with just seconds remaining.
Simon Goodwin's men next face an in-form Sydney side on Friday night, but will have to do so without Christian Salem and possibly even Jeff Garlett.
On Monday night the Demons confirmed Salem will miss up to a month with the hamstring injury.
โChristian is probably going to miss three to four [matches]. Itโs not a serious hamstring, but itโs something that weโve got to be cautious with, because heโs had a couple in the past,โ Melbourne's elite performance manager Dave Misson told Melbourne TV.
โJeffโs scan was actually really good. Clinically heโs very good, so weโll just tick some boxes during the week, as to whether he plays or not. Jack Viney, with the shoulder [injury], has pulled up really well and weโre not sending him in for scans. Heโll be fine to play.
โHe (Watts) trained on Monday morning and he ticked the boxes that he needed to, so heโs got some more things that heโs got to get through during the week. Itโs probably a bit early to tell at this stage of the week, but weโre hopeful. Jesseโs a sneaky chance this week. Heโs been going really well with his footy and conditioning work.โ
