The Western Bulldogs have confirmed ruckman Jordan Roughead will miss around weeks following surgery on his hamstring.

Roughead landed awkwardlyย in a ruck contest during the first quarter of the JLT Series match against Melbourne and took no further part in the game.

It was initially he may have sustained a season ending knee injury, however, scans later cleared him of serious damage.

โ€œJordan sustained a hamstring tendon injury to the area the tendon inserts on the back of his knee, during a ruck contest on the weekend and has subsequently undergone surgery,โ€ Physiotherapist Chris Bell told westernbulldogs.com.au.

โ€œWe expect heโ€™ll resume full training in approximately eight weeks.โ€

The Bulldogs have the week off this week, before facing Brisbane and Gold Coast in weeks two and three of the JLT Community Series.