Essendon recruit Josh Green will be forced to wait to play his former side, with a hamstring injury ruling the 24-year-old out of this week's clash with Brisbane.

Green sustained the injury during the final quarter of the Bombers' win over Hawthorn on Saturday night.

โ€œJosh Green was sprinting late in the game โ€“ he felt tight in his hamstring, came off and we didnโ€™t end up bringing him back on,โ€ High Performance Manager Justin Crow said.

โ€œWeโ€™ve had the hamstring scanned and what heโ€™s got is the lowest grade hamstring strain where the fascia around the outside of the muscle is interrupted.

โ€œThere is no real muscle fibre disruption which is a good thing but the bad news for โ€˜Greenyโ€™ is he wonโ€™t be available against Brisbane.

โ€œNormally with these injuries, players miss two games.โ€

Green kicked 107 goals in 81 games with the Lions, before being delisted and recruited by Essendon in November as a delisted free agent.

He collected 11 disposals and took four marks in his debut for the Bombers.