MELBOURNE is breathing a sigh of relief after scans cleared key defender Jake Lever of damage to his ankle.

Lever was playing his second VFL game back after a knee reconstruction when he rolled his ankle.

The Demons' elite performance manager, David Misson, said there was no need for concern after Lever suffered the injury in the second quarter of Sunday's match against Williamstown. 

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"[Lever] was taken off and sat the rest of the game, but that was more just as a precaution," Misson told the club website.

"He's pulled up pretty well from it, so there's no major concern there.

"He had scans this morning (Monday) and they came back all clear, so we'll monitor him throughout the week and assess him before this week's game."

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The star defender had originally hoped to return against his former side Adelaide this weekend, but Lever is now likely to spend another week in the VFL to build match fitness.