ESSENDON defender Michael Hurley is expected to miss at least two weeks with a hamstring injury suffered in Saturday's loss to Carlton.

The two-time All Australian backman spent the final stages of the defeat on the interchange bench after feeling cramp late in the game.

Bombers high performance manager Justin Crow said the 27-year-old's strain is minor but is set to rule him out for multiple weeks.  

"Obviously we scanned that, he’s got a hamstring strain. It’s a bleed from the interface between the hamstring muscles with very little muscle fibre involvement, which is a good thing in that it helps the prognosis," Crow said.

"He'll definitely miss this week, most likely he’ll miss two games, but it’s not impossible he’ll do a little bit better or a little bit slower depending on how he tracks over the next few sessions."

Andrew McGrath will miss at least another week with his calf injury, while Jake Stringer was sent for scans on Tuesday but should be available for selection for Saturday's clash with Geelong at the MCG.

"Jake has a little bit of back stiffness out of the game (against the Blues)," Crow said.

"(There is) nothing we’re particularly concerned by, we just want to get a really good idea of what’s going on in there like we would with all of our players as we learn more and more about Jake and his body."

Josh Green is available to play after overcoming his hamstring injury, while David Myers also underwent scans on Monday.