MELBOURNE has ruled out veteran Jordan Lewis for the club's Anzac Day Eve clash against Richmond at the MCG after he suffered a broken hand on Sunday.

The injury occurred in the second quarter of the Demons' 67-point loss to Hawthorn, with the 31-year-old having surgery on Monday to put a plate in his injured hand.

Demons high performance manager Dave Misson said Lewis could be sidelined for a fortnight.

"Jordy suffered a fracture to his hand – his fourth finger in the second quarter, so he's actually done really well to play the rest of the game with a broken hand," Misson said.

"But unfortunately, he'll miss the Richmond game. We're hoping he's only going to miss one, but maybe a little bit longer than that."

Defender Neville Jetta will face a fitness test later in the week to determine his availability for the blockbuster against the Tigers.

Jetta limped from the field after rolling his ankle in the third term of Sunday's match.

"It was a pretty ugly … he was lucky to get out of it with just a minor ankle problem," Misson said.

"He's pulled up pretty well and he's had a lot of swelling.

"We'll just assess Nev later in the week, and he'll probably be a test. We expect him to be available."

As flagged previously, star midfielder Jack Viney is now less than a month away from resuming following a number of setbacks on his injured foot.

Forward Tom McDonald is progressing more quickly than Viney in his recovery from his own foot injury, with Misson saying McDonald could be available as soon as the game against Essendon in round six.

"Tommy is going well. As mentioned last week, Tommy is probably one or two sessions ahead of Jack (Viney) and is quite well advanced with his football work," Misson said.

"He'll actually train with the group a little bit on Saturday morning. We expect Tom to potentially be available for the Essendon game."