CARLTON midfield star Patrick Cripps will miss the rest of the season with a fractured fibula.

Cripps copped an accidental kick to the back of his left leg when he attempted to smother Melbourne defender Jayden Hunt in the second quarter of Sunday's game at the MCG.

Scans on Monday revealed he had suffered a fractured fibula but would not require surgery.

"It would usually be approximately a six-week injury which, given the timing, takes us through to the end of the season," Carlton football chief Andrew McKay said.

"It's obviously very disappointing for both Patrick and the club, but he will make a full recovery well before the start of the 2018 pre-season campaign."

In other injury news for the Blues, defender Simon White has been diagnosed with a relatively minor medial ligament strain that will sideline him for three to four weeks.

White was injured in a marking contest late in the second quarter of the Blues' loss to Melbourne on Sunday, when teammate Levi Casboult fell across his left knee. He did not return to the field. 

The Blues were confident on Monday morning White had not damaged his ACL, but the defender had to undergo a second series of scans to determine the extent of his injury. 

White had broken back into the Blues' senior team in round 15 after a stint in the VFL, and now will be aiming to return before the end of the season when he is due to become an unrestricted free agent.

The 29-year-old has played 86 games in eight seasons at Ikon Park.