MELBOURNE defender Colin Garland is set to be sidelined for at least two matches with a hamstring injury, although dynamo Aaron Davey (heel) could still play against Geelong this Friday night.

Club football operations manager Ross Monaghan told melbournefc.com.au that the club was hopeful Davey would come up for the opening match of the Tom Wills Round.

"Garland strained his hammy the other day and Aaron had a bit of a sore heel, but he should be okay [for this round], although we'll wait and see how he comes up in the next couple of days. Col will probably be a couple of weeks," Monaghan said.

Key forward Brad Miller is also a "possibility" to take on the Cats, after missing last round with a hamstring injury.

Meanwhile, Monaghan said veteran ruckman Jeff White was a standout for Sandringham on Sunday, despite the Zebras' four-point loss to the Northern Bullants.

"White was in really good form and had a good game in the ruck," Monaghan said.

"Adem [Yze] also had plenty of touches and James Frawley was really good in defence and they were among the main contributors in the senior game."

In the Sandringham reserves, 2007 first-round draftee Jack Grimes starred and now looks set to make his senior debut with the Zebras this weekend against Geelong at Trevor Barker Oval.

"We would think Jack would step up and play with the Sandringham seniors this week, after he had a terrific game with the Sandy twos," Monaghan said.

Kyle Cheney also impressed in the Sandringham seconds upon his return.

"Kyle had a really good game. That was his first game back after a broken hand. He had a terrific first half, although he ran out of gas in the second half, but he certainly showed some really good signs on the weekend," Monaghan said.

Monaghan also made special mention of rookie ruckman Jake Spencer.

"Jake's a really developing ruckman and he unfortunately got squeezed back to the Sandy twos, but he was terrific in the ruck," Monaghan said.

"He kicked one outstanding goal … we showed that to the rest of the playing group today, so he was pretty popular for that."

Monaghan said Spencer's progression had been significant this season.  

"He was very raw at the start of the year, but he's a got a great character and we're really pleased to have him and he keeps improving every week," Monaghan said.

"He's a terrific kid and really competitive and that's what you want and he's big, so he's coming on in leaps and bounds."