Geelong captain Patrick Dangerfield will be sidelined for two games due to a minor hamstring injury.
The 33-year-old hurt himself late in the Cats' win against Adelaide on Friday night.
But scans have cleared Dangerfield of any major damage and is expected to to only miss matches against Hawthorn and the Western Bulldogs.
Geelong coach Chris Scott would not be drawn on Dangerfield's absence when fronting a press conference for veteran forward Tom Hawkins, who will play his 350th match when the Cats play the Hawks on Easter Monday.
But Cats assistant football boss Brett Johnson revealed Dangerfield would only be unavailable for the short-term.
"We expect Danger to only miss two weeks, so we look forward to getting him back on the park soon," he said.
Fellow premiership midfielder Tom Atkins was a late withdrawal against the Crows with an adductor issue, but should return against Hawthorn.
"Tom was really close (to playing), he just had a real low-grade adductor injury that we didn't want to risk," Johnson said.
"We expect him to train fully tomorrow (Wednesday) and be available to play."
Forward Gary Rohan (back) is still up to four weeks away from returning, while veteran midfielder Cam Guthrie could miss another six games as he recovers from a quad injury suffered during a pre-season match.