Duncan was reported for the bump in the final term of yesterday’s 30-point win over the Hawks, with Hodge leaving the field to have ice applied to his right forearm after the clash.

Despite the possible consequences for Hodge, Scott was confident the AFL match review panel would throw out the report.

“I’ll preface what I’m about to say by saying that we haven’t looked at it exhaustively, but we’ve got no concerns over that – no concerns at all,” Scott told reporters immediately after the game.

“In fact, if you asked Hodgey, I think he would say that he should have no concerns either… if that’s reportable, Luke Hodge would have been reported 50 times in his career.”

Hodge went straight from the MCG to hospital for X-rays and will consult with club doctors today to decide if surgery is necessary.

Hawks coach Alastair Clarkson wasn’t optimistic Hodge would get a favourable report from his medical staff.

“I would suggest it doesn’t look too good because he is a pretty fierce warrior and he doesn’t usually come off the ground,” Clarkson said.

“He was icing up after the game and was pretty sore, so we’ll just wait and see, but he is probably likely to miss a bit of footy, I reckon.

“Hopefully it’s not [broken] because if it’s not broken he’ll play next week, but as I said, he doesn’t usually come off the ground for an injury like that, so it must be pretty sore.”

Collingwood veteran Dane Swan also faces months on the sidelines after scans confirmed he will need surgery to repair fractures in his right foot.

The 32-year-old suffered the injury in the first quarter of the Pies’ 80-point loss to Sydney in a collision with young Swan Zak Jones.

I hope that’s not my last game

Coach Nathan Buckley broke the bad news last night.

“Swanny’s had scans and he’s got three broken bones in his foot and he’s got the Lisfranc injury, which is not a great one,” Buckley told Fox Footy.

“He will get the recommendations from surgeons over the next couple of days… we’ll wait for the swelling to go down, he’ll need an operation and we’ll know about a timeline on the back of that.”

And to make matters worse it's the first time in my career I've had donuts ??? (on the field, I eat real ones all the time)

— Dane Swan (@swandane) March 26, 2016

A Lisfranc injury or fracture is often difficult to properly diagnose and treat.

Other AFL players to be stricken by the issue include Mitch Clark, Daniel Wells and Rhys Stanley.

Buckley stressed that Swan had been remarkably durable over the course of his 258-game career, but admitted he was unsure if he would play any part in the Pies’ 2016 campaign.

“It’ll be late [in the season] if he was to come back,” he said.

“So we’re about his welfare and looking after him in the short term, making sure he gets the best medical care and gives himself the best chance to get himself right.”

Swan expressed his hope that the injury wouldn’t end his career when he spoke to reporters at Melbourne airport on his return from Sydney.

“If I need surgery, I’ll come back and hopefully I get back,” Swan said on Sunday.

“Whether that’s six weeks or whether that’s 20 weeks or somewhere in between, I hope that’s not my last game.”

-AAP