Laith Vandermeer, Alex Keath and Dom Bedendo are all set for stints on the sidelines after sustaining injuries over the past week.

Vandermeer suffered hamstring tightness during the Bulldogs’ 38-point loss to Richmond on Saturday and will miss multiple weeks.

“Scans have confirmed a low-grade injury to the hamstring muscle,” Head of Sports Medicine, Chris Bell said.

“At this stage, I anticipate that Laitham will miss the next two weeks before integrating back into training.”

Alex Keath continues to rehab a hamstring injury that will see the key defender sidelined for at least a month.

“At training last week, Alex Keath suffered a moderate grade hamstring injury,” Bell said.

“We will gradually re-load Alex over the next 3 weeks before integrating him back into training.”

“I expect Alex to be looking to make a return to playing in about 4-6 weeks.”

Mitch Hannan was a late out against Richmond and will be a test this week to face North Melbourne.

“Hannan became unwell during the back end of last week and couldn’t pull on the jumper over the weekend,” Bell said.

“He is on the improve, but will be monitored by our doctors throughout this week to determine if he is in line to return to full training and availability.”

Anthony Scott sustained some migraine symptoms during the third quarter of Saturday’s game and was subsequently ruled out for the final term.

He will be monitored by doctors this week to confirm his availability.

Jordon Sweet received a head knock during the VFL game on Saturday and this caused some concussion symptoms.

Sweet will enter our concussion protocol that will guide his return to play.

Dom Bendendo has had surgery on a fractured wrist after landing heavily in a tackle in the VFL.

From a rehab group perspective, both Josh Bruce and Toby McLean have come on leaps and bounds in their recovery from ACL injuries.

“Both are building continuity in training loads and starting to integrate into low level training drills,” Bell said.

“Our current plan has Josh on track for a return in mid-June and Toby shortly after in early July.

Jason Johanissen continues to rehab a calf injury but is still a number of weeks away from returning to training.

“Johannisen’s recovery from his calf injury is slower than we hoped for,” Bell said.

“He is back into some running, and we are working on his calf durability.”

“We tentatively have him returning to full training in the next 3 weeks.”

Sam Darcy is continuing to make stride in his recovery from a bone stress injury in his foot and could return to limited minutes in the coming months.

“Our current focus with Sam at the moment has been improving the resilience and strength of the bones in his feet,” Bell said.

“He has recommenced running over the last few weeks, and so far he has absorbed these loads well.”

“Once Sam has progressed to a level ready for playing, we will plan for reduced minutes in the VFL.”

INJURY LIST

Mitch Hannan (illness): Test
Jordon Sweet (concussion): 1 week
Laith Vandermeer (hamstring): 2-3 weeks
Dominic Bedendo (hand) 2-3 weeks
Jason Johannisen (calf): 3-4 weeks
Alex Keath (hamstring): 4-6 weeks
Sam Darcy (foot): 6-8 weeks
Josh Bruce (ACL): 8-12 weeks
Toby McLean (ACL): 10-12 weeks