Fremantle midfielder Michael Barlow is likely to miss the next three to four weeks after fracturing a finger in the game against Collingwood on Friday at the MCG.



Barlow injured the finger during the later stages of the game on Friday, and has had surgery to repair the damage.



“He got his finger caught in an awkward position and fractured it rather seriously,” high performance manager Jason Weber said.



“He’s had surgery this week and he’ll be around the three to four week mark before he can come back.”



Peel loss soured by more injuries

Clancee Pearce would have been a likely replacement but he also suffered an injury while playing for Peel Thunder in their 39-point loss to Swan Districts on Saturday.



“Unfortunately, he was caught awkwardly in a tackle and has had a syndesmosis strain. He’s in that three to four week bracket,” Weber said.



Despite the growing injury list at Fremantle, Weber is positive some players will be fit after the bye round this week.



“Hughes, Morabito and Griffin are all doing really well in their rehab and we anticipate a good strong week of training from them this week,” Weber said.



