ALEX Fasolo is expected to miss almost two months with the syndesmosis ankle injury he sustained in Collingwood's win over St Kilda on Saturday night.

However, the club is up to two weeks away from determining when hamstrung Pies Jamie Elliott and Darcy Moore will be back.

Fasolo, 25, twisted his right ankle when he was tackled by Jack Steele in the second quarter of the Pies' 28-point win at Etihad Stadium.

He hobbled from the ground and took no further part in the game.

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Fasolo won't require surgery, but AFL.com.au understands he isn't expected to be available until the latter stages of the season.

It caps off a disappointing few months for Fasolo after he fought his way back into the AFL side following a pre-season shoulder injury.

His lack of a pre-season saw him start the year in the VFL, and he had been recalled for his first AFL game last Saturday night.

Magpies football manager Geoff Walsh expected the timeframe for Fasolo's absence could change.



"That ankle injury is more than likely something that will sideline him for a significant period of time. We're looking at around six, seven weeks at this stage.," Walsh told collingwoodfc.com.au.

"Because that's such a long timeframe, that could be fluid."

Elliott, Moore and Josh Smith are dealing with hamstring injuries, and not for the first time.

"Because all of them have some sort of history of reoccurrence in that area, we're treating (them) very conservatively," Walsh said.

"Hard to put a timeframe on that at the moment.

"Within seven or 14 days we'll probably have a better understanding of just when those boys will be ready to resume."

However, tall forward Ben Reid is expected to return from an Achilles complaint against the Western Bulldogs on Friday night.

"Ben will join in the full training session, at our main session, tomorrow (Wednesday)," Walsh said.

"Hopefully get him through that, and we expect him to, and he will be available for selection."

Brayden Maynard should be fit to face Fremantle in round 11 after suffering an ankle injury, while wingman James Aish has one more week in a knee brace.

Category B Rookie Jack Madgen had surgery on Monday for a broken jaw and will miss six weeks after having a plate inserted.

Big man Max Lynch is out of his moon boot in his recovery from an ankle ailment and is back running.