Darcy Moore remains sidelined. Credit:AAP

Collingwood sent key duo Darcy Moore and Jamie Elliott to an expert at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra to aid their recovery from hamstring problems.

Collingwood head of football Geoff Walsh confirmed that the pair had travelled to Canberra earlier this week to meet with an AIS physiotherapist whom the Magpies had a relationship with, as the club sought to get the best treatment possible.

Walsh said he did not expect either Moore nor Elliott to play before the club's bye – which came after the Queen's Birthday blockbuster against Melbourne. This would mean the duo would miss at least four games each due to their latest setbacks, recurrences of hamstring strains this year.

"I wouldn't see either playing before the bye,'' said Walsh, who said the Magpies would have a clearer timeframe within 10 days to a fortnight.