Jamie Macmillan will be doing everything in his power to return to the North line-up before the end of the season following a high-grade finger injury on Saturday night.

The defender caught his right ring finger in the shorts of a Gold Coast player during a tackle in the second quarter and is set to miss around six weeks according to North doctor Peter Baquie.

“Jamie will require surgery to repair the flexor tendon after it was pulled off the bone,” he told NMFC.com.au.

“A surgeon will reattach the tendon on Thursday and unfortunately, that means Jamie is looking at around six to eight weeks on the sidelines, but we’re very optimistic about it being the former.”

The news isn’t great for Jarrad Waite either, with the 34-year-old sustaining a calf injury.

“Depending on his recovery, Jarrad could be looking at about three to four weeks,” Baquie said.

Waite was North’s most dominant player against the Suns with 19 disposals, 4 goals and 6 tackles.

Meanwhile Marley Williams will miss one to two weeks with a back strain.