GIANTS midfielder Tendai Mzungu will be sidelined for the next 10-12 weeks with a hamstring injury.

The 31-year old tore his hamstring in the second term of the opening round match in Adelaide on Sunday – his first AFL game in orange and charcoal.

The GIANTS medical staff will settle on the best rehabilitation plan for the former Docker in the coming days.

Meanwhile key forward Jon Patton will have further assessment throughout the week on his hip.

The recently re-signed 23-year-old spent an extended period on the bench on Sunday but played out the game at the Adelaide Oval and kicked a late goal.

Key defender Aidan Corr is a recovering well from a hand injury and needs to get through training this week to be available for selection.

In further good news, draftee Will Setterfield will return to the field this weekend after being rested from the NEAFL trial against Sydney Uni last weekend.

Brett Deledio, Stephen Coniglio and Matt de Boer remain in the rehab group and are set to return to the field in the coming weeks.