Young midfielder Nick Robertson has been cleared of a fracture but will have scans today to find the extent of the damage to his shoulder.

Robertson, one of the Club's most improved this season, was in extreme pain when he was subbed-out in the opening quarter of the 72-point loss to the Bulldogs at Etihad Stadium on Saturday night.

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Brisbane Lions General Manager of Football, Dean Warren, said how many games Robertson was likely to miss would not be known until he underwent an MRI scan in Brisbane today.

“Originally, we assumed he had broken his collarbone or shoulder,’’ Warren told The Courier-Mail.

“He was taken to the Epworth Hospital for scans and they came back with no fracture.

“I guess that’s some good news but he is extremely sore, so there is obviously some ligament damage there. At the moment there is no way of telling how long he will be out.

“He’s a tough kid and he came to the bench very sore and even this morning when he left to head back to Brisbane he was very sore.

“He had been playing some good footy for us and had consolidated his spot on the wing.

"With Lewey Taylor playing well on the other wing it was an area of the ground that we were really pleased with.’’

Warren said Senior Coach Justin Leppitsch should begin to receive reinforcements in the coming weeks with experienced pair Tom Rockliff and Daniel Merrett potentially returning to the senior side together for the round 14 clash against Fremantle on Sunday week.

“Daniel should be right to play next week but is more likely to play in NEAFL because he has had a long time out,’’ he said.

“Then Rocky should be back the week after.

“So we are starting to get some troops back, but it would have been nice not to lose any.’’