Hawthorn could be without two of its most important players on Sunday with Liam Shiels and Shaun Burgoyne limping from the ground during yesterday’s loss against the Bulldogs.

Shiels went into the rooms during the in the third term, while Burgoyne left the field in the last quarter – both with suspected hamstring issues.

"I just knew they couldn’t come back onto the ground," Hawks' coach Alastair Clarkson said.

"They'll get scans during the week. I’m not even really sure (of the injuries). It was soft tissue stuff and they couldn't come back onto the ground.

"Once the call comes from the docs that they're out, we don't even worry about what it is. We just move on to try to win the game."