Hawthorn on-baller Chance Bateman threw a scare through the Hawks' camp on Tuesday when he rolled an ankle at training. The important runner went over on his ankle early in the session and did not re-emerge from the rooms to complete the run.

While it looked ominous, skipper Sam Mitchell was confident Bateman would be fit to play against St Kilda on Saturday night. "I think he will be okay. He rolled his ankle, came off and had it re-strapped, and there is no point going back out there and re-aggravating it," Mitchell said from the club's Waverley headquarters.

"He will be assessed over the next couple of days, but I think he'll be okay. "He started the session and then just went over on the ankle a little bit, but he'll be ok I think."

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The injury concerns for Hawthorn keep piling up with Brad Sewell the latest casualty. Sewell is set to miss up to 6 weeks after he was told he would require shoulder surgery in order to be back to his best.

Sewell injured his right shoulder during last week’s match against the Western Bulldogs but was able to continue playing.

While it was initially thought Sewell would only miss two weeks, after consulting with a specialist it was confirmed he had ruptured the ligaments of his AC joint.

Hawthorn football operations manager Mark Evans said deciding on surgery would allow for a stronger shoulder joint when Sewell returns to football.

"Once the specialist indicated Brad was likely to miss three to four weeks, the sensible option was for a surgical repair to deliver a stronger shoulder joint over a five to six week period," Evans said.

Sewell is expected to resume some training within the next two weeks. He will no doubt be missed against the Bombers on Saturday Night.

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Hawthorn midfielder Luke Hodge says Stuart Dew could be out for a month after he sustained a hamstring injury in the dying stages of the club's 15-point win over Fremantle at Subiaco Oval on Saturday. "It's just a basic hamstring, so he'll be three or four weeks, I think,” Hodge said.

Mark Williams could also be available, but Hodge admits that with the forward unit performing as well as it is, finding a spot for the 24-year-old could be challenging.

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