Luckless Carlton ruckman Matthew Kreuzer will miss up to four rounds of the AFL season because of a knee injury.
Kreuzer, who has overcome a series of serious setbacks since being drafted in 2007, will have surgery on the injury he suffered during the second term of the Blues' dramatic win over Port Adelaide.
The 27-year-old is set to miss the club's clashes with North Melbourne, Geelong, Brisbane.
Kreuzer will be racing the clock to be fit for their round-12 meeting St Kilda.
Blues football manager Andrew McKay paid tribute to Kreuzer, who returned to the field and played through the pain of a torn meniscus in his left knee.
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"There was no risk of further injury by him going back on the field," McKay said.
"It is a real reflection on Matthew's character that he was able to endure and contribute so much to the win.
"We look forward to Matthew resuming training in the next couple of weeks."
Kreuzer underwent a knee reconstruction in 2010, while he battled recurring foot problems in 2014-15.
Blues ruckman Andrew Phillips (hamstring) remains on the sidelines, while key forward Levi Casboult will miss up to eight weeks with the leg injury he suffered on Sunday.
Young gun Patrick Cripps, who hurt his knee in round eight, had scans on Monday but is confident he will be fit to face the Kangaroos.
