JACK Hombsch will not hit the MCG this weekend against the Pies.
The key defender will miss around two weeks due to a hamstring strain sustained late in the Power's clash with Melbourne.
Midfield manager Michael Voss confirmed the news in a press conference on Wednesday.
"I think Hombsch will be a couple of weeks," he told media.
Meanwhile fellow defender Matthew Broadbent has been cleared of an illness which left him withdrawn from the game late last week.
"He's good - he was just ill after last week, it was one of those bugs you get for 24 hours, so he wasn't available on the day," Voss said.
Voss also pointed to longtime defender Alipate Carlile and young talent Logan Austin as possible ins for the Pies clash to bolster the Power's backline.
Hombsch out for Pies clash
Defender ruled out for Round 11.
