CHAD Wingard has been ruled out for at least two weeks because of a shoulder injury.

The Power's first pick in the 2011 National Draft has a grade two AC joint injury following two heavy knocks in the first quarter of Balfours Showdown XXXII.

The 18-year-old was at Alberton on Tuesday morning to speak to the club's medical staff and had his arm in a sling.

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Wingard's injury blow comes fresh on the back of news fellow forward Jay Schulz will miss Round 6 with a scratched cornea.

Schulz - who is still wearing a patch on his wounded right eye - was examined by a specialist on Monday afternoon and will undergo a further assessment next week.

Meanwhile, rookie-listed defender Tom Jonas will miss one week with an injury to the patella in his right knee.