Essendon midfielder David Myers will be sidelined for six to eight weeks with a finger injury.

Myers had enjoyed an injury-free pre-season and picked up eight possessions in less than three quarters against Collingwood last week.

But after pulling up well, the 27 year old damaged a tendon in his finger at training this morning and will undergo surgery.

“David Myers got his finger caught in someone’s jumper, he’s ruptured his tendon in that finger and he’ll be in for surgery today,” High Performance Manager Justin Crow said.

“It means six weeks in a splint and then two weeks getting his touch back normally to then play football.

“The good news is it’s his right hand so he’ll be able to continue to guide the ball with his left hand and keep running over that period and maintain the really good training base he’s been able to get this pre-season.”

Myers has played just two games in the last two years after a shoulder injury and then a knee to the back derailed his 2015 campaign.

He played 38 games in his most consistent run across the 2013 and 2014 seasons.

Myers is entering his tenth AFL season. He’s played 85 games and has recorded more than ten games in a season on three occasions.