SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 01: Lachie Whitfield of the Giants is tackled during the round 11 AFL match between the Greater Western Sydney Giants and the Gold Coast Suns at GIANTS Stadium on June 01, 2019 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images)

GWS will be without star rebounding defender Lachie Whitfield until at least after the bye, with Giants coach Leon Cameron confirming he underwent surgery on a broken collarbone.

Whitfield sustained the injury during the last quarter of his side's win over the Suns on Saturday, and will now miss at least a month of football.

Cameron went on to say he expects defenders Sam Taylor and Zac Williams to be available this weekend as a replacement for Whitfield, with Williams set to return from a hamstring injury.

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