Hawthorn vice-captain Dylan Moore says housemate and reigning best and fairest Will Day was in “good spirits” after positive scans cleared him of major collarbone damage, but he won’t front up in the round 24 clash with North Melbourne.

The positive news around Day’s injury comes as midfield bull Jai Newcombe also declared he was “sore” but not injured following a nasty final-quarter incident in Sunday’s win over Richmond that has all but secured the Hawks a finals spot.

Day has suffered a partial dislocation of where his collarbone connects with his chest, meaning there is some hope he could play in an elimination final.

“We’ve seen one specialist who says no surgery, and hopefully the other one will say the same thing tomorrow,” Hawks coach Sam Mitchell told Fox Footy’s AFL 360.

“If we get through (to the finals) we’re hopeful he’s available.”

If the second specialist says Day requires surgery and he goes under the knife, he’ll be done for the year.

But defender Jack Scrimshaw is hoped to be available for this weekend after a compound dislocation of his finger and clean-out surgery.

“I live with Will and I came home and he was on the couch in full playing kit and in a sling,” Moore told SEN on Monday morning.

“It wasn’t a great sight, but his spirits are pretty high. He was shattered, he thought he had a broken collarbone.