MELBOURNE duo Cameron Bruce and Matthew Bate will miss the club's clash with Port Adelaide on Saturday night.

Bruce (hamstring) and Bate (ankle) were both injured in last week's loss to West Coast and will not travel to Darwin for the game against the Power.

Coach Dean Bailey said the pair should only miss the one week.

"Brucey pulled up really well on Monday - it (the hamstring injury) is a bit back-related as well," he said.

"Neither of them will play this week but [Bruce] was doing things in the gym on Monday and Tuesday that would suggest it's not as bad as we thought."

More to come.