Crows boost: injured star in the mix to face Dockers

He had returned to the game before the left shoulder complaint proved too much, finishing with only eight touches.

Scans later confirmed Fogarty has sprained his sternoclavicular joint - the ligaments where the collarbone meets the sternum.

Fogarty has led the fifth-placed Crows in attack so far this season, on 16 goals with Riley Thilthorpe.

The key forward has not yet been ruled out of next round's clash against Fremantle.

"We will need to let it settle for a couple of days so he will be on light duties, but in short there is no major structural damage which is pleasing," Adelaide high performance boss Darren Burgess said in a club statement.

"It's too early to rule him out of the trip to Perth, but his availability will obviously depend on how he responds during the week."