Clayton Oliver left Melbourne training early on Wednesday and was sent for scans on a hand injury, as coach Simon Goodwin said backman Jake Lever would play against Port Adelaide in round three despite aggravating his knee last weekend.

This masthead was at Casey Fields on Wednesday when Oliver left training early, grabbing at his right hand and in clear pain.

A club source, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the injury was believed to be a dislocation that was unlikely to stop him playing, but the club had sent the dynamic midfielder for scans for certainty.

Meanwhile, Goodwin said that Lever would be OK to play this week despite suffering soreness in his right knee last week. Lever began the session with his knee strapped up but quickly removed the strapping and trained without any obvious concern.

Goodwin said Steven May, who cracked a rib in a marking contest with Mabior Chol last weekend, would fly to Adelaide with the team but was unlikely to play against the Power.

“We’re really confident [Lever will] play. So he’ll train today. We’re really confident he’ll be able to get through that session and be available for this week. So that’s exciting for our club after the weekend where there’s a bit of doom and gloom about having two key defensive pillars out,” Goodwin said.

“Steven May will just be the one week we think at the moment. He’ll run do some running today. And that might sound a bit strange to people but just to get a guide on where he sits. We’re confident he’ll travel to Adelaide with us. And we’re really, really hopefully he will play the following week.

“He’ll be knocking on the door saying put me in [this week], but I don’t expect it to be the case ... We certainly won’t be silly in that space. We’ll make sure that he’s right.”