STAR Adelaide forward Tom Lynch will have scans after suffering a side strain against Greater Western Sydney on Sunday night.

Lynch winced in pain after copping Callan Ward's boot to the abdomen in a tackle attempt in the second term.

He came from the field, but returned in the third quarter briefly before being ruled out for the remainder of the match.

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"It's too early to say. Obviously he couldn't come back onto the ground, which suggests it's of some seriousness," coach Don Pyke said post-match.

"Will have to get that scanned to see how Tom recovers and gets going."

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Richard Douglas copped a poke in the eye late, but is expected to be fine for next week's trip to Perth to face Fremantle.

The Crows will be without captain Taylor Walker (glute/back) and Rory Sloane (foot) for at least the next fortnight, while Brad Crouch will undergo groin surgery next week and could miss the season.