Hawthorn physio suffers double-injury after MCG double-tumble late in Collingwood game

Hawthorn's head physio Andrew Lambert found himself in an awkward spot during the fourth quarter of the club's clash with Collingwood on Thursday night.

The highly regarded operator was trying to get off the ground as the ball came in his direction on the wing, with Collingwood's Lachie Schultz taking a mark right in front of him.

But as he attempted to flee the area, to avoid giving away a free kick or getting in the way of play, he slipped over ... twice, grimacing in pain as he got back up.

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"Trainer's down! Hopefully all is OK, doesn't look good," commentator Mark Howard told Fox Footy in the moment as the crowd gasped.

North Melbourne great David King added: "It would look weird getting a trainer to come out and assess another trainer".

The Pies kept possession and kicked it around without much fuss as Lambert, hands on hips, walked slowly off the field.

Once he reached the bench, he bravely got back to work, helping captain James Sicily strap his ankle.

However, it has since been revealed on Friday that Lambert actually suffered tendon damage in both of his hamstrings as a result of the tumbles, according to journalist Xander McGuire.

He will need surgery to correct the more severely damaged one and is expected to miss the club's clash with Fremantle next week. It will be one of his first absences from a Hawthorn match day in over 20 years.

Lambert is clearly well respected within the four walls at Hawthorn, with club legend Luke Hodge departing his broadcast duties early after the game to head into the rooms and check on him, according to Kane Cornes.

"Hodgey raced down after the game and said 'I've got to go check on the physio'. Clearly he had a long relationship with him. Hodgey was quite worried," Cornes told SEN on Monday.

"He looked like he'd done his ACL," David King said in reply.

"Do you think Hawthorn will put him in their injury report this week?"

Hodge captained the Hawks to three successive premierships and played in four total for the club.

Other Hawthorn greats including Isaac Smith also reportedly checked in on Lambert after the match.

Smith found the moment comical in the moment, laughing at the tumble during the Triple M radio coverage of the game.

"He's had a mare. The runners have got slippery," Smith laughed.

"He's a good physio, he'll be able to fix it. He's the best in the business. One of the great men, Andrew Lambert and he likes taking the piss out of everyone, so that'll be highlighted Monday in the review. I might sneak down (to training)."

The Hawks left Thursday night with two points after a draw with the Magpies, thanks to a Dylan Moore goal after the siren.