Essendon midfielder Darcy Parish will miss Sunday’s round 17 clash with Brisbane at The Gabba due to a calf strain.

The 24-year-old had a scan late Thursday after experiencing tightness in an area of his calf that was not related to his previous cork injury.

General manager of football Josh Mahoney said Parish would likely be sidelined for approximately four weeks.

“Darcy presented with soreness in his calf, in a different area to where he experienced a cork in recent weeks. As a result, we got the area scanned which has come back to reveal a strain,” Mahoney said.

“We remain hopeful that Darcy will be in a position to return to play before the end of the home-and-away season, and we will closely monitor his recovery in this time to make that assessment.”