AFL Round 12 Collingwood Magpies star Jordan De Goey in hot ...

Star Collingwood forward Jordan De Goey is facing a sizeable suspension after unleashing a late and high bump on West Coast youngster Elijah Hewett at Optus Stadium.

Hewett had just fired off a handball when De Goey came through and bumped him flush on the face late in the opening term of Saturday's AFL clash.

The first-year Eagle was flattened by the bump and lay on the turf in distress.

Hewett was eventually able to run off the ground unaided but was ruled out for the rest of the match with concussion.

The incident is almost certain to cost De Goey multiple weeks on the sidelines, with the AFL taking a dim view of players who opt to unnecessarily bump opponents.

The high nature of the hit and the fact Hewett was concussed will also play against De Goey, who could be referred straight to the AFL Tribunal.

If that's the case, the Collingwood man will face a minimum ban of three weeks.

Hewett was one of three Eagles players injured in the opening quarter against the Magpies.

Connor West damaged his knee when a teammate crashed into his legs, while Shannon Hurn suffered a hamstring injury late in the opening quarter.

Those injury concerns came on the back of star defender Tom Barrass being ruled out before the match with a hamstring problem.

Collingwood skipped out to a 46-3 lead early in the second quarter, but West Coast fought back to reduce the margin to 26 points at halftime.