Greater Western Sydney defender Heath Shaw won’t play any part in the Giants’ finals campaign and has three to six months of knee rehab ahead of him, his famous uncle says.

The 32-year-old said he was a chance to make a rapid six-week recovery from posterior cruciate ligament damage, putting him in line for a grand final return if the Giants made it.

But Collingwood premiership captain Tony Shaw has heard otherwise.

“There might be a bit of insider trading on this one. I can tell you that won’t happen (a grand final return),” the Collingwood great told Macquarie Sports Radio.

“Heath’s … torn his medial ligament and a few other little things.

“It’s not an ACL which is good, but anywhere between a three and six-month rehab I’ve heard this morning.”

The AFL veteran, who was on a run of 96 straight games, suffered the knee injury about halfway through the last quarter of GWS’s crucial 14-point victory over Adelaide on Saturday night.

His knee twisted after a teammate inadvertently crashed into him while tackling Crows livewire Eddie Betts.

In a show of mutual respect after many battles over the years, Betts shook Shaw’s hand and wished him well as he was stretchered off the field.

The 283-game dashing half-back flanker won the 2010 premiership with Collingwood before crossing to GWS for the 2014 season.

Earlier this week, Tony Shaw said his nephew plans to play on next season regardless of whether the knee injury proves to be season-ending.