Gun Sydney defender Nick Malceski has been cleared of any tear to his hamstring and is expected to be available for the Swans’ AFL preliminary final.

The 30-year-old was subbed out at quarter-time in Saturday’s qualifying final win over Fremantle to get treatment on the injury.

But scans on Monday confirmed there was no tear to his hamstring and coach John Longmire believed the Swans’ week off would be enough to have Malceski fit to return in their next match.

“It’s the best possible news,” Longmire told sydneyswans.com.au.

“There is no tear in his hamstring muscle, which is a good thing.

“He’s got a tiny bit of fluid on the outside of the muscle, which is similar to what Josh Kennedy had, but not as bad.

“It’s only very small and that’s probably why he had a little bit of soreness in the muscle, but it should be fine for Friday week.”

Longmire said he expected the All-Australian team nominee to resume regular training next week, ahead of their grand final qualifier on September 19.