Waite might need surgery after scans on Monday showed he has cartilage damage in his hip.
He was subbed off in the second quarter of the Sunday twilight loss to the Western Bulldogs and the club said post-match that it was groin tightness.
Speaking before undergoing the scans on Monday, Waite had no regrets about trying to play with his latest injury.
One of Carlton's most important players had also been hopeful about being available for Saturday's blockbuster against arch-rivals Collingwood.
"These things happen in football, you can't predict what's going to happen," Waite said.
Coach Brett Ratten had also said immediately after Sunday's match that he was comfortable with the decision to play Waite.
"We got the tick from the medicos and everyone that he was right," Ratten said.
"I suppose they're the risks you take sometimes going into games."
Waite will visit a specialist on Tuesday to see if needs an operation on his hip.
Sunday was only his second game back after missing three matches with a hamstring injury.
In more bad news, midfielder Andrew Carrazzo will also miss the Collingwood clash.
He was a late withdrawal from the Bulldogs match because of a calf muscle injury.
While the Magpies regained top spot with a 117-point demolition of North Melbourne, Carlton dropped from third to fourth following the Bulldogs loss.
Saturday will be a major credibility test for the improving Blues, who lost to Collingwood in round three by 28 points.
They have a four-game losing streak against the reigning premiers.
- AAP
Tags: sport, australian-football-league, australia, vic, carlton-3053, footscray-3011 First posted July 11, 2011 19:03:00
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