Brett Deledio’s body is telling him quite clearly that his decorated AFL career is over but the retiring GWS star isn’t ready to hear that message just yet.

The 32-year-old, who last month announced his retirement at season’s end, suffered the latest in a string of calf injuries early in Saturday’s 58-point elimination final win over Western Bulldogs at Giants Stadium.

Deledio had scans on Sunday and will await the results before officially declaring his 275-game career over.

“It’s disappointing, it’s not ideal, I believed in that fairytale that I would be able to ride the wave right the way through, but the curse of this calf has just got the better of me,” Deledio told Nine Network’s The Sunday Footy Show.

“There’s still a little glimmer, I’ve got a scan to find out the full extent of it and I’m holding on to a little bit of hope that it’s not as bad as what I feel.”

It’s understandably difficult for Deledio to call time but the reality is coach Leon Cameron took a big risk that didn’t pay off by taking him into the elimination final.

Even if the Giants progress past a knockout semi-final against Brisbane at the Gabba, the coach won’t gamble on him again regardless of what scans show after his calf let him down minutes into the clash.

“I felt it go midway through the first quarter and I knew that if I came off then I wouldn’t be allowed back on … that would have put my teammates at risk for the rest of the finals series,” Deledio said.

“So I thought ‘Oh well, I might as well enjoy it’ … just be out there and give as much as I could and battle through the pain.

“It was tough but I felt like I did my little bit to help us get the win.”

Deledio estimates he has suffered about 30 calf injuries of varying severity since early in 2015.

The Bulldogs suffered a significant setback in the third quarter of the match when Aaron Naughton collapsed on the turf clutching his left knee.

The rising star’s leg buckled in a marking contest but initial fears he had ruptured an anterior cruciate ligament injury were allayed when he was assessed by doctors at the ground.

He will also undergo scans to determine if surgery is required.

Collingwood pair Jordan De Goey (hamstring) and Levi Greenwood (knee), Richmond’s Daniel Rioli (ankle), Geelong’s Mitch Duncan (knee) and Brisbane’s Mitch Robinson (hamstring) were the main casualties from the other finals matches.