Geelong star Jeremy Cameron may return to face the Kangaroos on Sunday, however the Cats won’t make a remaining choice till later this week.
Cameron was pressured to observe from the stands as Geelong battled its technique to a irritating draw towards Sydney on the SCG, after he sustained a concussion in a nasty collision with teammate Gary Rohan early within the spherical 15 win over Melbourne.
Geelong soccer boss Simon Lloyd mentioned the left-footer, who narrowly leads Tom Hawkins because the Cats’ main goalkicker this season, was “tracking well” after he ran laps on the SCG following the sport final weekend.
“I’ve gone on record saying Jez travelled with us to Sydney last week and did a lot of running around the SCG and moved well and he ran well yesterday as well,” Lloyd mentioned.
“In regard to concussion protocols we’ll be guided by our medical team as to when Jez will be deemed available and we’ll know that later on in the week.”
Lloyd was additionally constructive in regards to the prospects of skilled midfielder Cam Guthrie, who may nonetheless return earlier than the top of the season after he underwent surgical procedure for a toe damage.
“I walked past Cam the other day and he was doing some stair work and doing a lot of weight bearing work through that foot at the moment so he is tracking really well,” Lloyd mentioned.
“Our medical and conditioning team are really happy with this progress.”
Hawthorn may revamp its backline towards GWS after two consecutive heavy losses, with Jarman Impey and Changkuoth Jiath each out there for senior choice.
Jiath is in line for his first look since spherical 9 after gathering 26 disposals and 5 marks on restricted sport time within the VFL in his return from a calf damage.
“We managed his game minutes (in his VFL return), he probably played 10 per cent less than his normal game time, given he’s missed seven weeks which is a lot longer than we initially expected,” Hawthorn excessive efficiency supervisor Peter Burge mentioned.
“The initial injury evolved and became not just a calf issue, but an Achilles issue as well, and we had to respect that being more tendon. On the weekend he played and performed and we saw him back to his exciting best.”
Burge mentioned Impey needed to be withdrawn from the Blues sport after experiencing again soreness following the loss to the Suns, with the rebounding defender to be examined at primary coaching on Thursday.
“He completed our last session on the Saturday, but still didn’t feel where he needed to be to play the game, and based on his feedback and our assessments he didn’t play,” he mentioned.
“But he’s a lot better today and I’d expect him to be training on Thursday.”
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