WESTERN Bulldogs ruckman Jordan Roughhead is yet to train this week, but the club is confident he will overcome an eye injury and play in Saturday's Grand Final against the Sydney Swans.
 
The 25-year-old sustained an eye bleed after being hit in the head with the ball at close range in the preliminary final win over Greater Western Sydney.
 
Bulldogs ruck coach Steven King said Roughead wouldn't train until the club's main session on Thursday, but was confident his protégé would recover in time to face the Swans.
 
"He's going well, he was (at the club) today," King said on Tuesday.
 
"We went through all the (match) edits and he did the review process with the group.
 
"He's feeling a lot better and he's really optimistic and I think the specialist is optimistic as well that he'll recover well.
 
"We've just got to make sure he can train and the process from there is that it doesn't bleed again."
 
The prognosis was also positive for Matt Suckling, with the defensive playmaker's troublesome Achilles settling down after he missed the win over the Giants.
 
The condition has forced two-time premiership Hawk to miss three of the past six weeks, and King said his likely inclusion would give the team some much-needed Grand Final experience.
 
"He'll train today. We didn't decide to go with him up in Sydney, but he's pretty optimistic as well to get through the session and push for selection," King said.
 
"I think anyone that's played finals footy is a real positive for our young group."
 
King said midfielder Lin Jong's collarbone had pulled well after his best on ground performance in the VFL Grand Final and he had done "everything he can" to be considered for senior selection.