Four Bulldogs could return to playing at either AFL or VFL level this weekend in what would be a welcomed boost for the team.
Pending they get through training as expected, Adam Treloar and Nick Coffield could line up for their first competitive hit-outs of the year.
“In some great news, Adam has built some great continuity in his training across the last few months after suffering an injury-interrupted preparation to the season,” Head of Sports Medicine Chris Bell said.
“For the last three weeks, he has trained fully and completed sessions that replicate match demands.
“He is chomping at the bit to pull the jumper on again, so if he gets through training like we expect, he will return to availability.
“Nick has progressed well following his hamstring injury a few weeks ago. He has integrated back into full training and completed a game-like session on the weekend.
“He will fully train again this week, and if everything goes to plan, Nick will be putting his hand up for selection.”
Lachie McNeil is also on track to return, while Luke Kennedy is progressing through the concussion protocols well.
“In the last few minutes of our Round 6 AFL game, Lachie suffered a low-grade hamstring injury, which forced him to miss the GWS game on the weekend,” Bell said.
“We will work through a process with Lach this week, but remain optimistic that he will re-align with availability for this weekend.
“Luke has continued to progress in line with our expectations following his concussion in the Round 4 VFL game.
“He still has some final boxes to tick within our concussion management framework, but at this stage we are anticipating that he will return to play this weekend.”
Injury List: Round 8
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