Koby Stevens could return to football this weekend when the Bulldogs travel to Sydney to take on the GWS Giants.

Speaking to westernbulldogs.com.au, General Manager of Football Graham Lowe said Stevens was back into full training after his return from injury.

“Koby’s progressed well from his abdominal strain," Lowe said.      

“He’s back into full training and he’ll have to tick the appropriate boxes this week to make himself available for selection.”

Clay Smith is another making good headway in the rehab group returning from an ACL injury.

“Clay is back into full training which is a key milestone from an ACL perspective so, really pleased with his progress. 

“He’s still got a number of weeks left to finish his rehab but he’s making some great progress.”

Marcus Adams will miss at least another week with a finger complaint, while third-year defender Zaine Cordy will spend some time on the sidelines after suffering an ankle injury at training.

“Zaine got a high right ankle sprain on Thursday at training, so he’s going to be three to four weeks out of the game,” he said.

“[But] Marcus is progressing well from his finger surgery. 

“He won’t be available, so he’ll miss this week, but we’ll review his progress next week.”

In encouraging news, Lowe said that Matthew Suckling is back running and is expected to return to action in a couple of weeks’ time.

“It’s a key milestone, [but] he’s still a couple of weeks away so we’ll continue to progress him but he’s certainly going well.”

Nathan Hrovat is one step closer to making his return, with Lowe indicating the midfielder will be subject to a fitness test.