North Melbourne vice-captain Jack Ziebell has this morning been discharged from hospital and could yet line up against the Cats on Sunday.

Ziebell suffered a bruised lung in a collision with Port Adelaide’s Ollie Wines in the first quarter and was taken to the Epworth Hospital in Richmond where he stayed for two nights.

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North Director of Football Geoff Walsh said Ziebell had continued to improve and would be monitored by the club’s medical team over the coming days.

"It was a really heavy knock and as a precaution Jack spent the two days in hospital to make sure there was no significant damage or long-lasting impacts from the collision," Walsh told NMFC.com.au.

"Thankfully, Jack’s condition is improving each day and he came out of hospital this morning and is in very good spirits.

"We’ll monitor him throughout the week before making a decision on whether he plays against Geelong, but with an eight day break between games, we are hopeful he may be able to be a part of Sunday’s game."