North Melbourne defender Jackson Archer is edging closer to his return, having progressed well in his hamstring rehab over the past fortnight.
Archer has been sidelined for the past five weeks after injuring his left hamstring in North Melbourne's Round 8 fixture against Essendon, but is set to return to main group training this week.
Should he make it through a game-loading session on Saturday, he'll be expected to return via the VFL next weekend.
Young tall Matt Whitlock will face a test before team selection on Thursday as he looks to fully recover from a concussion.
Defender Josh Goater's return has been delayed after a setback during his recovery from quad/hamstring injuries.
"Unfortunately, during a football session last week, Josh had a re-aggravation of his previous quad strain in a kicking drill," North Melbourne head of performance Kevin White said.
"It now pushes his return to play back, which is disappointing for Josh and the club.
"The performance and medical team are continually working with external specialists in challenging our programming to find a solution to gaining resilience in his soft tissue to withstand football demands."
Darcy Tucker underwent back surgery last Wednesday and is now in a low-level rehab phase, White said, while Miller Bergman's knee has presented well following surgery for his ACL injury.
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