Charlie Comben, Tom Powell and Callum Coleman-Jones will all face fitness tests ahead of team selection this week, while Zane Duursma has been ruled out for the rest of the 2026 campaign.
Comben (chest) came off the ground in the later stages of North Melbourne’s Round 20 clash with St Kilda.
The defender was involved in a collision which caused acute internal soreness, North Melbourne head of performance Kevin White said.
“He was checked out at hospital as a precaution and has reported back into the club this afternoon,” White said on Tuesday.
“At this stage, we’ll assess Charlie’s symptoms with exercise and higher intensity training later in the week to determine availability."
Onballer Powell could make his return to play this weekend as he looks to put a groin complaint behind him.
“Tom was close to returning to play last week but we decided the longer-term benefit of another strong week of strengthening was the best call given the progress he made quickly over the past three weeks,” White said.
Coleman-Jones is set to reload this week following a weekend out of action due to an ankle injury, while veteran defender Luke McDonald (calf) and onballer George Wardlaw (hamstring) are both one week away from being available for selection.
“Luke had some prolonged soreness last week with that calf injury from the (Round 19) Melbourne game,” White said.
“He trended well over the weekend and had an improved session again today.
“George had another strong high-loading session over the weekend and has now ticked off his strength markers.
“He’ll train and extend his loading this Thursday to then set himself up for the shorter turnaround next week."
Third-year forward Duursma went in for shoulder stabilisation surgery on Monday night, following the injury he suffered against the Casey Demons in the VFL.
White confirmed the procedure will rule out Duursma for the rest of the team's AFL campaign.
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