MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 04: Jesse Hogan and Max Gawn of the Demons look on during a Melbourne Demons AFL training session at Gosch's Paddock on August 4, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)

Melbourne pair Jesse Hogan and and Jeff Garlett are in doubt for Melbourne's clash with Carlton at the MCG on Sunday.

Hogan missed training yesterday due to illness, while Garlett has been battling a skin infection in his leg and has not trained all week.

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - JULY 23: Jeff Garlett of the Demons kicks on goal during the 2016 AFL Round 18 match between the West Coast Eagles and the Melbourne Demons at Domain Stadium on July 23, 2016 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Daniel Carson/AFL Media/Getty Images)
PERTH, AUSTRALIA - JULY 23: Jeff Garlett of the Demons kicks on goal during the 2016 AFL Round 18 match between the West Coast Eagles and the Melbourne Demons at Domain Stadium on July 23, 2016 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Daniel Carson/AFL Media/Getty Images)

Both players will undergo fitness tests before being given the all clear for the crucial clash.

The Demons can keep their slim finals hopes alive on the weekend if they beat Carlton and if Sydney beat North Melbourne on Saturday afternoon at Blundstone Arena.

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