Geelong coach Chris Scott couldn't provide any clarity on star defender Tom Stewart's availability ahead of Thursday's game against Fremantle, while also revealing Jeremy Cameron is battling with hip irritation.
Stewart suffered a head knock against Adelaide on June 4, but intrigue emerged when a lack of clarity was raised about when he entered protocols.
The mandatory 12-day minimum would normally put the five-time All-Australian into the selection conversation, but Scott wasn't too confident about his chances.
"I haven't got any update there, but it's not unusual," Scott said.
"As we've said before, especially when it comes to the concussion protocols, we don't ask as a coaching group for a running commentary.
"We're informed around availability, when and if it happens.
"We haven't got that yet, but there's still a bit of time. We obviously train today before we get on a plane tomorrow.
"That'll work itself out."
Scott also moved to clarify Cameron's fitness and the minor hip issue he is dealing with.
The reigning Coleman Medallist has tended to a broken arm he suffered in last year's grand final loss, but has assured that there is no serious damage or that he is not feeling the effects.
"He'll play. He's fine," Scott said.
"He's had a little bit of hip irritation, so he gets some treatment on that that's there for everyone to see. It's not something that we hide. We wouldn't try to hide it if it was serious. It's something that he's managing a bit, but his movement's still pretty good.
"There's been some commentary around his arm as well, and I think the summary there from talking to him, mainly more than our medical staff, is that that comes and goes a little bit, but he's very confident that that's not an issue for him.
"He's been a little bit limited, but hopefully you get a bit of a feel for the way we think about things.
"And we tend to be very, very conservative with these things. If we thought that him playing through this was going to potentially lead to bad outcomes in the medium term, we wouldn't be playing him.
"So everyone should have confidence that if we keep playing him, that any issues that he's working through are minor.”
Fellow forward Tyson Stengle is also a watch at the selection table over the next few weeks as he works his way towards an AFL return.
Stengle featured in the VFL over the weekend, kicking four goals from 16 possessions, which was his first appearance since last year's grand final.
However, Scott remained reluctant to throw the All-Australian in the deep end, hinting at more time in the reserves.
"When a player's missed a big chunk of footy, our approach almost universally is to not worry too much about performance," Scott said.
"Now, the fact that he played well; he kicked four goals, (and) handled the ball well, it was more a reflection for us of what we were seeing at training, so that wasn't unexpected. But his performance wasn't going to change our view over his return to play at all.
"It was much more important that he got out there, felt good, moved around well and used it as a step towards getting the conditioning that he needs to be available.
"I'm not going to say it's a long way off, but it's too far off for me to forecast when it would be.
"But, the good news is he's available to play the next game, and it's a nice, positive, small step for him and us."
