Melbourne swingman Tom McDonald remains in doubt for their season opener with Geelong after being a late withdrawal in the club's JLT clash with St Kilda last week. 

McDonald is suffering through a foot injury with the club likely to take the cautious route in his recovery, adding to an already lengthy injury list for the club. 

โ€œThere are concerns around swingman Tom McDonald,โ€ Sam Edmund told SEN Breakfast.

โ€œTheyโ€™re being very cautious with this man.

โ€œHe is fighting to be fit for round one, you would say he is in doubt for the Cats.

โ€œHe is nursing the early stages of a hot spot in his metatarsal, rather than the sore big toe that saw him pull out of the second JLT game.

โ€œThe Dees said last night theyโ€™re confident he will be fine with a couple of weeks of off-load, and he would look to train at the end of the week and play round one, but gee whiz, theyโ€™re weary.โ€