Top five AFL Draft prospects Arki Butler and Gus Teixeira will return for Sandringham on Sunday.
It will be Butler's second game since a broken collarbone injury cut short his U18s National Championships on July 3 at Marvel Stadium.
He captained Brighton Grammar to the APS premiership last month and kicked two goals, a game he told Zero Hanger he would forever remember, but he was clearly physically hampered.
He has not played since but was seen running laps at high intensity prior to the Dragons' game last weekend.
Teixeira, meanwhile, has not played since 8 August for St Kevin's and has played just two Talent League games between injury, school footy and representative commitments.
He has missed the past month with a calf injury he has carried for much of the year, as previously revealed by this masthead.
In an open Pick 1 race, both are in contention, but their absence in recent times has coincided with Heath Mellody impressing at senior level for Claremont and gaining momentum, while there is also love coming for GWV midfielder Ethan Drever.
Port Adelaide-tied Dougie Cochrane is expected to be bid on at Pick 1.
The Dragons take on Gippsland in the Talent League preliminary final, and will face the winner of Dandenong and Eastern Ranges in the grand final if they win.
It follows Albert MacGowan kicking a goal after the siren to win the Dragons' quarterfinal against Northern Knights.
Other draft prospects in action for Sandringham this weekend include first-round prospects George Dimer, Lochie Burrows and Tyson Bradley and bottom-aged pair Angus Brown and Riley Stratford, who are on Tasmania's radar.
