Star ruckman Tim English trained the house down on Thursday and is ready to play for the Western Bulldogs against Collingwood on Saturday night.
Track watchers were so positive about English's move out of concussion protocols, his official selection will be one of the least surprising developments in recent weeks.
Concussion symptoms that have kept him out of the past two fixtures. He was concussed late in the win against Port Adelaide.
The Western Bulldogs are set to wait one more week before playing small forward Cody Weightman for the first time in 21 months.
While there was a temptation to play the star small forward this weekend against Collingwood, the Western Bulldogs have decided patience is best given Weightman's long history with injury.
Track watches reported he was impressive in a session at Whitten Oval on Thursday morning as he returns from a complicated knee injury.
The 25-year-old will play his first game back for the Dogs the week following, but whether it's against Hawthorn in the AFL or Box Hill in the VFL is yet to be decided.
The Pies have their own injuries to work through with forward Jamie Elliott out for the remainder of the season after sustaining an ACL injury last weekend against West Coast.
Collingwood captain Darcy Moore joins Elliott on the sidelines after injuring his hamstring in the 10 point win.
Superstar midfielder Nick Daicos went to have scans on his foot during the week but will play against the Dogs.
Magpies coach Craig McRae said during his press conference on Thursday that Daicos would continue to play a midfield-forward role after the 23-year-old booted three goals from his 34 touches against the Eagles.
