Veteran Scott Pendlebury will be assessed before a call is made on his selection this week, as the 388 gamer recovers from broken ribs suffered in the Magpies’ Gather Round victory over Hawthorn.

Collingwood’s Round Five bye has allowed Pendlebury extra time in his recovery, and the 36-year-old has bounced back well into training this week, completing this morning’s session, including contact drills, without any duress.

Should Pendlebury complete training later this week and is able to sustain hard, contact drills, the midfielder should be available for selection.

Young Ruckman Oscar Steene is set for time on the sidelines after suffering a dislocated toe in Sunday’s VFL victory over Carlton – the clash was Steene’s first of the season after returning from concussion.  The re-emergence of the toe injury he has previously suffered, means the 201cm will work through a surgical review to determine a course of short term or long-term action.

Steene won’t train this week until the outcomes of the surgical review are worked through, with a further update on his return to play to be provided next week.

Defender Jakob Ryan has returned to the Club and begun running after recovering from a viral illness. In the same week he also sustained a hand injury.  The recovery period for his hand injury is short term but has been prolonged due to illness and lack of running and cardio training. The defender is expected to be two to three weeks away from returning.

After initially being cleared to return from a hamstring injury, Nathan Kreuger has been sidelined with a minor calf tear. The forward has had 10 days off running and will now ramp up his running load with an aim to return to play either next week or the following week in Round Eight.

The timeline to return for young midfielder Harry DeMattia has been brought forward, as the 2023 draftee recovers from his finger injury. From a surgical point of view, the 18-year-old has been cleared to return to functional training including tackling.

The focus now turns to ensure he can complete all aspects of tackling and tackling drills confidently and safely. The midfielder is expected to be cleared to play either next week or in Round Eight.

Defender Josh Eyre is making steady progress building his running speed as he returns from a pre-season hamstring injury.

The 21-year-old is participating in some fundamental football drills at training as well as some open field drills, and remains two to three weeks away from returning to full training. Once Eyre completes at least two weeks of full training, he will be cleared to play.

After completing a big four-week block of training, Dan McStay is on a down load period as he continues his rehabilitation from an ACL injury. McStay has been completing some fundamental drills at training, including leading patterns with the forward line group and open field kicking drills.

The forward is completing agility at a high level but will remain in non-contact drills for another six to 10 weeks.