Thursday night's clash with the Western Bulldogs could see the long-awaited return of midfielder Kieren Jack.

The former skipper, who last played in Round 5, could be one of two inclusions for this week's blockbuster after recovering from his hip complaint.

Both Jack and ruckman Sam Naismith (knee) have been made available, alongside Jake Lloyd and Sam Reid (both concussion), with the bye giving all ample time to recover from their respective injuries.

Head of Football Tom Harley said making the hard call on Jack's availability earlier in the season allowed the 215-gamer to put the injury behind him and get back to full fitness.

"The challenge in managing the injury he had was he just wasn't recovering from the games to then do the required rehabilitation and strength work," Harley said in this week's HCF Injury Update.

"We obviously made the decision to remove him from the games so he was able to do that now for the past five weeks.

"He's recovered from the injury that kept him out and also built significant strength around that hip so he's had a really good block for the past couple of weeks and we expect that to continue through to this week and for him to be available to play against the Dogs on Thursday night."

Jack averaged 15 disposals in his first five games of the season before succumbing to his troublesome hip.

Meanwhile, Jarrad McVeigh will be given until Tuesday's final training run to prove his fitness but is an "unlikely" proposition according to Harley as the veteran continues his rehabilitation from a hamstring strain suffered in the Round 8 win against North Melbourne.

Click here to see the full injury list as of Monday, June 5, 2017.