The Hawks are set to regain Ben McEvoy and Ben Stratton for Friday night's blockbuster qualifying final against Geelong at the MCG.
Ruckman McEvoy was a late withdrawal from Hawthorn's side in Round 23 with a back complaint, while Stratton has not played since injuring his pectoral muscle in Round 20.
But defender Josh Gibson expects both players to be named in the side to face Geelong.
"Yeah, they should be fine,โ Gibson said.
โThey are out there (training on Tuesday), Iโm sure they will get through today, and (will be) all good for Friday.โ
โThey are both important pieces in the cog. We have still managed to play some good footy without them, but ... it will be good to have them back.โ
Meanwhile Geelong is sweating on the fitness of key defender Lachie Henderson, after he underwent minor knee surgery after Geelong's Round 22 win over Brisbane at the Gabba.
But coach Chris Scott remains optimistic that Henderson can return this week.
โThe signs are looking good, weโre optimistic and there is still a little bit of time so weโll give him every chance,โ Scott said.
โBut Iโve said publicly already that we donโt have any real interest in putting him out there unless weโre absolutely certain he can perform.
โWeโre pretty confident that weโve got good options to replace him, so at this early stage in a finals series it would be crazy to go in wondering if heโs OK.
โWe generally donโt do that anyway so for a really big game like this when we have pretty good replacements. If he plays you can be certain that heโs ready.โ
