Fremantle captain Alex Pearce and veteran Nat Fyfe both in line to return from injury against Carlton
Fyfe has not played since suffering a calf strain while warming up as the sub during their round 16 clash against St Kilda.
Given his injury struggles restricting him to just four games this year, there were fears his season, and possibly career, could be over.
Pearce has endured a similarly frustrating run with shin soreness restricting him to just one game since May.
However, both veterans are a chance to return this weekend, provided they pull up well from mid-week training.
'They are going well and as planned,' high performance manager Phil Merriman said.
'They did a good session in the rain on Sunday and got through that.
'They'll train on Wednesday, and, all going to plan, they'll be available for selection.'
The club also revealed a timeline for midfielder Matthew Johnson after he went down with an ankle injury during their win over Collingwood with the 22-year-old a chance to return before finals.
'He's building nicely. He's managed to get the swelling down really well and the pain is under control,' Merriman said.
'The plan will be to get him on the AlterG — hopefully at the end of this week — and have him available in a few weeks' time.'
The news was not as good for young forward Sam Sturt, with the club pulling the plug on his 2025 season and sending him for surgery, having battled with knee issues.
'It's been a frustrating one for Sam this year,' Merriman said.
'He's just been struggling to deal with the soreness post-games, so we've gone and seen some specialists.
'He will be going in for an arthroscopic procedure, which will rule him out for the rest of the season.'
Utility Corey Wagner (heel) and defender James Aish (back) are also in the mix with both listed as tests for the weekend.
James Aish (back) test
Nat Fyfe (calf) test
Alex Pearce (shin) test
Corey Wagner (heel) test
Matthew Johnson (ankle) 3 weeks
Sam Sturt (knee) season
Aiden Riddle (foot) season
Odin Jones (back) season
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