Changkuoth Jiath is among three players in line to be available for selection this week, with Ned Reeves and Cooper Stephens also in the mix.

High Performance Manager Peter Burge also provided an update on the addition of Bailey Macdonald to the injury list, as well as how Josh Bennetts and Sam Butler are tracking in their recoveries from a shoulder and leg injury, respectively. 

Changkuoth Jiath (calf soreness) - test 

"Last week, he just reported some soreness out of the weekend. He had trained earlier in the week, we got to our main session and he was still reporting some general soreness, but he did most of our drills. He got some treatment during our main training session and then went out and completed the session but we just made the decision to take the conservative approach and not play him on the weekend. I would anticipate though that he would resume training this week and then we'll make an assessment later in the week. Our main session is Friday and we'll have a look at CJ on Friday and then we'll make a judgement from there as to his availability."

Ned Reeves (back) - test 

"Ned has progressed and has been doing some conditioning over the past week. He still has some other niggles that we're managing just in the transition back into football. We expect him to do some training tomorrow but we'll make a decision on his availability later in the week. At this stage, it's a bit of a 50/50 for us at the moment. We need to see more progression in some of his actions, football actions and mobility before we make that jump into match play."

Cooper Stephens (concussion) - test 

"He's tracking really well. He's ticking all the boxes and we'll start some training tomorrow again with the main group in a controlled manner with contact and later in the week, he'll resume full contact and potentially be available for the weekend."

Bailey Macdonald (ankle) - 1 week 

"Bailey's just managing an ankle issue at the moment from the game two weeks ago in the VFL. He's progressed a little slower than we would have liked. We're back running at the moment but he won't play this weekend. We want to get on top of this and make sure he's right to go but I would anticipate next week, he'll progress into training. Given the way the VFL's set up, we have an AFL game next week, I think the VFL has locked in a top-six position so there is another bye next week for them so depending on how we're tracking and how Bailey's tracking, we'll make an assessment next week." 

Josh Bennetts (shoulder) - season 

"He had shoulder surgery last week to repair some damage there and there was a number of things that had to be looked at and fixed up. We saw him back at the club today, he's back around the group which is fantastic for him. He's now starting a process of rehabilitation for his shoulder which is a lengthy process of up to four months to return to play and that's full contact, so he'll be running in the short term but there will be some steps of strength and introductory contact that will happen over next pre-season and leading into Christmas and hopefully having him back into full training next year."

Sam Butler (leg) - season 

"He had his first run on the AlterG today which was fantastic. The whole group got around him which was awesome. It's always great to see those little milestones that the players tick off when they come back from long-term injuries, whether it's doing their first AlterG treadmill run or their first run outside on land or their first drill of football. There are some goals for him to reach now over the next few months. Those milestones are fantastic and he's ticked the first one off today." 

Watch the full Round 23 Nissan Injury Update below.

Hawthorn's Round 23 Injury List