A trio of Cats are a test to play football this weekend as Geelong prepares for an AFL/VFL double-header against Richmond at GMHBA Stadium on Saturday.

Geelong’s medical team will assess Gary Rohan (adductor), Rhys Stanley (knee) and Jed Bews (ankle) throughout the week ahead of the matches at GMHBA Stadium.

“Gaz has been training well so far this week, he will fully train tomorrow (Wednesday) and expect him to be available this weekend,” Geelong Cats Assistant General Manager of Football Brett Johnson said.

“Rhys hurt his medial ligament late last week and will be a test this week, and similarly, Jed has been nursing an ankle injury he sustained in the VFL.

Patrick Dangerfield (hamstring) and Cameron Guthrie (achilles) are both one-to-two weeks away as they work through their respective rehab programs.

“Both (Patrick and Cameron) are tracking along really well, ‘Danger’ is in full training with the team and, as Scotty said in his presser, we expect him to be available for the Sydney game, but we could take a conservative approach there so it could be a week later.

“‘Guth’ just had an Achilles issue post the Darwin trip that we are being conservative with, so he is still one to two weeks away.”

Mitch Edwards (back) is also nearing his first match for the Cats, just a week away as he continues to build his training loads after a back issue, while fellow draftee Oli Wiltshire is 1-2 weeks away with a groin issue after recovering from a thumb injury that has kept him out for the last couple of weeks.

In exciting news, Category B Rookie Joe Furphy is set to play his first game in the Hoops this weekend after overcoming an ankle injury that delayed his start to the season.

Gates open at 3pm on Saturday ahead of the VFL match between the Cats and Tigers, before first bounce for the AFL match at 7.30pm.

The match is fully ticketed. General admission members are urged to upgrade to a reserved seat to secure their spot, subject to availability.

Geelong Cats GMHBA Health Update – Round 12