ADAM Treloar remains in the selection frame for Collingwood's qualifying final clash against West Coast at Optus Stadium on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Ben Reid and Darcy Moore will be unavailable this weekend as they continue their recoveries from calf and hamstring injuries respectively.
Treloar trained strongly at the club's base at Olympic Park Oval on Tuesday as he bids to prove his fitness after overcoming a serious hamstring injury.
Magpies football manager Geoff Walsh said a decision on whether Treloar plays for the first time since injuring his hamstring against Carlton in round 14 would be made later in the week.
"Adam has had some really good, strong sessions in the last 7-10 days," Walsh told the club's website.
"Without making any rash predictions, I think given he will train again later in the week, he is certainly doing everything he can to force his claims.
"His ability to be showing out at top pace has been quite evident in the last couple of sessions."
Treloar injured both hamstrings in the same motion against the Blues in round 14, with surgery required on his left hamstring after scans showed tendon damage.
The Magpies will be boosted by the return of star defender Jeremy Howe, who has missed the past month with a significantly corked thigh.
"Pleasingly, Jeremy will be able to prove his fitness this week. He has had a couple of good sessions," Walsh said.
"The corkie that was giving him some problems for a number of weeks has cleared up and we will be sure that Jeremy will be making himself available for selection, just by dint of his training performances."
Captain Scott Pendlebury will play against the Eagles after overcoming a recent illness.