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SON OF a gun Tyler Brown will debut for Collingwood should Friday night's clash against the Western Bulldogs go ahead at Marvel Stadium. 

Coach Nathan Buckley said his side was preparing to play, having not been told otherwise by the AFL before an official announcement is made. 

Shortened quarters and use of an extended bench were also on the cards in the event round one proceeds and the players are required to back up off a shortened break into round two. 

Buckley informed Brown, the son of Pies great Gavin, on Wednesday morning he would play alongside older brother Callum who has 35 games under his belt for the club.

"It's probably the weirdest way to play your first game if it happens," Buckley said on Wednesday afternoon. 

Jaidyn Stephenson (hand) and Taylor Adams (hip) have recovered from injury and look destined to play after training with the AFL squad for the two-hour session. 

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Defenders John Noble and Jack Madgen, midfielder Rupert Wills and forward Josh Daicos also trained alongside the AFL regulars

Ben Reid, Isaac Quaynor, Brayden Sier and Darcy Cameron trained in a 'B' squad who completed a longer session with no VFL practice matches scheduled for at least the next six weeks. 

Adam Treloar (hamstring) won't be available and completed running alongside Travis Varcoe, Matt Scharenberg and Nathan Murphy. 

Brown's potential debut comes after he was named emergency on a number of occasions in 2019.

"He's been 'almost' for a lot of it. He's a great talent, he's had really good form over the last three or four weeks on the track and in the Marsh Series games," Buckley said.

"He's adaptable; he can play midfield, he can go deep forward. We've seen enough to think the time's right for him and give him a crack."

Buckley said the Pies were hoping to play on Friday night.

"As long as we're following the advice of the experts… I don't think there's any reason why we wouldn't continue in our work environment," he said.

"That's clearly been the players' preference and it's definitely our club's preference, but there's bigger fish to fry. If we can, why wouldn't we?"

"To be honest, if the AFL says jump, we say 'how high' at the moment."