Steven Motlop pushing hard to tackle Port but Andrew Mackie in doubt
GEELONG star Andrew Mackie is only an outside chance to play in Sunday evening's top-of-the-table clash against Port Adelaide.
Mackie has suffered hamstring soreness for the past two weeks and was subbed out of the Easter Monday win over Hawthorn at three-quarter time.
"He's got quite a complex issue with his hamstring," Cats coach Chris Scott said on Wednesday.
"It's really hard to describe. It's that sort of tendon issue. It's almost like a tendonitis sort of thing.
"He was right to play on the weekend, and did a really good job for us, but he's a genuine question mark for this week.
"He hasn’t done any more damage to it, but it has given us reason to think about how we manage him in the short-term."
As for whether Geelong will name Mackie in its side, Scott said. "It's a possibility. The way the system works, if you don't name a player he can't play.
"So we tend to name them if there's any chance that he will play and then leave our decision a little bit later."
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