VETERAN ruckman Brad Ottens may be left out of Geelong's team to play Gold Coast at Metricon Stadium on Saturday night.

Ottens has played every game for the Cats so far this season, and his coach Chris Scott has repeatedly said that the 31-year-old will be rested at some stage.

Scott has hinted this might be the week that Ottens takes a break, as the club wants to get some more game-time into emerging big man Nathan Vardy, who made his debut against Carlton in round nine.

"That's a possibility," Scott said on Tuesday, when asked if Ottens was a chance to miss the clash with the Suns.

"That's not the reason we played Vards, but it would work out quite nicely if that happened."

Vardy picked up six possessions in his debut against the Blues, before he was subbed off in the third quarter.

"We're very confident that Vardy will play again," Scott said. "We haven't had selection yet, but that's the way we're thinking.

"He played like most second-year ruckman play in their first game. He was a little bit nervous and didn't get much of an opportunity, but we're really confident he'll be better this week."

However, Scott said the trip to Queensland would not be a factor in whether Ottens was rested this weekend.

"I don't place too much weight on the travel factor," he said. "I do if you do it every second week, all the way across the country, but one two-hour flight up to Brisbane won't affect our guys. Not even the seven-footers."

In good news for the Cats, skipper Cameron Ling has recovered from the shoulder injury he suffered against Collingwood in round eight and is almost certain to line up against his former teammate Gary Ablett.

"We can't make any guarantees on a Tuesday, but he was close last week," Scott said.

"We've got our main session tomorrow and we'd expect him to get through that without any problems, so we're really hopeful."

Injured trio Dan Menzel (shin), Tom Lonergan (calf) and Cameron Mooney (knee) are also expected to be available.

"They're all a little bit different, but we're expecting them to play," Scott explained. "That's as frank as I can be at the moment."

Mooney, 31, who is expected to retire at the end of the year, remains a week-to-week proposition.

"We've been pretty open with Moons," Scott said. "He's got an ongoing knee problem that's going to plague him long after his career [is finished], so we've got to manage his season.

"The last couple of weeks, he wasn't in great shape … but he's looking really good for this week and we're hoping he'll come up."

James Kelly is another player who has been under an injury cloud in the days since the Cats beat Carlton by two points.

"He got a pretty bad knock on his arm," Scott stated.

"It's one of those things that can be a cork that's significant for a few days and then comes good, or it can hang around for a couple of weeks.

"We've just got to wait and see a little bit on that one."