GEELONG defender Josh Hunt is in doubt for the Cats' round-one clash against Fremantle after injuring his calf in Saturday's nine-point NAB Cup win over the Western Bulldogs at Simonds Stadium.

The two-time premiership player limped from the field in the third quarter, not long after he had booted a 55m team-lifting goal, and was promptly substituted out of the match.

He departed the ground on crutches following the final siren, although the Cats were keen to play down his injury.

"We'll have a talk to the docs and find out," was all Geelong assistant coach Blake Caracella would say about the severity of Hunt's problem.

Geelong fielded 16 members of last year's premiership team against the Bulldogs.

Of the four still active players who didn't take on the Dogs, both Corey Enright (Achilles soreness) and Allen Christensen (hip) are expected to be fit for round one.

The other two, Travis Varcoe and David Wojcinski, who are both battling foot injuries, remain at least a month away from being available.

"[Enright] is right to play," Caracella said. "We probably could have played him today, but he's a very valuable player for us, he's going to play each game for the year, so we've got to make sure he's right.

"We don't want him to carry injuries throughout the whole season as well.

"He'll definitely play round one."

Of the inexperienced players competing to win a berth in the round one team, mature-age recruit Orren Stephenson finished with seven possessions and 12 hit-outs, while Cameron Guthrie and Taylor Hunt gathered plenty of the ball in the midfield and across half-back.

"They're a big chance to play in round one," Caracella said.

"There's always a few spots up for grabs. Those young kids have played well, so it's going to make it very hard to pick our best team come round one."

The Bulldogs had a nervous moment when star onballer Ryan Griffen appeared to injure his hand during the second quarter.

Griffen was immediately subbed out of the game, but the club is confident the injury will not keep him out of its round one clash against West Coast at Etihad Stadium.

"I think he's OK," Dogs assistant coach Steven King said.

" I don't know if he copped a knock on it, but he was only planning to play a half anyway.

"He played last week in Ballarat, so we were sort of mindful that he'd played the last three games.

"We just wanted to get him and 'Gia' (Daniel Giansiracusa) through a half this week and just give a few of the younger boys a bit of a hit-out to see who could stake their claims."