Ablett has missed just one match since being diagnosed with a strained adductor, an injury the club suspected would keep him sidelined for two to three weeks.
However the Brownlow Medal favourite, whose injury has settled better than his club had expected, is now considered an outside chance to take on the Kangaroos.
Geelong football manager Neil Balme said Ablett’s chances of returning from injury were “not zero but not strong”.
However if the Cats midfielder had a say, he’d be back in action on Saturday.
“We wouldn’t expect him to [play] but he thinks he can and he wants to,” Balme said on Monday.
“He’s got to go through a progression of his work to make sure there’s no risk.
“Our first impression was that he wouldn’t be able to do that but we’ll see what happens.”
Balme said the Cats would make a decision on their star as the week progressed.
The news was also good for several of Ablett’s teammates who played in Geelong’s 51-point demolition of the Sydney Swans.
Balme said skipper Tom Harley and his deputy Cameron Ling had both made successful returns from injury with the pair coming through the clash unscathed, while David Wojcinski was also okay after he grabbed at his wrist after spoiling a ball in the third quarter.
However ruckman Brad Ottens, who has been sidelined since round two with a knee injury, appears no closer to returning.
Balme said Ottens was still “miles away” from a comeback, with the club in no hurry to rush its premiership big man back as he battles to recover from a medial ligament injury.
