ALL EYES will be on Jeremy Howe during Collingwood's main training session on Thursday as he looks to overcome an ankle complaint in time for Saturday's Grand Final.
Howe was treated for a sore left ankle in the third quarter of the Pies' preliminary final win over Richmond on Friday night, but returned to the field before being put on ice in the closing stages.
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The defender failed to train with his teammates during Tuesday's hit-out but is expected to take part on Thursday with 10,000 tipped to flock to the club's Olympic Park headquarters.
"He pulled up a bit sore but is tracking really well," Collingwood head of football Geoff Walsh said on Wednesday.
"His progression this week has been monitored by our medical and conditioning team and has been certainly satisfactory in terms of the steps he has taken, and we would expect that there would be no issues there (to play)."
Collingwood also expects talls Darcy Moore and Ben Reid to be fit for selection after battling injuries in recent weeks.
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Reid, named an emergency in last week's win over the Tigers, had been battling a calf setback, while Moore has finally overcome his latest hamstring injury he suffered in round 20.
"Guys that had been under some sort of doubt in previous weeks, such as Ben Reid and Darcy Moore, have been training strongly so they will put themselves into selection contention as well," Walsh said.
Collingwood will name its Grand Final team at 6.25pm AEST on Thursday.