Up and running: Daniel Menzel trains at Simonds Stadium yesterday. Picture: Mike Dugdale Source: Geelong Advertiser
GEELONG has declared forwards Travis Varcoe and Daniel Menzel on track for Round 1, after seasons ruined by injury.
Both trained strongly at Simonds Stadium yesterday, completing running sessions away from the main group, and Menzel joined in goalkicking practice as he returns to fitness from a second knee reconstruction.
Assistant coach Blake Caracella said Varcoe had been running for some time after only one senior game this year because of a troublesome foot.
"They're both going really well," Caracella said.
Premiership stars Jimmy Bartel and James Kelly have not joined the main group yet as they recover from injuries.
Bartel spent time in a moonboot for a broken foot and Kelly had post-season hip surgery.
Skipper Joel Selwood last month tipped they would be back before Christmas but that now looks unlikely.
"(Bartel) hasn't trained yet," Caracella said.
"I'm not exactly sure what his goals are and when he's meant to be back training. We've had no bad reports."
Caracella said Kelly might not rejoin the main group until the new year.
"Maybe not before Christmas - we've only got one more week of training and the boys go to Falls Creek," he said.
"He'll certainly be back at training soon, but whether it's the last couple of sessions before Christmas or in the new year I'm not too sure.
"All those players run their own programs and will be aiming to be right by Round 1. It's all looking promising."
Former Sun Josh Caddy trained yesterday and another recruit, Hamish McIntosh (North Melbourne), who is returning from knee surgery in August, completed ruck drills.
The Cats will make the five-hour trip to Falls Creek without a large number of their experienced players, but Selwood and best-and-fairest winner Tom Hawkins will be there.
"It's not as high as where the other teams go in Arizona and Utah," Caracella said.
"There's a footy ground down the bottom of the hill where we can train. We've got quite a young list and we need to develop those players as fast as we can.
"They need to spend more time with the coaches one-on-one to improve."
Caracella would not speculate whether Varcoe and Steven Motlop could be used in roles across half-back next year.
"We'll be testing a number of things out, not just with those two, but where a number of our players are best suited," he said.
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