Pavlich & Sandilands 50-50

Popular Fremantle duo Aaron Sandilands and Matthew Pavlich are rated as a 50-50 chance to take their place in the side to face Brisbane this Saturday night.

Sandilands, a $415k ruck owned by over 46,000 DT coaches, has a minor hamstring strain, while Pavlich, a $361k forward owned by over 56,000 DT coaches, has missed the club's last two matches with a calf injury.

Sandilands' fitness is especially important for DT coaches in the wake of fellow ruckman Dean Cox's 2-3 week injury.

Dockers coach Mark Harvey said on Wednesday, "No question they want to be playing this week [but] we will have to overrule to the expertise of our fitness and medical staff.

"It's whether they get through the training session really.

"We'd like them to be playing. We need them to play, particularly with the younger group, so if we can get them out there we will."

Meanwhile, Harvey did acknowledge $75k rookie defender Clancee Pearce would play this week after good WAFL form.

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Around The Grounds

• Port Adelaide's gun $358k midfielder Travis Boak will return to the side after injury for this weekend's clash with West Coast at AAMI Stadium. Boak has been out for over a month with a knee injury, but he got through training on Wednesday and will face the Eagles.

• St Kilda's $205k ruckman Steven King may not return straight back in the Saints line-up after suspension this week. Saints coach Ross Lyon doesn't like the rotation policy and may stick with the side which won last week saying, "He’s a really good chance and we’ll have to weigh up Ben McEvoy’s development against the return of an experienced ruckman. It’s probably 50-50 at this stage.”

• St Kilda's $178k defender Max Hudghton could be fit to face the Crows this weekend after a few weeks out with an ankle injury. Lyon said, "We’ve got to take all that in consideration and certainly at this stage, I haven’t been told he’s available this week but from what I’ve been told it’s more than likely.”

• Melbourne's $233k defender Daniel Bell and $220k ruckman Addam Maric will both be out for the rest of the 2009 AFL season due to shoulder injuries.

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