A CARLTON duo will undergo fitness tests ahead of this weekend’s clash with Gold Coast.

After being subbed out of the win over St Kilda at half time, the news is positive for Tom De Koning, whose availability will be assessed later in the week.

De Koning was taken from the ground after receiving a hit below his pec, with Director of High Performance Andrew Russell revealing the ruckman had no structural damage.

“Tommy doesn’t have a pec injury: he has no muscle injury, which is great,” Russell said.

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“He did have some chest soreness, which we pulled him out of the game with.

“He has settled down quite well and we’ll assess him later in the week to see whether he’s available.”

De Koning will be joined by Eddie Betts, who’ll be looking to prove his availability at training after missing the win with an ankle injury.

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Betts - who has kicked the second most goals of any Blue this season - will look to complete a full week of training ahead of Saturday’s fixtured clash.

“Eddie Betts’ ankle has settled down quite well,” he said.

“He did a running session today, he’ll run again tomorrow and we’ll assess him later in the week.

“At this stage, it’s probably 50/50 whether he plays or not.”

Player

Injury

Update
Eddie Betts Ankle Test for selection. Update: 2 August
Jordan Boyd Knee "We won't see him for at least a month." Update: 6 July
Levi Casboult Knee Returned to running. Unavailable this weekend. Update: 26 July
David Cuningham Knee Out for remainder of season.
Tom De Koning Chest Test for selection. Update: 2 August
Sam Docherty Ankle "He won't play again in the home-and-away season." Update: 26 July
Michael Gibbons Hamstring Out for remainder of season. Update: 26 July
Caleb Marchbank Knee Out for remainder of season.
Oscar McDonald Back  "We think he needs a couple of weeks of full training to get back to playing but it’s looking like we’ll see him again this year, which is really exciting." Update: 20 July
Mitch McGovern Hamstring Pulled up well after successful VFL return. Update: 2 August
Alex Mirkov Knee "We're getting him in shape to play: whether he plays this year remains to be seen." Update: 13 July
Sam Philp Groin Out for remainder of season.
Marc Pittonet Ankle Returning to running this week: chance to return in final weeks of season. Update: 26 July
Will Setterfield Groin Experiencing low-grade groin soreness. Unavailable this weekend. Update: 26 July
Zac Williams Hamstring Low-grade hamstring. Expected to miss 2-3 weeks. Update: 26 July