Geelong star Steve Johnson is on the verge of returning from injury. Source: Getty Images
GEELONG forward Steve Johnson is a chance to return against Carlton on Saturday night, while Jared Rivers has been ruled out for up to three more weeks.
Johnson had minor surgery on his left knee on March 26, and Cats coach Chris Scott said today he could be back against the Blues at Etihad Stadium.
"He's some sort of chance. He'll be disappointed that I've rated him some sort of chance, he's very confident that he'll play, our medical staff think he's a chance but there's just more work that needs to be done before we can make a definitive judgement,'' Scott said.
"Steve has a bit of input but the medical staff has more, they're the ones that need to make that judgement.
"Only he knows how he feels so that's where he comes into the decision-making process and I'm clearly third in line when it comes to making that decision.
"In terms of his preparation to play AFL football through the pre-season, he's got a lot of work behind him and we're confident that if he's available and he comes into the team, that he'll be able to perform to a high level based on that preparation.''
Scott confirmed that Rivers who missed Sunday's comeback win over North Melbourne had a slight strain of the posterior cruciate ligament.
"The prognosis was anywhere between two and four weeks, so we're banking on three but if it is four it wouldn't surprise us,'' Scott said.
"He won't play until he's absolutely ready to play his best footy.''
Scott said young forward Daniel Menzel was a certainty to play his first game back in the VFL this week after undergoing his third knee reconstruction over summer.
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