Richmond star Dion Prestia is on track to play against Gold Coast next week but teammate Trent Cotchin will miss at least another fortnight through injury.
Prestia was left concussed by a crude bump from Tom Stewart last Saturday in an incident that led to the Geelong defender being hit with a four-match suspension.
It means Prestia is unavailable for the Tigers' AFL clash with West Coast at the MCG on Sunday as they look to firm up their spot in the top eight.
Richmond physical performance manager Peter Burge says the midfielder is progressing well in his recovery.
"He obviously pulled up not 100 per cent the day after the game, and the doctor has assessed him and he's now going into that 12-day concussion protocol, which is quite progressive," Burge said.
"So we're preparing him for the Gold Coast game next week.
"He'll move into some lighter exercise during the rest of this week and then progress into some non-contact training early next week.
"By the end of that week, we'll be able to move into that final stage of contact hopefully leading into the Gold Coast game.
"We feel pretty confident that he'll be right to play in that game in a fortnight."
Cotchin had surgery last week to put a plate into a crack in his clavicle after he was hurt during the win over Carlton in round 14.
The former captain has resumed running and non-contact training but requires at least another fortnight for the bone to heal.
"He's actually going to get a good little block of training in and it's really down to the surgeon and our doctor as to when it's safe for him to play again," Burge said.
"But it gives us a good opportunity in the meantime to tune him up a bit and get him ready for the final stages of the season."
Kane Lambert (hip) will take part in Richmond's main training session on Thursday before a decision is made on his availability for the West Coast game.
Noah Balta is likely to miss another two matches with his latest hamstring injury.
