Carlton will bolster its back six with two first-choice defenders against Collingwood.
The Blues are set to welcome Jacob Weitering and Harry Dean back in time for their Thursday night bout at the MCG.
Both Weitering and Dean missed the trip to Gather Round with concussion, leaving Nick Haynes and Wade Derksen to play out of their weight class against Adelaide.
Carlton coach Michael Voss confirmed the pair would return to take on Collingwood.
“They’ll both be available,” he said.
“They trained under the protocols last week on Friday and they’ve trained fully this week. I expect them to be available, they’ll end up back in the side.
“I’ll fit Jacob back in somewhere I reckon, he’ll find a spot. They’ll be two important additions for us – both the old and the new.”
Carlton played its best football for the year against Adelaide during last Thursday’s first quarter.
But the Blues benched captain Patrick Cripps for the first part of the second term and his absence allowed the Crows to storm ahead.
Voss defended his decision to rest Cripps at that point last week and doubled down on the rotation tactic on Tuesday.
“I understand there was some commentary on it,” he said.
“But correct me if I’m wrong, you all had him traded last week didn’t you? Now he’s playing 100 per cent game time. We do what the team needs, it’s team-first.
“We’ve got a rotation that we want to make sure we execute, there’s some immediate impact that we need to have.
“But we also take into account that it’s the whole game we need to be able to play and bring intensity around the ball.”
Voss said the Blues would consider bringing reigning best and fairest winner George Hewett back into the side after omitting him last week.
Originally published as AFL 2026: Carlton defenders Jacob Weitering and Harry Dean will be available for Collingwood