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The final decision about whether Collingwood defender Jeremy Howe will play will become clearer after an important night practice on Friday.

Howe hurt himself in the last game of the season and has been trying to get ready in time for the Magpies’ important matches.

He participated in a light practice session on Tuesday but the team said he might need one to two weeks to be ready.
Howe believes he can play against either Brisbane or Gold Coast next week if he performs well at Friday’s practice.

“That’s the goal to play next week, is that good enough? I feel way better now than when I first got injured,” Howe told Triple M’s Mick in the Morning.
I’ve had a great two weeks, and my teammates winning last week helped me a lot to work hard, which I was able to do.

“Then we have a big practice tomorrow night. ”

“For me right now, it’s all about getting healthy and being ready to train hard, and that’s the plan for tomorrow night to get myself ready for next week. ”

Howe’s injury happened in his first game back after a serious concussion from a collision with Hawthorn two weeks ago.

He crashed into Hawks player Jai Newcombe and had to leave the field in an ambulance.

Howe says he hasn’t faced any long-term effects from that hit.
Getting knocked out is tough, but this hit looked worse. It was definitely rougher since Newcombe has a hard head,” Howe said.

“He hit me in the right spot, which is why it knocked me out quickly, but I recovered well.

“I talked with the doctor, and he said, ‘Just because it looks bad doesn’t mean your recovery has to be equally bad.’
I had a pretty rough 24 hours where I didn’t feel great, felt a bit off, but I got better really quickly. ”

Howe might not be the only player Collingwood coach Craig McRae has to decide on next week, as small forward Bobby Hill is also trying to come back.
The Norm Smith Medal winner hasn’t played a full game in almost three months but started training again in the last few weeks.

Hill played in a practice match between Collingwood and Geelong’s reserves on Saturday and scored four goals.

Howe thinks Hill is doing everything right, but whether he plays will depend on one question.
He’s been back at the club more often, which is what we want,” he said.

“It just comes down to, ‘Have you done enough? ’ So we need to think about his fitness and what stage of the season we are in and how these games matter. ”
It all comes down to whether you have put in enough effort.