On Sunday, Dangerfield posted a short video to Instagram while at the beach.
“Hammy’s a little sore this morning, but that’s OK,” he said. “A few weeks of rehab and back into it.”
The ladder-leading Geelong have games against Melbourne (MCG), Port Adelaide (GMHBA Stadium), Gold Coast (Darwin) and GWS (GMHBA) in the next four rounds.
The Cats gave Guthrie four weeks of solid training before selecting him as part of his recovery from a quad injury. He played him off half-back against the Blues and was involved early, finishing the game with 29 disposals.
The Cats also successfully rehabilitated Jeremy Cameron when he suffered a series of hamstring injuries in 2022 which kept him sidelined before finals.
Mitch Duncan admitted on ABC Radio the club was now in a position to prepare players to be at their best when they are most needed.
Meanwhile Western Bulldogs small forward Cody Weightman will have scans on Monday morning to determine whether he has suffered structural damage to the elbow that has troubled him in the past few years.
The results of those scans will determine whether surgery is required.
The Dogs, who faded late to lose to Fremantle on Saturday night, are also set to be without Rhylee West, who has been offered a one-match suspension. West was booked for rough conduct on Brandon Walker, the action deemed careless, medium impact and high contact.
Cody Weightman injured his troublesome left elbowCredit: Getty Images
The positive news is that Jamarra Ugle-Hagan is expected back after the break he took for personal reasons meant he did not have the chance to do enough training to be selected for the trip west.
Tom Liberatore appears a likely recall after he was a late out on Saturday with gastro, following missing the previous week with concussion.
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