MELBOURNE ruckman Max Gawn has been given the all clear from his ankle injury and will face North Melbourne on Saturday in Tasmania.

In an important game for the Dees as they look to consolidate their spot in the top eight, Gawn and small defender Neville Jetta were passed fit for the clash despite respective ankle concerns.

Gawn did not train earlier in the week but took to the track on Thursday morning at Gosch's Paddock and got through the session, while Jetta recovered from a mishap at training on Tuesday. Both will take their place against the Roos.

"Max is right to play. Max and Neville Jetta both trained well. Obviously there were some doubts throughout the week but they're all clear and ready to go which is great for the footy club," Goodwin said after training.

However, co-captain Nathan Jones is set to miss another week with his quad injury as the club takes a conservative approach to his recovery. It will be his sixth week out with the injury.

"We need to be really cautious with these quad tendons. He potentially could play this week but we wanted to give him another full week of training to make sure he is 100 per cent," Goodwin said.

"There is a slight risk of reoccurrence with those types of injuries, but he'll be ready to go next week.

"He's a tough customer to hold back, Nathan, he's pretty determined and competitive. But with the medical department and high performance team, they're well aware of the risk of re-injury on quad tendons."

A longer stint out of the senior team awaits Angus Brayshaw, who returned in the VFL last week after an extended period out after suffering another head knock.

The No.3 pick at the 2014 NAB AFL Draft wore a helmet and performed solidly with 23 disposals and Goodwin said Brayshaw was a legitimate chance of playing at senior level this season. However he was loathe to put a timeframe on it, saying Brayshaw's confidence had been impacted by the concussion struggles.

"It's hard to tell for Angus. We really want him to get back to playing with some confidence, especially around the footy," Goodwin said.

"We played him at half-back last week in the VFL and he performed quite strongly but ultimately Angus will tell us when he's ready to go and when his form's ready, when his conditioning's ready and when he's really competing with a fierceness around the footy.

"When we see all those three come together, that's when we know Angus will be ready for selection, but I certainly don't want to put weeks on it, that's for sure."

North Melbourne sits 17th on the ladder and is only percentage ahead of the last-placed Brisbane Lions, but the Roos have a commanding recent record over the Dees, having beaten them in their past 16 games.

The Dees haven't beaten North since round 20, 2006, and the Roos have a strong record at Blundstone Arena, where they have won 10 of 14 matches. Goodwin said the "hoo-doo" meant little and that the club was prepared for its trip.

"We played at Hobart last year and understand the difficulties of the ground. It is a unique ground to play at," he said.