Jon Griffin trained with the main AFL group on Thursday morning at Fremantle oval, reinforcing claims that Ross Lyon made in his weekly media conference that the Fremantle ruckman would make a return to senior football against Carlton.

Lyon also spoke about the effectiveness of Hawthorn’s spread at contests, which was a focus point at the start of training.

Zac Dawson trained without a hand guard for the first time since injuring his thumb.

Zac Dawson and Alex Silvagni trained strongly again and both will return to the WAFL this weekend.

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Dawson had a pin removed from his thumb on Tuesday will return to the senior side, while Silvagni will play reserves after recovering from a severe hamstring injury.

Michael Johnson continued to run laps as he rehabs a hamstring strain.

Michael Johnson is 3-5 weeks away from full training.