Hawthorn's Jack Gunston remains under an injury cloud for Friday's Preliminary Final against Fremantle after he failed to join his teammates on the training track at Waverley on Tuesday morning.
The Hawks' spearhead hurt his ankle at Domain Stadium in the Qualifying Final loss to West Coast 10 days ago, and is in a race against time to be fit for the return to Perth for Friday night's match.
Speaking on Melbourne radio ahead of his teammates' semi-final belting of Adelaide last weekend, Gunston said he was "pretty confident" of taking on Fremantle.
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However, the star forward said he wouldn't know before this Tuesday or Wednesday if he was going to be available, depending on his ability to twist, turn and jump.
Gunston was the only senior player missing from Tuesday's session, which started with some sharp handball drills under pressure with the focus on moving the ball into space from congestion.
Hawthorn trained on a narrower than usual field at Waverley, with the normally MCG-sized boundaries brought in about 5m in preparation for the thinner and longer proportions of Domain Stadium.
The squad practiced moving the ball close to the boundary line in the first 20 minutes of the session before media were asked to leave.
Hawthorn's other injury concern, veteran fullback Brian Lake, looked untroubled after picking up a stomach ailment in the win over the Crows.
