Fremantle Dockers coach Justin Longmuir says Brennan Cox could yet return to face Sydney Swans

Brennan Cox’s hopes of playing in Fremantle’s push towards a maiden premiership are still alive, according to coach Justin Longmuir.

In an interview with 7NEWS on Monday night, Longmuir said Cox trained well with Peel Thunder at the weekend and would not rule the defender out of the Dockers’ preliminary final clash with Sydney on Friday night.

Cox will have to get through a crucial main training session with teammates at Cockburn on Tuesday if he is any chance of joining teammates on the flight to Sydney on Wednesday.

He could also feature in the Thunder’s WAFL grand final against Claremont at Optus Stadium on Sunday, which would give him match practice before the Dockers’ potential appearance in the AFL decider the following weekend.

The 28-year-old has not played at any level since injuring his calf early in Fremantle’s round 24 loss to Carlton last month.

Longmuir said they also still need to weigh up whether or not to play three key defenders in the preliminary final with Sydney, who boast a tall forward line including Coleman medallist Charlie Curnow, Logan McDonald and Hayden McLean.

Alex Pearce and Oscar McDonald have held down those roles in the back-end of the season.

“We haven’t made a call on Coxy yet. He did a rehab session and joined in with the Peel training well on the weekend,” Longmuir said.