Hawthorn forward Sarah Perkins is ahead of schedule in her recovery from a calf injury.

Perkins was initially sidelined for four to five weeks ahead of Round 4 but is now a test to face Sydney in the club’s Round 7 Indigenous Round clash on Saturday afternoon at Henson Park.

AFLW High Performance Manager Olivia Knowles was pleased with Perkins’ progress.

“She’s been tracking along really nicely,” Knowles said.

“We’re actually ahead of schedule with her.

“She’s ticked the rehab boxes that we need her to do so she’ll be a test this week to be available for the weekend.”

Watch the full injury update ahead of Round 7 below.

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Healthy Hawks Fit For Massive Weekend Clash

High Performance Manager Olivia Knowles provides an injury Update for Round 7.

AFLW Injury List 

Player

Injury

Availability 

Expected return

Sarah Perkins 

Calf 

Test 

Test