Robbie Tarrant is inching closer to a return to football.

There is light at the end of the tunnel for the key forward, despite not playing a game so far in 2014.

NMFC.com.au spoke to director of football, Geoff Walsh, who provided the latest updates on the club’s injury situation.

#8: Daniel Wells (foot)

Walsh: “Wells is in the middle of his three week offloading period. Part of that has been spent in a (moon) boot.

“We’ll assess him again at the end of that three week period and hopefully at the end of that he’ll be able to resume training.”

#17: Nathan Grima (foot)

Scott: Grima unlikely to play

#25: Robbie Tarrant (leg)

Walsh: “One more week of training and hopefully we’ll get him into the VFL next week, so that’s a positive.

“He’s medically cleared to play so it’s a matter of conditioning on the training track now.”

#27: Taylor Garner (hamstring)

Walsh: “Garns is about a two week proposition. There haven’t been any setbacks with his recovery, but it’s taking longer than expected to heal.

#30: Tom Curran (foot)

Walsh: “They’ve increased his running in terms of the capacity and the volume and he’s responded OK.

“It’s too early to say when he’ll return, but certainly he’s coping with load as well as the doctors want which is a good sign. He’s going in the right direction.”

#31: Cameron Delaney (foot)

Walsh: “He’s joining in the skills at training and he’s running well, which is good.

“If he continues to progress as he’s doing at the moment, we’re likely to see him play in about two weeks.”

#34: Jamie Macmillan (fibula)

Walsh: “The bone is healed but it’s a bit pulpy (soft). The recovery’s good but it’s just a matter of waiting for the bone to harden up.

“It’s about getting the bone strong enough so it can handle full weight-bearing and running across ground.

“It’s about a three week job before he resumes with a view to playing the week after that.”

#36: Joel Tippett (pectoral)

Walsh: “If he recovers really well it could be eight weeks but it’s a major injury, so we’ll be careful and 8-12 is the time frame.

“He had surgery on Monday so he’s recovering now.”

View the club’s full injury list