Hard-luck Kangaroos forward Mason Wood is confident of returning from his latest injury via the VFL on Sunday as he eyes a potential AFL call-up in a fortnight.

A hamstring injury followed by a knee setback interrupted Wood's season preparations after he appeared in North Melbourne's opening JLT Community Series match in February.

Wood's breakout campaign last year, including 12 goals from eight games, ended prematurely because of a medial ligament injury, so he is itching to be back on the field.

"I'm pretty confident that if I go out there and play my role and do well this weekend, then I'll be a chance to play (seniors) the following week," he told AFL.com.au. 

"I think if I'm playing well and Scotty's (coach Brad Scott) happy with how I'm going, he might pull me (off the ground) a little bit earlier.

"But if not, he might go, 'You need the rest of the game in the VFL and maybe the week after'."

Majak Daw (concussion) and 2016 first-round draft pick Jy Simpkin (corked thigh) have declared themselves available for the Good Friday clash in further good news for the club. 

Daw, 26, returned to the line-up from a knee injury in round two against Geelong, only to suffer a training mishap last Thursday and not make the trip to Hobart to face GWS.

He trained for the first time on Wednesday since the incident. 

Ruckman Braydon Preuss' emergence has placed more pressure on Daw to make his AFL living as a key forward, with 2015 All Australian Todd Goldstein the team's other big man. 

"I think I have to be a forward now," Daw said. 

"We all rate (Preuss) so highly at the footy club and for a young guy, he's worked so hard.

"I need to stay out at training and have less injuries. That's the key for me – continuity in my training. I got injured in the pre-season, so that didn't help … I haven't had much luck of late."

Simpkin, who missed the Giants match after playing in the first two rounds, said he was "still pretty sore" last weekend and relished the week off.

The 19-year-old kicked his first AFL goal against the Cats and was hopeful of returning to facing reigning premiers the Western Bulldogs. 

"It's been really good so far and awesome being out there – it was a childhood dream to play in the AFL," Simpkin said.

"Copping knocks (has been the toughest part), just with all the bigger bodies. But I'm pushing through it."