Co-captain Jy Simpkin will enter the selection mix for Saturday's game against the Demons should he pass a fitness test on Thursday.

The two-time Syd Barker Medallist missed his second game of the season on Sunday, due to a hand fracture he sustained in North Melbourne's Round 5 loss to Brisbane.

If he is selected, it will be his first full game since Good Friday when he gathered 29 disposals, six clearances and a goal against the Blues.

In his first full game of football since the senior team's win over Fremantle in Round 2, Hugh Greenwood was one of the reserves team's best on Sunday.

The 31-year-old led the fight at the coalface with 27 touches, 10 tackles and a game-high 15 clearances, and could be considered for a recall.

Youngster George Wardlaw was a strong presence next to Greenwood, and took another step towards an AFL debut after a week off to refresh.

Standing tall against Gold Coast's in-form reserves line-up, the No.4 pick came away with 23 disposals, eight tackles and six inside 50s in his return to gameplay.

A recent transition from half-back to half-forward in the VFL has helped rookie Blake Drury further flourish. He collected 19 disposals for the match and slotted two majors in the third term, after he opened his goalkicking account last week in Blacktown against the Swans.

Jack Mahony (20 disposals, five tackles, one goal) has also been having an impact inside 50, and could be in line for his first senior appearance since Round 23, 2022.

After he travelled to Mount Barker as an emergency in Round 5, Flynn Perez has similarly put himself on the radar for his first game of the season.

The half-back flanker, who won selection on 16 occasions in 2022, picked up 20 disposals and five marks in Sunday's curtain-raiser.