Canterbury star Brett Morris could play his first NRL game of the season against Brisbane on Saturday.
Morris was struck down with a pre-season knee injury and the NSW representative hasn't featured in the Bulldogs' campaign yet in 2016.
However Bulldogs skipper James Graham said Morris could finally make a return against the Broncos in the round 16 clash at ANZ Stadium.
"He looks like he is training alright with the conditioning staff, I don't think he is too far away," Graham said at Bulldogs training at Belmore Sports Ground on Tuesday.
Josh Morris is also a likely inclusion for the Dogs against last season's grand finalists, despite being ruled out of State of Origin II.
Morris will miss Wednesday's Suncorp Stadium clash but his groin strain is not serious.
He has remained in camp with the Blues and will return to Sydney on Thursday.
"I messaged him to see if he was alright, typical (Josh) Morris response was very short, but hopefully he will be right," Graham said.
Tony Williams will likely retain his spot on the Bulldogs bench after his barnstorming effort in the last-start win over St George Illawarra after a month in reserve grade.
Coach Des Hasler gave his Canterbury players four days off over their bye round last weekend. They returned to training on Tuesday.
Graham said it was a much needed mid-season break.
"It is a bit of a luxury we have had some time off," Graham said.
"It was a nice break to recharge the batteries and get back into it."
Canterbury can move into the top four with a win over Brisbane, who snapped a three-game losing streak with a win over Canberra two weeks ago.
Canterbury have won four of their past five NRL fixtures.
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