Mark Milligan trains freely for Victory on Wednesday. Source: George Salpigtidis / HeraldSun
MELBOURNE Victory captain Mark Milligan is poised to win his battle to be fit for Friday night's clash with Adelaide United.
Hampered by a knee injury since a pre-season friendly against the Reds on October 3, Milligan was forced to fly home from the Socceroos camp in Europe before the weekend's loss to France.
He did not play against Heart last Saturday and coach Ange Postecoglou speculated that the midfielder may need minor knee surgery to heal the niggle.
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Doing so could have ruled the 28-year-old out for up to a month.
But Milligan, with strapping on his right knee, moved freely at training on Wednesday and played with the first XI in a full field match simulation.
If Wednesday's session - Victory's main training run of the week before they fly out to Adelaide Thursday afternoon - is any guide then the skipper will take the spot of Rashid Mahazi, even though the youngster was impressive in his A-League debut.
As expected, Nick Ansell is likely to replace the suspended Pablo Contreras in central defence after partnering Adrian Leijer at Gosch's Paddock.
New Zealand international Kosta Barbarouses will fly in to Adelaide Friday morning after taking part in the All Whites' 0-0 draw against Trinidad and Tobago in Port of Spain on Wednesday.
He is unlikely to start, but could be a substitute.
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Victory has defeated the Reds just once since October 2010 - a run that has included four losses and two draws - and midfielder James Troisi said the club is expecting another tough challenge at Coopers Stadium.
"We played a friendly against them, they're looking good," Troisi said.
"Obviously they had a good win (against Perth) on the weekend, but there's no doubt we have the players and the team to start to do really well this season."
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MELBOURNE Heart captain Harry Kewell's availability for his side's clash with Central Coast at AAMI Park on Saturday is likely to be determined at training Thursday.
Teammate Iain Ramsay said Kewell had not trained since suffering a neck injury against Melbourne Victory last Saturday.
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