DANIEL Menzel has been cleared to play in Saturday's VFL clash with Werribee after completing the Cats' main training session at Simonds Stadium on Wednesday afternoon.
The 24-year-old was beaming after completing the session, which involved plenty of game-simulation drills and contested work.
"It went well," Menzel told CatsTV. "I'll be honest, I was pretty nervous going into it, because for me it was my last hurdle to get through.
"So I'm just over the moon, I guess, and excited for this weekend now."
The game against the Tigers at Avalon Airport Oval will be Menzel's first competitive hit-out since he suffered his fourth serious knee injury in a VFL match in early 2013.
"There'll be that much adrenaline, excitement, nerves – there'll be everything," he said.
"So I'm just going to try and enjoy it."
Saturday's VFL game begins at 1pm.
To watch the full interview with Daniel Menzel, including vision of him training, click on the video player at the top of the page