Hawthorn star Lance Franklin had hospital treatment for a stomach bug as his medical woes in this AFL finals series continued.
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But the Hawks remain insistent he will be ready for Friday night's preliminary final against Collingwood at the MCG.
Franklin met a club doctor at Melbourne's Cabrini Hospital yesterday and was given a dose of an anti-nausea drug.
''He's feeling better, we expect him to train tomorrow,'' Hawthorn football manager Mark Evans said.
''He's in no doubt [for Friday's game], certainly he's much improved on yesterday afternoon.
''In 24 hours, we think he'll be fit and firing.''
Evans said Franklin was sent home from the club at Monday lunchtime after the forward started feeling ill.
Franklin did not attend Monday night's All-Australian function, where he was named at full-forward after winning the Coleman Medal as the leading goalkicker this season.
Franklin suffered bone bruising in a knee when he landed awkwardly late in the qualifying final loss to Geelong.
But he made a speedy recovery and kicked four goals in last Friday night's semi-final win over the Sydney Swans.
The club kept Franklin away from his teammates yesterday to ensure no one else caught the illness.