Fellow star forward Jack Riewoldt is an outside chance to play his first game since injuring his PCL in round six.
"He's harassing me, at the moment, Jack," Hardwick said with a grin.
"He's probably less likely than more likely. He'll train today (Thursday), and he'll train really, really well, but once again it comes down to a medical call. We'll trust our medical guys to put the player first, which obviously they do on a weekly basis.
"It's looking unlikely at this stage, but we'll see how he trains. There is a small chance, but with a player of Jack's calibre, we'll always be overly cautious. We'll wait and see."
Source: AFL website
