Chris Scott is confident Geelong captain Patrick Dangerfield is ready to return to his bullocking best against Gold Coast, with an AFL top-four spot on the line.

Dangerfield is back from his latest hamstring injury at GMHBA Stadium on Saturday as the Cats (8-4) seek to leap above the fourth-placed Suns (8-3) on the ladder.

History is on their side after seven wins in as many attempts against visiting Gold Coast teams at the Kardinia Park venue.

Scott, who dismissed that record as irrelevant this week, will welcome back Dangerfield after a fortnight on the sidelines.

The two-time premiership coach suggested his skipper could have played in the Cats' last-start win over West Coast if required.

As usual, Geelong have taken a conservative approach to the 35-year-old's rehabilitation as they eye another finals campaign later in the season.

"The assessment would be that last week was the extra week, if we were going to think about it that way," Scott said.

"But he's trained really well for a few weeks and probably that, in the context of previous hamstring issues he's had, this is right at the minor end.

"We probably would have pushed him a little bit harder if we were in the last couple of games of the season, but didn't feel the need to do that.

"So he's definitely right."

Dangerfield and club debutant Jack Martin are set to add scoring weapons to Geelong's front half alongside Coleman Medal leader Jeremy Cameron.

Ollie Henry has been managed, opening the door for injury-plagued former Carlton and Gold Coast forward Martin to feature in the Cats' line-up for the first time since signing as a free agent last year.

The 30-year-old recruit has proved his fitness in two VFL games since overcoming his latest calf muscle setback.

"It's fair to say that everyone's excited to see what he can do," Scott said.

"The whole competition knows there's something special in there, (but) he just hasn't been afforded the opportunity to show it regularly."

Geelong are prepared for wet-weather football, with a maximum of 15 degrees and rain forecast on Saturday.

"The game does change, there's no doubt about that," Scott said.

"There's no point putting your head in the sand and saying, 'Right, we want to keep playing dry weather footy necessarily if it's wet'.

"But Gold Coast had some experience last week in slippery conditions and we feel like we play in those conditions a bit."

The Suns have a 0-8 overall record at GMHBA Stadium but have not played at the venue since 2021.

On their most recent visit they were thumped by Essendon in front of empty stands at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

"The thing that's really relevant for us is just how good they have been consistently this year," Scott said.

"It might be a little bit different if we were sort of saying they're top-four after three or four rounds.

"But it's past the half-way mark of the year and they're still up there and they've been formidable."