JACK Sinclair and Adam Schneider are almost certain to return to the rookie list this week following the news that Arryn Siposs and Daniel Markworth have been cleared to play.

Sinclair and Schneider were promoted to the senior list prior to round one and have played nine and ten games respectively since.

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Siposs injured his shoulder prior to Christmas in New Zealand, while Markworth had surgery following a training incident in late February. Both players were subsequently placed on the long-term injury list.

“Arryn Siposs and Daniel Markworth have completed their rehab and will return via the VFL this week,” General Manager of Football Performance Jamie Cox told SAINTS.com.au.

“The flipside of that is that rules being rules, two of our rookies that were promoted (Sinclair and Schneider) now need to return to the rookie list.”

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Before St Kilda’s round seven game against West Coast, Ahmed Saad was placed back on the rookie list with Seb Ross returning from a long-term hamstring injury.

However all is not lost for these three, or fellow rookies Brenton Payne and Jason Holmes, with the club almost certain to promote a rookie after the mid-season break – in line with the AFL’s rules.

“Over the next week or so we will decide which of the rookies we want to promote onto the senior list,” Cox said.

“It will be a really tough choice for our list management group as to who gets the nod.”

Cox paid tribute to Schneider and Sinclair, who have played similar roles across half-forward in 2015 and booted 17 goals between them.

“Adam is a wonderfully experienced player. He gives us a terrific amount of leadership on the field. He’s very good at organising our young team,” he said.

“From the moment Jack Sinclair debuted during the NAB Challenge, he showed us that he is going to be a terrific player.”

Daniel Markworth has been training solidly for over a month.