HARRIS Andrews is running again, but Brisbane is no clearer on when its vice-captain will return to playing.

Andrews suffered concussion and a small bleed on his brain after a Jeremy Cameron elbow in round 14 and has made slow progress since.

The high hit earned Cameron a five-match suspension.

At the Lions' main training session at the Gabba on Thursday, the 21-year-old was running laps – a step forward from walking and taking part in stationary drills the week before.

Coach Chris Fagan said Andrews had now passed concussion testing, but would continue to get scans from his neurosurgeon.

"He's progressing along well," Fagan said.

"He's still got to go through all the tests to get the tick-off.

"He's obviously not going to be right for this weekend, and we'll see how he progresses next week before we make any decisions."

It was initially thought Andrews could miss significant time with a sore chest or ribs from the impact of his landing, but that is no longer the case.

Fagan said the club had not yet considered putting its primary key defender in cotton wool for the remainder of the season.

"No, we're just treating it like a normal concussion, so if he's given the OK to play and he feels confident then we'll go ahead with it," he said.

Brisbane is out to make it three successive wins on Saturday when it plays Hawthorn at Launceston's University of Tasmania Stadium.

After the Lions defeated the Hawks by 56 points in round nine, Fagan said he expected a fierce contest from his former club.

"We know they value games down at Launceston and they pride themselves on winning there, so we're expecting a ferocious contest from the very beginning and it will continue all game long.

"We've had two years (pre-season camps) in a row where we've had 10 days in Launceston, training on that oval, but it's not the same as playing on it four or five times a year.

"They have the advantage in that regard.

"We've been a team that's travelled well this year. We had a win in Perth and pushed Port Adelaide to five points at Adelaide Oval, so they're two pretty hostile environments and this is no different.

"We'll take some confidence from that."