Carlton's Mitch Robinson set to play next week despite his heavy concussion Mitch Robinson comes off the MCG after getting knocked out. CARLTON hard nut Mitch Robinson is almost certain to play next week, despite being knocked out in the Round 1 loss to Richmond. Robinson was smashed in a marking contest by Tigers forward Tyrone Vickery in the second quarter and lay motionless on the MCG turf for several seconds. But Blues football manager Andrew McKay said the club was confident the midfielder would recover in time to face Collingwood next Sunday. Richmond v Carlton, MCG, Mitch Robinson comes off the mcg, Picture: Ludbey Wayne Source: HWT Image Library McKay said that Robinson, despite being rendered unconscious, passed a concussion test on the interchange bench not long after. "He's got to be able to pass the test during the week, but I don't see a problem because he actually pulled up really well even though he was knocked out," McKay said. He's alright, he's not too bad. The doctors were a bit concerned because he was knocked out. Just the fact he was out of it the doctors ruled him out. There was a period of time where he was unconscious and as soon as the docs were aware of that they weren't keen to put him back on. Jeremy Laidler will come under consideration next week after being surprisingly overlooked for the Blues' season-opener. 10 things we learnt from Tigers v Blues McKay confirmed the defender wasn't injured, but may be suffering from a lack of match practice. "He played the early NAB Cup games with a bit of indifferent form and he's one of the 25 vying for 22 positions next week," he said. We're in a fortunate position at the moment where most of the guys are fit and raring to go and 'Laids' is a quality player and I'm sure he'll be back in the team at some stage. But it's the philosophy rather than the personnel which is causing the club some early headaches. Tigers say Tyrone time is coming Malthouse admitted on Thursday night that he was wrestling with finding the right balance between his defensive principles and Carlton's attacking instincts.