Collingwood forward Andrew Krakouer close to senior recall Andrew Krakouer could come in for the Pies. VETERAN Collingwood forward Andrew Krakouer is on the brink of a senior comeback. Magpies football boss Geoff Walsh says Krakouer is "in the mix" for tomorrow night's clash against St Kilda at Etihad Stadium. Krakouer, 30, hasn't played at the top level since last year's preliminary final loss to Sydney. He's right in the mix. His form in the VFL has been pretty good and he has got his fitness up in the last month," Walsh said yesterday. We've got our final session (today), and for Friday games we always finalise it after the Thursday session. Krakouer has played a solid month of VFL - mostly in the midfield to fast-track his fitness base - after an interrupted pre-season. He collected 36 possessions two weeks ago and 26 last week against Bendigo on Friday night. Veteran Alan Didak is also fighting for a recall and had 31 disposals, while tall forward Jarrod Witts had a huge game, kicking three goals. Midfielder Luke Ball, on the comeback trail from a knee reconstruction, needs another one or two weeks in the seconds, while Dayne Beams (quad) is at least two weeks away from a VFL match. Darren Jolly is tipped to replace Ben Hudson in the ruck. The Magpies last night announced an AFL membership record of 73,770. Six years ago, the club had just 38,587 members. Chief executive Gary Pert said the club hoped to break the 80,000 mark by the end of the season. "Your membership allows us to build the best training facilities and have the best football department in the league that, together, will drive us in our quest for our next premiership," Pert said in a message to members.