Melbourne forward Russell Robertson can't wait to get back out on the MCG as he prepares to make his comeback to AFL football following a 10-month layoff with an Achilles injury.

Robertson has not played since Round 10 last year, but has played the last four matches for VFL affiliate Casey and was one of the best players last week when he booted five goals.

This Sunday against Geelong marks the return of the livewire forward, who hasn't stopped thinking about his return since he went down with the injury.

"(I'm) super thrilled, it's been a long time, 10 or 11 months now. From the initial Achilles injury it seemed so far off getting back and playing and now it's actually here," Robertson said after a light goal-kicking session on Friday morning.

"I've had the feeling inside for the last 10 months where I just want to get back out there on the 'G and this weekend against the Cats it's just going to be fantastic, I can't wait."

Many believed that the injury would spell the end of the 30-year-old's career, but thanks to the support from the club, Robertson always had the confidence he would get back to full fitness.

"When you get to the 'dirty 30' it's common that people are going to write you off and say that it's all over, but I didn't think for a moment that it would be all over because the club got behind me right from the start and said 'get yourself right mate and we'll get you back out there,'" he said.

"There have been a few little doubts in the head of course (like) 'will it be okay?, Will the Achilles heal correctly and as it should?'"

"But it's been smooth sailing up until now."

"There were doubts when I was driving to Casey Fields when I was to play my first game ... (I was thinking,) 'how's this going to go? What if it re-ruptures?' But once I ran out on the ground I just don't feel it at all, it just feels like it did before and it feels great now."

Robertson doesn't think he has lost his trademark leap and has promised fans that he will be back to his high-flying best this weekend.

"I played my first game for Casey and was still jumping around like I used to. Luckily it's my other leg, I jump off my left and I injured my right. So thank God it's still there," he said.

"I'll be doing backflips this weekend, I just implore all the Melbourne supporters to come along, obviously there wasn't a great crowd last week so you had your week off supporters, come to this game because you are going to see some good skills, Geelong are a good team and I'm back!"

Despite coming up against the seemingly unbeatable Cats, Robertson is quietly confident his team can cause one of the biggest upsets in AFL history.

"Obviously we know how great Geelong are and they've obviously got some marquee players that are playing unbelievable football at the moment, but it's our ground and with our supporters and I think in this league at the moment anything can happen on any given day," he said.

"I hope the boys come along with a sense of positivity because if you're not thinking like that you'll never be a chance and the way we've trained this week, the way we've put in and they way we are talking, there is a real belief that we can give Geelong a shake like Richmond did down on their own dung heap a few weeks ago."

Stopping Gary Ablett is one of the hardest tasks in footy these days and the Demons know that a team effort will be required if the little maestro is to be curtailed.

"If I was a coach, I would suggest you'd put someone on him to try and curb his influence. The thing with Geelong is they are such a well-drilled side that they look after him and block for him and make it really hard for those guys that are tagging him so it may look like he is not even getting tagged at all, that's just the class of Geelong," said Robertson.

"So it'll be a real challenge for us to see how we assist the guy who's put on Gary Ablett to stop him, but that's the thing you stop Ablett, someone else comes along and plays a 40-possession game."

"So that's the hardest thing with Geelong, who do you stop?"