Melbourne coach Simon Goodwin has recovered from a bout of food poisoning caused by a “dodgy linguine” and will be on hand for the Demons’ crucial training session tonight.

Goodwin and assistant coach Adem Yze were forced to quarantine at the team’s hotel after falling ill on Friday morning.

It was a precautionary move to prevent any illness spreading through to the playing group, like what Geelong experienced in the lead-up to their 83-point preliminary final loss to the Demons at Optus Stadium.

“Feeling good,” Goodwin said.

“Fair bit of a story for a bit of a dodgy linguine... a bit of food poisoning. Obviously wasn’t the hotel here (at Joondalup Resort)... but feeling good now and feeling 100 per cent and ready to go.

“Thankfully it’s not something that’s going to pass through the players and the club, it’s self-inflicted.

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“He (Yze) had a similar sort of scenario. Both of us ate something that wasn’t quite right, we’ll be right and he’s 100 per cent as well.”

Melbourne’s grand final preparations will ramp up tonight with an intense training session including match simulation.

Steven May will be held back from some of the session, but Goodwin is confident the star defender will overcome hamstring tightness which forced him to be substituted out of the preliminary final.

“He’ll do part of the session,” Goodwin said.

“He’s slowly building his program up towards his full training come the back end of next week.

“He’s in really good shape, really positive about where that sits with him and he’s really confident in the way his body’s tracking.

“Today’s just a stepping stone in that process and we’re really confident he’ll be right to play.”

Melbourne’s biggest selection dilemma surrounds the availability of defender Joel Smith, who is racing the clock to return from a hamstring injury that forced him to miss the preliminary final.

Veteran Michael Hibberd was his replacement.

“I think there’s a few guys that come into that mix,” Goodwin said.

“We’ve got Jayden Hunt, Michael Hibberd and Joel Smith, who’s got to get through some rehab work with his hamstring first and foremost to be available for selection.

“There’s some decisions to be made, no question about that. We’ve got a lot of training to get through yet before we have to make those decisions, so there’s a lot that can happen in that timeframe as well.”