Adelaide coach Matthew Nicks denies he's rolling the proverbial dice by selecting Josh Rachele for a comeback in the semi-final against Hawthorn.

But Nicks is tempering expectations about Rachele's output on return from a left knee injury suffered on July 6.

"It won't be rolling the dice ... he's ready to go," Nicks told reporters on Thursday.

"Ten weeks of hard work and he should get the reward for that - we do, because he's ready.

"He has trained really well, (after) the main session pulled up really well. He's feeling confident, that's the main point."

Nicks wouldn't divulge whether the dynamic forward would start or be substitute against the Hawks in Friday night's sudden-death clash at Adelaide Oval.

But he said the 22-year-old's fizz would be welcomed by teammates.

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