Young Bomber Henry Slattery faces a nervous wait after being reported during the Bendigo Bombers 45-point loss to Coburg yesterday. Slattery would have been in the mix to replace Scott Camporeale who will miss the next three weeks with a hamstring injury.

Richard Cole is set to return this weekend having recovered from a hamstring injury as is Courtney Johns. But the news isn’t good for Aaron Henneman who looks set to have further shoulder surgery that may yet finish his season.

Mark Johnson returned to the ground after injuring his should early against Richmond and he appears likely to be fit to play against Carlton this Sunday.

Despite the Bendigo Bombers slumping to their fifth loss of the season as number of players pushed their case for senior selection. Among them Paddy Ryder and Ricky Dyson.