With Essendon’s two first-choice rucks each sidelined by likely season-ending injuries, the Anzac Day clash could very well host the return of veteran Todd Goldstein.

Albeit under unique circumstances, Goldstein couldn’t have impressed Senior Coach Brad Scott any more in his attitude towards a senior recall, bringing professionalism in mentoring the Club’s youngsters while readying himself for an opportunity at hand.

Scott had weighed up opting for the 36-year-old in the ruck last week, sending him on the trip to Perth even with Peter Wright being selected.

With Wright booting six goals in a game-breaking effort and Goldstein set to come back in alongside him, Scott is confident the Bombers’ backup ruck contingent can function well come Friday.

“I talk all the time to players about ‘you can't control when your opportunity is going to come, but you can control how ready you are to take it when it does,’” Scott said at his media conference on Tuesday.

“Peter Wright took his opportunity clearly last week, and ‘Goldy’s just got an incredible attitude. He's always been someone who prepares himself at the level and beyond but he's played a selfless role, because a big part of his role at our Club is developing Visentini, Draper, Bryan.

“That doesn't mean he doesn't want to play. He wants to play and he's always said to me, ‘I'll do what's best for the team, and when you need me, I'll be ready.’

“Now we're in a situation where it's likely we'll need him.”

Scott is steadfast on Goldstein’s ability to back up his work over the course of the year, even after 19 seasons at the top level.

With young listed ruckmen such as Vigo Visentini and Kayle Gerreyn waiting in the wings, Scott also expects their development to be fast-tracked off the back of extra opportunity at VFL level.

“There’s a lot of superlatives to that you could use in reference to Todd Goldstein, but one of the main ones is resilience,” Scott said.

“He plays high game time for a ruckman. He very rarely misses a training session, let alone a game. If anyone can do it, he can do it but we have very good ruck depth on our list.

“Not too many Clubs could cover their first two choice ruckmen and then go in with options of, you know, whether it be Zach Reid, whether it be Visentini, Goldstein, Wright, we’ve got plenty of options.

“I'm a big believer in bringing players in when they're when they're ready to play, and we think Vigo is progressing really well. It's just been lack of opportunity, even at VFL level, to be the number one ruck. We expect his development, somewhat ironically, to accelerate given the circumstances we're in now.”

The performance of Peter Wright in last week’s win was a massive team-lifter for the Bombers, a terrific return given his tough run with injury and occasional setbacks in finding his way back into the line-up over the last 12 months.

Scott attested Wright’s effort to strong character and the ability to stay prepared for his moment.

“That’s one of the only ways that you can measure character, in my opinion. Measuring character when everything's just going along swimmingly is difficult, because everyone's happy when things are going your way,” Scott said.

“Pete's had no shortage of challenges thrown his way over the last two years, and he was clearly - well I thought - he was the most influential player on the ground.

“He’s worked extremely hard to get himself ready and there's just another story for us. He didn't know for sure when his chance was going to come and we certainly didn't want the opportunity to come the way it did, through an injury to another player, but he grabbed it.

Heading into the 30^th edition of the annual Anzac Day clash, Scott and his side are embracing the unique atmosphere presented by a potential 90,000-plus crowd and the overall build-up of the week.

“Oh, we certainly embrace the different nature of it,” Scott said.

“There's no doubt it's a unique home-and-away game, but you know, it's also embracing the fact that it's different, because once you get to the pointy end of the season, things are different as well.

“We’ll certainly embrace all the various ceremonies and make sure we indoctrinate particularly our new players into what it means to play on ANZAC Day and what it represents, not only for our Club, but for our Country.”