Champion full back Dustin Fletcher is back for Essendon's clash with the Kangaroos at The Dome on Saturday night. Fletcher has missed the past two games for Essendon. He was sidelined from the West Coast game with an ankle injury and missed last week against St Kilda because of the flu. Fletcher's return has cost Kepler Bradley his place - he will line up for Bendigo against Port Melbourne this Sunday.

""Kepler has been a bit bruised and battered in recent weeks,"" Essendon assistant coach Mark Harvey said. ""He had the eye problem and before that copped a heavy knock to the ribs. He has also been asked to do some pretty big jobs - it is about player management and we just felt it was time to ease him back.""

Ty Zantuck will play for Bendigo again.

The Essendon side to play the Kangaroos is:

Backs: Welsh Fletcher McVeigh
Half Backs: Hird Lucas Lovett-Murray
Centres: Stanton J. Johnson Solomon
Half Forwards: Rioli McPhee Murphy
Forwards: Lovett Lloyd Laycock
Rucks: Hille M. Johnson Peverill
Bench: Cupido Monfries Slattery Bolton
Emergencies: Watson Dyson Bradley

Port Melbourne v Bendigo Bombers
Sunday 3rd July
TEAC Oval at 2:00pm

The Bendigo team is:

Backs: Connaughton Hunt Wilson
Half Backs: Dyson Doering Richards
Centres: Winderlich Rosa Haynes
Half Forwards: Robins Watson Alvey
Forwards: Johns Beasy Thomas
Rucks: Cartledge Bullen Blumfield
Bench: Maddern Childs Pendlebury Bradley Zantuck Bain Nash Jolley