Fergus Greene will become the Western Bulldogs’ fifth debutant for the 2018 season when he lines up against Port Adelaide at Mars Stadium in Ballarat on Sunday.

The 20-year-old from Bendigo will get his chance to impress after some strong form in the VFL in recent weeks.

Greene joins Brad Lynch, Aaron Naughton, Ed Richards and Billy Gowers to have pulled on the red, white and blue for their first AFL game this season.

A skilful endurance athlete with a knack for kicking goals, Greene has booted seven majors in his last two games at VFL level, and has 18 goals in 14 appearances so far this season.

He has averaged two goals per game for Footscray in the last seven weeks, and has recorded multiple goals on six occasions this year.

Greene is in his second season at VU Whitten Oval after being taken with pick 70 in the 2016 NAB AFL Draft.

He played eight games for Footscray in his debut season in 2017, kicking 11 goals