Mitch Hannan will make his playing return in the VFL on Friday, three months after his last competitive match.
After an extended layoff as he overcame delayed concussion symptoms, Hannan will join the Footscray side in its away clash with the Brisbane Lions at Moreton Bay Sports Complex on Friday afternoon.
The Bulldogs lose the services of Lachie Hunter and Dom Bedendo for the game, who were called up to the AFL side, however 12 AFL-listed players have been named to take on the Lions.
Footscray have won two of its last three games, including a morale-boosting 48-point win over top-eight team Box Hill last week.
Brisbane is one of the form teams in the VFL competition, currently third on the table with eight wins from their 11 games.
The match kicks off at 12.05pm AEST, and will be live-streamed via afl.com.au and the Official AFL app, with quarter-by-quarter score updates available via @FootscrayVFL on Twitter.
VFL TEAM – ROUND 15
Brisbane Lions vs Footscray Bulldogs
Friday 1 July, 12.05pm AEST
Moreton Bay Sports Complex, QLD
B: Zaine Cordy, Angus Bade, Luke Cleary
HB: Mitch Hannan, Joel Garner, Nathan Drummond
C: Louis Butler, Lachie Sullivan, Roarke Smith
HF: Arthur Jones, Riley Garcia, Cody Raak
F: Lachlan McNeil, Buku Khamis, Will Lewis
R: Sam Darcy, Toby McLean, Dan Orgil
INT: Cooper Craig-Peters, Josh Kellet, Nayef Hamad, Ewan Macpherson, Kai Stretton (23rd player)
Emergencies: Jarrod Gilbee, Austin Hodge
