Dean Solomon will make a welcomed return to the Fremantle side for Chris Tarrant's 200th AFL game on Sunday and has been named in the backline against his old side, Essendon.

Solomon returns from suspension, with Scott Thornton and Roger Hayden also named in the 25 man squad.

No one has yet been omitted from the side that took on the Bulldog’s in round one with Drum, Thornton, Suban, Murphy, Hill, Hayden and Browne named on the bench alongside Hayden and Thornton.

The team will travel to Melbourne on Friday and will undertake a light training session at Junction Oval on Saturday from midday.

The match will be played at the Docklands and bouncedown on Sunday will be at 1.10pm (EST).

Preliminary Squad of 25 players is listed below;

Backs: Dean Solomon 6, Michael Johnson 37, Luke McPharlin 18
Half Backs: Josh Head 42, Antoni Grover 14, Steven Dodd 25
Centre: Rhys Palmer 10, Paul Hasleby 4, Garrick Ibbotson 5
Half forward: Paul Duffield 41, Chris Tarrant 20, Byron Schammer 3
Forwards: Brett Peake 7, Kepler Bradley 26, Matthew Pavlich 29
Rucks: Aaron Sandilands 31, Ryan Crowley 15, David Mundy 16

Interchange:
(From) Marcus Drum 9, Scott Thornton 22, Nic Suban 8, Ryan Murphy 28, Stephen Hill 32, Roger Hayden 43, Andrew Browne 36

 

Forecast:
Partly cloudy. Isolated showers until afternoon. Min: 12 Max: 18

Broadcast Details:
TV
FOX Sports 1
Live nationally 1.00pm

Channel 7
Live in WA 11.00am

Radio
PERTH – 6PR
MELB – SEN
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