Essendon has named its side to face the Western Bulldogs for Friday night footy.

Versatile midfielder Sam Durham returns for the Bombers' primetime clash after missing last week's game with concussion, while Alwyn Davey Jnr is set to line up for his second game of the season to date.

The Bombers are forced into two outs this week, with Archie Perkins and Will Setterfield both missing to respective injuries.

Injury news: Durham set for return, Perkins and Setterfield to miss

Perkins strained his hamstring late in the third term during last week's loss to Port Adelaide, while Setterfield has re-injured the knee that saw him miss action back in round three.

Last year's No.10 draft pick Nate Caddy has been listed as an emergency alongside Sam Weideman and young midfielder Elijah Tsatas.

The Dons and Dogs will go head-to-head from Marvel Stadium at 7:40pm AEST, following a VFL curtain raiser which begins at 4:05pm.

VFL fixture change: Dons set for Friday curtain raiser

Essendon round five team v Western Bulldogs

B:

21. Heppell

32. McKay

19. Hind

 

 

HB:

37. Martin

27. Redman

1. McGrath

 

 

C:

28. Duursma

3. Parish

29. Kelly

 

 

HF:

22. Durham

4. Langford

33. A. Davey

 

 

F:

11. Gresham

25. Stringer

8. Hobbs

 

 

Foll:

17. Goldstein

6. Caldwell

7. Merrett ©

 

 

Int:

2. Draper

13. Cox

15. Laverde

23. Jones

47. Menzie

Emg:

5. Tsatas

10. Weideman

30. Caddy

    

Ins: 22. Durham, 33. A. Davey

Outs: 12. Setterfield (inj), 16. Perkins (inj)