Essendon looks set to welcome Nathan Lovett-Murray back, following a one match suspension, to take on Richmond in the fourth annual Dreamtime at the ‘G on Saturday night.

Coach, Matthew Knights, said Lovett-Murray could be given a run-with role against Richmond danger-man Matthew Richardson.

“Richardson is playing as good now as when he was 25 which is a credit to him but we have a number of guys who can do the job, including Lovett-Murray,"" he said.

“Richmond is in good form but with Mark McVeigh, Jason Winderlich, Sam Lonergan and Dustin Fletcher having their first game back against Sydney, they will be better players for us this week and they are very important players.""

Speaking at today’s official launch of the Dreamtime at the ‘G game, Knights said the Bombers are likely to name four Indigenous players for the feature match of the AFL's Indigenous Round.

Lovett-Murray says this game will be extremely important to those four Bombers.

""I rate this game the same as ANZAC Day because of the pride I get in playing and representing Indigenous people around the country. It is one of the highlights of my career,"" he said.

Essendon is home to eight of the AFL’s 72 Indigenous listed players - the most of any club - and Knights says he is proud to coach in a game where Indigenous players are honored for their contribution to the game.

""It'll be a piece in the puzzle to be able to celebrate what Indigenous players and Indigenous people have done for our country and Australian Rules football,""Knights said.

""I know Michael (Long) at Essendon had an ever-lasting effect – we've got eight Indigenous players on our list at the moment – and we feel really proud as a club that we can provide those Indigenous guys a home, a home they feel comfortable in.

""And even cross-cultural and races at Essendon Football Club - we've got young Bachar Houli who's a young Muslim boy.

""We just feel very proud as a club that we can have people from all different races and cultures and they feel very comfortable at our club.""

For added motivation,Olympic gold medalist, Cathy Freeman, also addressed the playing group during the week.

""She spoke about the commitment needed to succeed, goal setting, remaining focused and not getting distracted - the players and coaches had a great experience and got a lot out of it,"" he said.

""She was presented with a painting from visiting kids from Wadeye and it was a pretty emotional thing for her and was great for our playing group.""

Saturday night will be the first time Knights, who played 279 games for Richmond, has coached against his old club and he says the game takes on added importance for him because of that.