Essendon coach Brad Scott will preserve Carlton guessing on whether or not key ahead Peter Wright will return from harm within the blockbuster assembly between the arch-rivals.
The Blues’ season is on the point of collapse heading into Sunday’s match on the MCG, after seven losses of their previous eight video games.
Wright’s impeding comeback from a dislocated shoulder to bolster the Bombers’ forward-line might make life much more tough for Michael Voss’ facet.
The 203cm goal skilled totally final week however was omitted of the six-point win over North Melbourne.
He will put his hand up once more to play his first recreation of the season after successful Essendon’s best-and-fairest and main goal-kicker awards final 12 months.
“There’s no medical reason why he’s not available but it’s about risk and reward, and we’ll continue to weigh up what that looks like,” Scott stated after the slender victory over the Kangaroos.
“He’s now at the stage where he’s getting frustrated and he wants to play, so that’s always a good sign.
“But we have been actually in step with our long term accidents that we might be actually conservative in getting them again.”
Essendon have a bye in round 14, meaning Wright would not return until at least the clash with Fremantle on June 24 if he misses out against Carlton.
Scott said off-season recruit Sam Weideman (13 goals, nine games) and utility Kyle Langford (20 goals, 11 games) had been “distinctive” in Wright’s absence throughout the Bombers’ impressive 7-5 start to the season.
“They’ve actually held down key ahead posts and been actually threatening in their very own proper,” Scott stated.
“But even Kyle and Sam would say it might be good to have Pete again.”
Scott allayed injury fears over midfielder Dylan Shiel, who returned against North Melbourne after a fortnight on the sidelines but was substituted out.
Shiel, who had 10 disposals through three quarters, had ice on his troublesome ankle while sitting on the bench during the final term.
The substitution call paid dividends, with replacement Massimo D’Ambrosio kicking the match-winning goal with two minutes left.
“It was (Shiel’s) first recreation again and to be trustworthy we went by way of nearly our total staff,” Scott stated.
“We needed to decide to get Massimo into the sport and he clearly had a big effect, ended up kicking a very vital objective.
“It was just a process of elimination and everyone was pretty much important to us.
“It turned, ‘Shiel’s missed the final couple so let’s handle him again in’. It’s nothing roughly than that.”
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