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THE most contentious experiment in footy will continue if Essendon's match simulation at Tullamarine on Wednesday is any guide.
Jake Carlisle, the struggling forward who established himself as a star defender last year, trained in attack as a fit Brendon Goddard and Tom Bellchambers prepared for Saturday night's crunch clash against the Western Bulldogs.
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Coach Mark Thompson hinted he might abort the defender's switch in the aftermath to the Anzac Day loss, but would not elaborate before yesterday's hour-long session as Carlisle desperately fights to avoid the selection axe.
Carlisle had a tough game on Collingwood's Lachlan Keeffe on Anzac Day. Picture: Wayne Ludbey Source: News Corp Australia
Rookie Patrick Ambrose and Bellchambers are circling, with the ruckman moving freely on the track and spending time at full-forward on Dustin Fletcher.
But Thompson insisted the Dons' cautious approach would continue despite Bellchambers playing the past two VFL matches.
"Whether he can jump, how fit he is, how match-fit he is, what his timing's like ... he'll probably train his way into the team or out of the team," Thompson said.
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Thompson guaranteed Goddard would return and said Carlisle's workrate — which he attacked last week — improved against Collingwood.
"It would have been hard to play in that forward line for any person the last three weeks the way the ball has been delivered, it's very hard to beat two blokes."
The Dogs will be boosted by the return of Dale Morris but Thompson could aim to stretch their backline, which has conceded 16 goals to tall forwards in the past fortnight.
The Bombers are confident Brendon Goddard will play this weekend. Picture: Wayne Ludbey Source: News Corp Australia
Carlisle copped a bake from Dane Swan as he sprayed a last-quarter shot out on the full to go scoreless — and the Bombers winless — for a third-straight week.
The 22-year-old was in line for All-Australian selection as a defender 12 months ago but has lost his confidence, kicking 3.4 in six games and tallying just 13 kicks in the past three weeks.
Thompson said the eight-day break was "perfect timing" after consecutive six-day breaks and put the onus on his side to improve its ball movement and stop conceding chunks of goals.
"We've trained but we haven't really been able to get stuck into the real nuts and bolts of how we play and just rehearsal. So that'll be nice and I'm sure we'll play better than we have the last three weeks."
Tom Bellchambers is a chance to return to Essendon's side after two VFL matches. Picture: Wayne Ludbey Source: News Corp Australia
The loser will slump to 2-5, with St Kilda (2011) and Hawthorn (2010) the only teams to reach the finals with less than three wins after Round 7 in the past decade.
Thompson said Goddard's leadership and game sense would be a valued addition and tagger Heath Hocking was in the frame to return.
Knee victim Alex Browne yesterday penned a one-year contract extension, giving him the chance to return next season.
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