Western Bulldogs captain Marcus Bontempelli is firming to return this Easter Sunday night against the Saints, pending he gets through Thursday’s main training unscathed.

Bontempelli has not yet lined up this season, following a complex calf injury he sustained in the AAMI Community Series match against Hawthorn in February.

“Marcus has continued to progress really nicely and build a great volume of work following his complex calf injury,” Bulldogs Head of Sports Medicine Chris Bell said.

“He completed a match parameters training session on Saturday and came through really well.

“His plan is to fully train this week, and if he gets through training like I expect, he’ll return to availability.”

James Harmes will be monitored throughout the week after being subbed out of Saturday’s Gather Round defeat to Brisbane, while Anthony Scott is progressing well following a concussion he suffered a fortnight ago.

“In the first few minutes of the game on the weekend, James went to accelerate and felt some acute pain in his foot,” Bell said.

“We weren't able to exclude any serious injuries, so we subbed him out of the game.

“Scans have cleared him of any serious bone damage, but confirmed that he does have some damage in a joint in his foot.

“We’ll have to wait for these symptoms to settle down in the next couple of days before we can confirm his return-to-play plan.

“Anthony has continued to progress really well through our concussion protocols, but he still has some boxes to tick for us this week before we can confirm his return-to-play plan.”