The Footscray Bulldogs will do battle with the Richmond VFL side in a practice match at Victoria University Whitten Oval today from 4:30pm.

Tom Williams was named in the squad along with Clay Smith who will continue building game-time after an impressive first hitout last week – his first in almost eight months.

The Bulldogs will field a strong spine with Williams and Liam Jones expected to hold down key forward positions and Jack Redpath, Michael Talia marshalling  the back six.

Young first-round draftees Marcus Bontempelli and Nathan Hrovat as well as in-form rookie Lin Jong, will spend time through the midfield as they stake the claim for an early season senior appearance.

The full Footscray Bulldogs VFL squad can be found below:

MARCUS BONTEMPELLI
TOM WILLIAMS
CLAY SMITH
JASON TUTT
FLETCHER ROBERTS
LIAM JONES
DANIEL PEARCE
NATHAN HROVAT
JOSH PRUDDEN
CHRISTIAN HOWARD
MICHAEL TALIA
SAM DARLEY
ALEX GREENWOOD
MATT FULLER
JACK REDPATH
LIN JONG
MARK AUSTIN
JASE PERKINS
NICK LOWER
DARCY FORT
MITCH JENSEN
CHRISTIAN ELLIOTT
JAMES HAYES
JORDAN RUSSELL
LUKAS MARKOVIC