Classy defender Harry Perryman and young ruck Matt Flynn will return for Friday night football in the nation’s capital.

Coach Leon Cameron revealed Flynn would come in for his fourth game to replace veteran Shane Mumford, who has played the last two matches.

"We'll play Matty Flynn. He gets a great opportunity to play against the Bulldogs ruckmen, [Tim] English and [Stefan] Martin," Cameron told reporters on Wednesday.

"We gave him a spell a few weeks ago, he'd had a big workload. He came back and played in the VFL last weekend and we thought he was in some really good form.

"I'd like to think the round one game was the true Matty Flynn. He had a fantastic debut in that St Kilda game, and we had 68 inside 50s.”

Perryman will also return to the side after missing the last three matches after being diagnosed with glandular fever.

He’s recovered well and after completing a full training session on Wednesday, is fit to return to AFL level.

"He's done remarkably well. When you're diagnosed with glandular fever, your heart is in your mouth and you're thinking 'how long will that be?'. But it'll be four weeks this weekend," Cameron said.

"It's a great boost for us, we love having him in our back seven or up on the wing – he's got that flexibility to play both positions.”

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The two teams will also face off in the VFL on Thursday night at Blacktown International Sportspark, with the match broadcast live on Fox Footy. Click here to see the VFL team.