WESTERN Bulldogs midfielder Ed Richards will play in Saturday night's clash against Hawthorn despite suffering a knee tendon injury.

The Dogs are the only unbeaten team in the competition and take on a Hawks side coming off a thrilling victory over rivals Geelong on Easter Monday.

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Tim English and Arty Jones are out with injuries, with Cooper Hynes, Harvey Gallagher and debutant Louis Emmett in.

The Hawks have regained Karl Amon and Cam Mackenzie as Jack Dalton and Jack Scrimshaw make way.

They have shown that they should be among the top-four contenders with back-to-back victories over sides with similar goals, and could make a huge statement this week against the Bulldogs.  

The Bulldogs are the last side to remain undefeated for the first time since 1961 after they blew Essendon away early and then put the cue in the rack with tougher challenges to come. 

The Bombers perhaps gave hints of how other sides can slow the Dogs down, as they tried to make uncontested possession harder to obtain, though the clash with the in-form Hawks will give the ladder leaders a better idea of where they are at.

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