The Western Bulldogs are set to be bolstered by the inclusion of premiership star Jason Johannisen for their clash with Collingwood at the MCG on Friday night.

Johannisen had been battling an ankle injury in the early part of the year, but so confident was coach Luke Beveridge that Johannisen would be right to go this week, he didn’t even wait for the Norm Smith medallist to get through training on Thursday, declaring his selection a "fait accompli".

However, fellow Bulldogs who have recently recovered from injury - Tom Boyd (back), Jackson Trengove (ankle) and Lin Jong (hamstring) - will all make their way back through the VFL this weekend.

Unlike those three, Johannisen’s historic ability to hit the ground running after coming back from injury has seen him get ticked off for senior selection immediately.