After three months on the sidelines with a foot injury, key forward Matt Taberner is set to make his return to AFL football in Sunday’s Western Derby at Optus Stadium.

Taberner is one of five potential inclusions for the clash against West Coast, with Brady Grey, Mitch Crowden, Hayden Ballantyne and Cam McCarthy also named in the extended squad.

The injured Cam Sutcliffe (hamstring) is the only omission at this stage, with the final 22 to be announced at 3pm on Friday on fremantlefc.com.au.

The 197cm Taberner kicked three goals in the WAFL for Peel against West Perth last Saturday, playing his first game of football since injuring his foot in round five against the Western Bulldogs.

Grey is in line to play his first AFL game since round 20 of the 2017 season, with the small forward returning from multiple hamstring injuries.

The 23-year-old has impressed in the past fortnight for Peel, collecting 10 tackles against South Fremantle a fortnight ago and 25 touches, four tackles and a goal against West Perth.

Crowden has also built his form in the WAFL in recent weeks, with 57 disposals in his past two appearances for Peel.

Hayden Ballantyne is looking to play his first game since missing a month at AFL level with an ankle injury while Cam McCarthy could make his return to the starting 22 since his omission following Fremantle’s clash with Essendon in round 18.

Sunday’s clash at Optus Stadium is an ‘away’ game for Fremantle with bouncedown at 2.40pm.

SQUAD V WEST COAST

1. Hayden Ballantyne

3. Brandon Matera

4. Sean Darcy

5. Adam Cerra

8. Andrew Brayshaw

9. Bradley Hill

10. Michael Walters

11. Tommy Sheridan

12. Mitch Crowden

14. Nathan Wilson

16. David Mundy

18. Darcy Tucker

20. Matt Taberner

21. Joel Hamling

23. Cam McCarthy

25. Alex Pearce

26. Ed Langdon

27. Lachie Neale

28. Brady Grey

32. Stephen Hill

36. Brennan Cox

38. Luke Ryan

40. Scott Jones

41. Bailey Banfield

42. Stefan Giro

44. Taylin Duman