EMERGING defender James Donachie has extended his current Brisbane Roar contract by a further two years, keeping him at the club until at least 2017.

However, while 20-year-old Donachie's long-term future has been further secured, his short-term aspirations have taken a blow.

A starter for the past two weeks, Donachie will have to settle for a spot on the bench tomorrow night when the Roar host the undefeated Western Sydney Wanderers at Suncorp Stadium.

With Socceroos pair Matt McKay and Ivan Franjic returning from international duty, Jade North will revert to his regular central defensive role after playing in the midfield in the Roar's 2-1 loss to Newcastle last Sunday.

As a result, Donachie has been squeezed out, but Brisbane coach Mike Mulvey said the Australian under-20 international had a big future at the Roar.

"We've got great faith in James and he's going to be a stalwart of this club for many years to come," Mulvey said.

"We love the way he's developing. He's loving his football."

The Roar boss said Donachie's confidence had not been affected by his poor pass that gifted the Jets their winner last weekend.

"He won't let that bother him. He's built of stronger stuff than that," Mulvey said.

"He's proven that he can step in at any minute's notice. He's unlucky to miss out tomorrow but I've just opted for a little bit more experience in the back two with Jade and Matty (Smith).

"He'll learn from them and his time will come. We've got three good centre-backs now and it's game on."

The Roar will also tomorrow night welcome back star striker Besart Berisha after a four- match absence due to a hamstring injury.

"We don't want to put too much expectation on him but the thing that I do know is that he's done the preparation properly," Mulvey said.

"We didn't want him coming back half-baked."