SAM Walsh is confirmed to make his return from injury tomorrow night.

The 2021 John Nicholls Medallist will feature against the Western Bulldogs at Marvel Stadium in the Round 2 clash, having ticked every possible box in his recovery. 

The news was confirmed by Ash Hansen speaking to media on Wednesday morning, who said that Walsh’s return to action was a credit to both himself and the Club’s performance staff.

Walsh - who has completed a number of full training sessions in recent weeks without reporting any soreness - went close to returning in the match against Richmond last week, with Hansen saying he was ready to go for the clash with last year’s Grand Finalists.

“‘Walshy’ is going to play, which is really exciting. He’s an important member of our team and did everything right in his preparation,” Hansen said.

“Everyone has got an individual timeline, and Sam has ticked all the boxes that we’ve required him to: both medically and physically. We’re really confident he has ticked all the boxes he needed to.

“We kept an open mind with the timeline. Everyone is individual and has their own rehab process: from the start, Sam was responding really well.”