The Western Bulldogs have lifted the club-imposed suspension on Tom Boyd, with the key forward's inclusion one of two changes to their round 17 team to face the SUNS in Cairns on Saturday night.

Joining the seniors for the first time since round four, Boyd is set to be both a marking target up forward as well as sharing the ruck duties.

He is joined for the trip to Cairns by young midfielder Josh Dunkley, who has earned himself a senior recall for his seventh AFL game.

Midfielder Tom Liberatore misses the trip north with a lung injury while Lukas Webb has been omitted from Luke Beveridge's side.

Western Bulldogs Round 17 AFL Premiership Team

B: M. Boyd, F. Roberts, J. Johannisen
HB: W. Wood, D. Morris, M. Suckling
C: L. Hunter, M. Bontempelli, L. Picken
HF: C. Daniel, T.Boyd, L. Jong
F: T. Dickson, K. Redpath, J. Stringer
FOLL: J. Roughhead, J. Macrae, M. Wallis

INT: C. Smith, J. Dunkley, S. Biggs, K. Stevens

EMG: K. Collins, L. Webb, M. Honeychurch

IN: T. Boyd, J. Dunkley.
OUT: L. Webb (omitted), T. Liberatore (lung)