The news isn’t all bad for the Fremantle Dockers following the shock weekend loss to the Bulldogs.

The Dockers failed to get out of first gear against the Dogs, going down by 65 points and will need to regroup quickly when they meet the resurgent Suns in the west on Sunday.

Dockers footy general manager Chris Bond says while the clubs high profile recruit Harley Bennell (pictured)  is no closer to making his Dockers debut, the club will welcome the return of All Australian backman Michael Johnson.