Geelong has the chance to enter the VFL finals with confidence when it closes out its home & away season on Sunday.

Brent Prismall is a strong chance to return from a wrist injury, with a final decision to be later today.

The 21-year-old has not played a match since breaking his wrist against Frankston seven weeks ago.

Bendigo has all but entrenched itself in the top eight on percentage, but would be determined to rubberstamp their presence in the finals with a victory against the rampaging Cats.

Having claimed three victories from their past five matches, the Bombers are starting to gather momentum into the business end of the season and Tudor believes it’s a sign of a side beginning to hit its straps.

“I thought they have been really good,” he said.

“They’ve won three out of their past five and they’ve had some really experienced Essendon players in their side over the last couple of weeks, so I can see it being a really big game.

Tudor again praised the maturity of his players, who, despite having limited opportunities to cement a place in the AFL side, have been faultless in their on- and off-field attitudes.

“We’ve had a different line up every week, we seem to have a few changes every week, so the boys have just been backing up,” he said.

“They’ve just got a really good attitude, they’re really fit and they’re very keen to keep playing well in case an opportunity comes up in the AFL.”

The Cats are the only side to score over 2000 points so far this season, while they are also the only side to concede less than 1400 points.

A hallmark of the side’s irrepressible dominance has been the cohesive forward line spearheaded by Todd Grima and Charlie Gardiner, who between them have contributed 75 goals.

Likewise, the cornerstone of the team’s resolute defence has been the consistent performances of centre halfback Henry Playfair and courageous halfback Tim Callan.

“Grima and Charlie have both been playing some really good football, along with Tim Callan and Henry Playfair and (Matthew) Spencer and Tom Lonergan – the older guys have really been outstanding all year,” Tudor said.

Geelong has not played at Bendigo since round two, 2004.

“It’s a nice long, big ground, so we’re hoping it will be a nice day and the boys put on a good show,” Tudor said of Queen Elizabeth Oval.

When the two sides last met in round six at Skilled Stadium this season, the Cats ran out comfortable 32-point victors.

The action gets underway from 2pm on Sunday.