DEAN Solomon is happy to finish his career at Fremantle and see it climb the ladder again, but first he hopes to knock off his former side on Sunday.

When Essendon takes on Fremantle at Subiaco Oval it will be the third time the 2000 premiership player has fronted up to his former side.

So he knows that once he crosses the line his former teammates become just another enemy.

"You always have strong friendships with some of the guys, but once we all get on the field it's business time and then we'll catch up after the game. The best thing is that you know their good and bad traits and get hopefully help the team expose them," Solomon said.

Solomon is using the game to help promote the Call to Arms initiative to help cancer sufferers along with Adam Ramanauskas and could well line up on either Matthew Lloyd or Scott Lucas. And he knows curtailing their influence will go a long way to Fremantle getting its third win of 2008.

"They are both great forwards and have formed one of the greatest forward partnerships for a long time," Solomon said.

"I always knew Lloydy had the ability to do well up the ground and it's good to see him given the freedom to do it now.

"We will have to try to fill up the space he now leaves in the forward 50."

Solomon said he was delighted to again be on the same side as Mark Johnson. It will be Johnson's 200th AFL match and first against Essendon.

"I've played the majority of those games with him and I was really happy to see him come over here," Solomon said.

"He is extremely professional, is as dedicated as the top guys and never shirks an issue.

"So you always feel better having him alongside you. He loves a challenge and this is another one for him, but I'm sure he will maintain his focus once he steps over the line."

Solomon, like the rest of his team, are taking the blame for the position Fremantle finds itself in and said he was enjoying the way Mark Harvey was coaching.

While he has spent more time forward and in the middle than he did at Essendon, Solomon has moved down back in recent weeks and remains more than happy with his move to Fremantle at the start of 2007.

Despite the club's current record, the 28-year-old is confident of a turnaround.

"I'm rapt with my decision to come to Fremantle after Essendon traded me," Solomon said.

"I'm now enjoying my football here and Perth is a beautiful place that I never really saw much of before arriving, so it's worked out well and I will finish my career here."

"I don’t think we are that far away. We've lost a lot of our games by under 17 points and even though the 2-11 record looks bad, we have been really competitive and I believe we can turn it around as soon as next year."