THE Bendigo Pioneers will experience a taste of Friday night football against the Northern Knights to begin round five of the NAB League season.

The Pioneers and Knights will clash from 7pm at the QEO.

The Pioneers have had the past two weekends off, with Friday night's contest under lights to be their first since going down to the Gippsland Power by 25 points on April 7.

The Pioneers head into Friday night's match with a 2-1 record, while the Knights (0-4) will travel up the Calder hunting their first victory of the season against an opponent they haven't lost to since 2012.

Meanwhile, the Pioneers Girls team plays Northern at Epsom-Huntly Reserve on Sunday from 1pm.

BENDIGO PIONEERS v. NORTHERN KNIGHTS - QEO, 7pm Friday

BENDIGO PIONEERS

B: 17. L. Fitzgerald, 34. W. Wallace, 25. W. Shaw

HB: 20. J. Schischka, 10. B. Vaz, 19. B. Worme

C: 1. S. Conforti, 31. R. Ironside, 38. B. Rowles

HF: 59. R. Clarke, 22. J. Treacy, 49. C. Vick

F: 13. K. Brown, 11. A. Gundry, 35. C. Fisher

R: 12. A. Cole, 21. R. Wilson, 6. J. Rodi

Int: 32. K. Attwell, 30. J. Dick-O'Flaherty, 24. M. Johnson, 14. M. Lias, 16. K. Lloyd, 28. Z. Murley, 41. Z. Shelton

23P: 29. J. Ginnivan

NORTHERN KNIGHTS

B: 27. E. Macpherson, 29. J. Collins, 51. R. Uwandu

HB: 1. L. Potter, 4. J. Davies, 11. R. Sturgess

C: 22. A. Castagna, 18. S. Brazier, 41. N. Kitchell

HF: 5. J. D'Intinosante, 44. L. Waldron, 16. O. Simpson

F: 17. J. Bowne, 34. Z. Costello, 40. L. Mcmahon

R: 30. B. Leonard, 13. S. Philp, 10. J. Lucente

Int: 26. D. Akuei, 12. C. Barbera, 37. K. Brandt, 28. K. Davies, 21. J. Janev, 47. M. Sindrivanis

23P: 36. R. Seakins

In: L. Potter, R. Sturgess, R. Seakins, K. Davies, Z. Costello, J. D'Intinosante, A. Castagna, B. Leonard, N. Kitchell, M. Sindrivanis, J. Davies, K. Brandt

Out: L. Perry, M. McInerney, J. Watson, J. Boyd, A. Taylor, N. Howard, J. Trudgeon, J. Mazzarella, J. Potter, B. Nikolovski

BENDIGO PIONEERS

B: 24. S. Oliver, 36. K. Douglass, 31. R. Stubbings

HB: 28. E. Gretgrix, 40. T. Slender, 46. K. Mitchell

C: 14. A. Strahan, 33. B. Heiden, 1. M. Tupper

HF: 19. J. Finning, 30. H. Stewart, 44. J. Jolliffe

F: 50. M. Barton, 22. G. Barton, 3. E. Snell

R: 37. G. Sladden, 4. B. Hards, 20. D. Villiva

Int: 8. T. Coad, 25. K. Hazlett, 41. E. Peacock, 16. A. Thompson

In: K. Hazlett, T. Coad

Out: T. Miaoudis, C. Mitchell

NORTHERN KNIGHTS

B: 24. J. Nursey, 10. P. Chisholm, 32. A. Snow

HB: 17. C. Fitzgerald, 18. S. Sansonetti, 36. T. Smart

C: 14. J. Fitzgerald, 23. G. Newton, 5. A. Ward

HF: 13. A. Reibelt, 3. N. Morris-Dalton, 35. J. Simpson

F: 21. E. McKenzie, 6. A. Bannan, 38. L. Picioane

R: 1. J. Nelson, 22. B. Gutknecht, 7. A. Bennett

Int: 11. M. Appleby, 8. G. Ceravolo, 9. M. Chaplin, 28. G. Pirdis

Emg: 30. M. Plunkett, 29. T. Pulcino

In: A. Reibelt, S. Sansonetti, A. Bannan, E. McKenzie, G. Pirdis, G. Newton, B. Gutknecht

Out: M. Uwland, I. Hammond, M. Ramsay, T. Delgado, Z. Flanigan

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