Jamaine Jones will return for his first recreation in almost three months within the warmth of the western derby furnace, with the West Coast speedster set to bolster the Eagles for Saturday’s conflict with Fremantle at Optus Stadium.
Jones, 24, has not performed since injuring his proper ankle within the Eagles’ 116-point loss to Hawthorn in Launceston in spherical 10.
It halted a strong season for Jones, who discovered good type throughout half-back within the early a part of the marketing campaign regardless of West Coast’s struggles. He averaged 18.5 disposals in 10 video games, together with racking up a career-high 30 touches towards Richmond in his most up-to-date full recreation in spherical eight.
Forward Samo Petrevski-Seton additionally returns after serving a two-match suspension for a harmful sort out in West Coast’s 71-point loss to Carlton.
Mid-season draftee Ryan Maric will miss out on his first probability to play in a derby due to a calf harm, whereas forward-ruck Jack Williams and final weekend’s tactical sub Greg Clark have been dropped.
Williams, 19, will miss for the primary time since coming into the group in spherical 15, whereas Clark comes out after not recording a stat in 11 per cent recreation time towards the Bombers.
Midfielder Xavier O’Neill holds his spot regardless of struggling towards the Bombers, amassing simply six disposals.
Clark, Williams, Luke Foley and key defender Rhett Bazzo have all been named as emergencies, with one to be the tactical sub.
Second-year midfielder Neil Erasmus has been dropped from Fremantle’s group, becoming a member of the injured Ethan Hughes (ankle) as the 2 outs from the facet that misplaced to Brisbane by three factors final weekend.
Matt Johnson comes into the beginning 22 after being the sub final weekend and has been named within the engine room, whereas half-back Karl Worner will play his first recreation since injuring his calf on debut towards Carlton in spherical 17.
Erasmus, mid-season draftee Ethan Stanley in addition to veterans Joel Hamling and Nathan Wilson have been named as emergencies.
EAGLES TEAM
B: L Duggan, J McGovern, T Cole
HB: E Yeo, A Witherden, B Hough
C: L Edwards, T Kelly, J Hunt
HF: C Chesser, J Darling, N Long
F: J Cripps, O Allen, J Petruccelle
R: B Williams, E Hewett, A Gaff
IC: S Petrevski-Seton, X O’Neill, J Jones, J Rotham
EMG: L Foley, R Bazzo, J Williams, G Clark
DOCKERS TEAM
B: B Cox, A Pearce, C Wagner
HF: J Clark, L Ryan, H Young
C: L Henry, M Johnson, Ok Worner
HF: S Switkowski, J Treacy, L Schultz
F: L Jackson, C Serong, A Brayshaw
IC: M Frederick, S Sturt, J O’Meara, J Aish
EMG: N Erasmus, N Wilson, E Stanley, J Hamling
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
