Eagles SENSATIONALLY dump whipping boy despite injury mayhem

Despite being crippled by an harm disaster, West Coast have sensationally dumped whipping boy Xavier O’Neill, with captain Luke Shuey’s return from harm confirmed.

And one other Eagle has been added to the membership’s large harm listing, with younger defender Brady Hough one in every of 4 omissions from the workforce that misplaced to Geelong.

Shuey has been named within the workforce for the primary time since a hamstring harm within the warmth of the Eagles’ derby carnage, whereas Zane Trew has additionally been included.

Trew’s return to the aspect comes simply over a month after the demise of his mom.

He and Bailey Williams are each within the beginning aspect, with the ruckman additionally battling a hamstring harm this week. Untried large man Harry Barnett has travelled to Adelaide as cowl.

Hough, Noah Long and Elliot Yeo all stayed at dwelling because the membership headed to Adelaide for the second time in every week.

It is the ninth time in three seasons O’Neill has been dropped, with the 22-year-old solely chosen for greater than two consecutive video games as soon as in his profession.

But he does loom because the most certainly substitute for West Coast, with Barnett and Rhett Bazzo, who has been added to the squad for the primary time because the tragic demise of his personal mom, listed as emergencies.

Port Adelaide welcome again captain Tom Jonas, whereas premiership Eagle Scott Lycett has been dumped in favour of younger Western Australian ruck Brynn Teakle.