West Coast draftees to be given the chance to shine as Reuben Ginbey joins growing Eagles injury ward

Rising West Coast star Reuben Ginbey will miss Saturday’s scratch match against Fremantle, joining a growing injury list at the Eagles.

Elliot Yeo has been named to take his place for the game after a 2025 season ruined by an ankle injury but Ginbey will be sidelined for the clash by foot soreness.

The 21-year-old was a standout in a one-win campaign for the Eagles last year as an undersized key defender and was elevated to the leadership group ahead of this season.

Liam Baker has been managed after featuring after representing WA in AFL Origin last week, while recruit Brandon Starcevich has not been named as he works to overcome a calf problem.

Baker’s fellow co-captain Liam Duggan (concussion protocols), Jack Graham and Tom Gross (both hamstring strains) will all remain sidelined by injuries suffered in a chaotic internal practice game last week.

In some positive news on the injury front for the Eagles, Elijah Hewett will take his place for the clash with the Dockers after missing the intraclub game due his own calf complaint.

West Coast’s top three selections from last year’s draft in top pick Willem Duursma, Cooper Duff-Tytler (No.4) and Josh Lindsay (No.19) will all feature in the game.

Recruits Deven Robertson (Brisbane), Harry Schoenberg (Adelaide), Finlay Macrae (Collingwood) and Tylar Young (Richmond) are all set to line up in blue and gold against an opposition side for the first time, with Young available after battling shoulder and shin problems over the summer.

The game, which is closed to the general public, begins at 9am at Victor George Kailis Oval.

West Coast practice game squad: Willem Duursma, Jake Waterman, Josh Lindsay, Elliot Yeo, Elijah Hewett, Harley Reid, Tim Kelly, Noah Long, Jamie Cripps, Matt Owies, Tom McCarthy, Tylar Young, Cooper Duff-Tytler, Archer Reid, Ryan Maric, Matt Flynn, Bo Allan, Tom Cole, Clay Hall, Rhett Bazzo, Jack Williams, Jobe Shanahan, Hamish Davis, Deven Robertson, Sandy Brock, Harry Edwards, Finlay Macrae, Jacob Newton, Harry Schoenberg, Tyrell Dewar