SIDELINED: Eagle Beau Waters is set to remain on ice for another week. Picture: Daniel Wilkins Source: The Sunday Times
WEST Coast will welcome back a trio of big names for this weekend's NAB Cup clash with Collingwood, but vice-captain Beau Waters is unlikely to be included.
Waters had been considered a chance to return to action on Sunday after hip surgery had restricted his off-season workload.
But John Worsfold this morning said the defender was unlikely to be risked for the Magpies clash, saying he was "very confident" Waters would instead line up against Port Adelaide in Alice Springs on March 9.
Forward Mark Nicoski will also sit out Sunday's game, but Josh Kennedy, Dean Cox and Matt Rosa will all take to the field against the Magpies.
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Goalsneak Murray Newman is set to train with the main group today but will not participate in the NAB Cup after a summer plagued by fitness and off-field issues.
Worsfold said he was confident Swan Districts could provide adequate support for the 19-year-old despite the WAFL denying the Eagles' request of a move to East Perth.
"He's still got some things he has to address in terms of being back in full-time training with the whole group, so he's still working through those," Worsfold said.
"We asked for him to move to East Perth, so we felt that was in his best interests, but we respect the WAFL's decision.
"I'm very confident that Swan Districts will support Murray in the way we need him supported."
Worsfold said he was not concerned by the AFL's latest rule change - a cap on interchanges to 80 per game - that will take effect for the first time this weekend.
The rule will be in place for the remainder of the pre-season competition but will be absent from the season proper.
"It's a good experiment and a good time to do it in the NAB Cup," he said.
"The AFL will get some data out of this over all the games (across) the next two or three weekends, and that will be used in making their decision about where it heads next year.
"I don't necessarily think that (it will slow the game down too much). I'm more than happy to have a look at it and see what we learn from it.
"Mind you, I was involved in the game when we did less than 80 rotations per game, so I sort of know what the game will look like already. It didn't worry me back then."
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