West Coast faces Hawthorn at the MCG on Sunday and hopes to have premiership forward Jamie Cripps available after missing against the Blues due to health and safety protocols.

Forward Jack Petruccelle was substituted with hamstring awareness and would need to be assessed.

Champion forward Josh Kennedy, who kicked his 700th goal as an Eagle on Sunday, would make the call himself about whether he travels to take on the Hawks after resting for the Eagles' last interstate trip.

"He knows his body better than anyone, so if he tells me he's right to go we'll play him," coach Adam Simpson said. 

"We don't have a lot at WAFL level to come up and expose … so we'll see what happens with JK."

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Simpson described the 10-goal loss as a "Jekyll and Hyde type of game", with the scoreless opening term the most disappointing aspect, leading to an animated quarter-time spray.

"I thought we spent a lot of energy getting back into the game, but the first quarter we knew what they were going to bring," the coach said.

"We couldn’t get settled and we had two inside 50s. Our backs held up reasonably well.

"We took a deep breath, and the second and third quarters I’m really proud of the way they responded. There are some little wins we take out of those two quarters, in particular the second.

"But the first quarter was the part we can’t accept. We’ve got to get better than that."