Electrifying West Coast Eagles midfielders Jack Petruccelle and Connor West have hit a small speed bump and will be sidelined for at least another week.

West, who missed Sunday’s defeat at the hands of Carlton with an Achilles niggle, will also be unavailable for this week’s clash with Hawthorn while Petruccelle, subbed out against the Blues at three-quarter time, will be sidelined for a fortnight.

In good news, explosive utility player Elliot Yeo will miss just another fortnight with a hamstring strain, while champion defender Jeremy McGovern will get an update on his status when he meets surgeons tomorrow.

Head of Health Mark Finucane was optimistic about the recovery time for the players with soft tissue injuries, including tall forward Hugh Dixon.

“Jack felt a little tightening of his hamstring (against Carlton) and he played a little bit more, but was eventually subbed out,” Finnucane said. “He’s had a scan and it’s a lower grade hamstring, but he’ll miss a couple of weeks.

“Elliot, after a slow start initially from his hamstring strain, is running freely and we are hoping to have him back out there in a couple of weeks.

“Jeremy has his review with the surgeon tomorrow and some follow-up x-rays. We will get some guidance from there about his return and his progression, but the first major milestone for Jeremy is his review with the surgeon tomorrow.

“Connor has been hampered by an Achilles issue for a few weeks and we are just allowing that to settle, get some strength up in the gym and then he’ll start running later in the week with a view to return to play next week.

“Hugh, after a few interruptions back to back, has had a good block of training in the last two weeks and we are hoping to have him back out there with some minutes in the WAFL this weekend.”

Oscar Allen                          Foot                      Inactive
Campbell Chesser                Ankle                     Inactive
Tom Cole                            Ankle                     Inactive
Dom Sheed                         Shin                      Season
Hugh Dixon                         Ankle                    Test
Tom Joyce                           Ankle                    TBC
Jeremy McGovern                 Ribs                     TBC
Elliot Yeo                             Hamstring             2 weeks
Jack Petruccelle                    Hamstring            2 weeks
Connor West                        Achilles                1 week