The West Coast Eagles match committee has backed in the players who steered the club to victory last Sunday against GWS with all 23 players included for this week’s RAC Derby.

While the final line-up is still to be decided, the starting 18 all played in last Sunday’s 19-point triumph over the Giants while five of the eight players on an extended interchange bench were also a part of the victorious team.

Debutant Elijah Hewett, forward Samo Petrevksi-Seton, emerging midfielder Campbell Chesser and defenders Alex Witherden and Jamaine Jones have all been named on the expanded bench.

Coming into the squad are wingman Greg Clark, key defender Harry Edwards and young utility player Brady Hough.

If the Eagles decide to go into RAC Derby LVI unchanged it will be the first time since the early rounds of the COVID-affected 2020 season that they have retained the same line-up from week to week. Ironically that was from round six against Adelaide leading into a round seven derby against Fremantle that the Eagles won by five goals.

Clark has been in good form for the WAFL Eagles and has been in serious contention for each of the opening two rounds while Hough, who won the Emerging Talent award last season, has been building his match base after late interruptions in the pre-season.

Edwards played little part in the final practice game against Adelaide after a back spasm but has played strongly in the last fortnight.

The match committee will make the final call on the composition of the team for what looms as an intriguing match-up tomorrow afternoon.