The West Coast Eagles have flown east with a settled side to face Gold Coast, making just one change to the line-up ahead of Saturday’s clash.

After being named as an emergency for the narrow RAC Derby defeat, midfielder Emma Humphries has been called up to replace omitted forward Kate Bartlett.

Humphries featured in all 10 matches for the Eagles last season and will bring her workrate and running power for the clash at Heritage Bank Stadium, with bouncedown at 11.05am local (9.05am WST).

Despite falling short against Fremantle in the season-opener, West Coast took plenty of positives from the fiercely contested eight-point loss.

The Eagles’ pressure and intensity pleased coach Michael Prior, however missed opportunities in front of goal ultimately proved costly.

Young gun Ella Roberts, who won the RAC Derby medal as best afield and earned a Rising Star nomination, split her time between attack and midfield against the Dockers and has been named to start in the engine room for round two. 

Emerging leader Bella Lewis has been passed fit to play after leaving the field as a precaution following a minor knock at the end of training on Wednesday.

Both teams will be striving for their first wins of the campaign on Saturday after Gold Coast suffered a two-point loss to Carlton at Ikon Park in the opening round.

West Coast has faced the Suns at Heritage Bank Stadium once previously, with the home side winning by 33 points in round two last campaign.