East Perth will have at least 15 West Coast-listed players to pick from for its round one clash with WAFL heavyweights Subiaco tomorrow night.
The Eagles confirmed this afternoon that a host of young players woulld don the Royals’ revered black and blue for their Easter Friday clash with the Lions.
First-year players Jarrod Brander, Jack Petruccelle and Callan England are locks to play at Leederville Oval, while it is yet to be determined whether Liam Ryan or Brayden Ainsworth will wear black and blue or blue and gold this weekend.
That will be revealed when West Coast confirms its starting 22 and travelling emergencies for the club’s Easter Sunday encounter with the Bulldogs at 2pm tomorrow.
Other notables guaranteed to play in the Royals’ season opener include Tom Cole, Luke Partington, Malcolm Karpany, Francis Watson, Matt Allen, Josh Rotham and Tarir Bayok.
Bouncedown for the highly-anticipated round one clash is 4.15pm.
Full list of West Coast Eagles players available for East Perth selection:
Jarrod Brander
Jack Petruccelle
Luke Partington
Francis Watson
Tom Cole
Josh Rotham
Kurt Mutimer
Malcolm Karpany
Tarir Bayok
Matt Allen
Callan England
Liam Ryan*
Dom Sheed*
Dan Venables*
Jackson Nelson*
Will Schofield*
Brayden Ainsworth*
Mark Hutchings*
Fraser McInnes*
*Subject to AFL selection
