West Coast appear increasingly likely to be without Josh Kennedy for the next two matches as the star forward deals with another hairline fracture.
But Liam Ryan will make his first AFL appearance since his mysterious car crash when he lines up in Sunday's western derby against Fremantle.
Kennedy missed last week's loss to North Melbourne after copping a knee to the shin from a teammate at training, and he'll also miss the derby.
Coach Adam Simpson says Kennedy's injury is similar to the one he suffered in the round 13 loss to Sydney.
Kennedy missed three matches after that first injury, and he faces a race against time to return for next week's crunch match against Port Adelaide.
The 30-year-old still hasn't returned to training. Instead, he's been doing work on the anti-gravity treadmill and in the gym, as well as some light laps.
"He's getting better. The next week or two we'll hopefully see him back," Simpson said.
"We've just got to get him right. However long that takes, we'll give him."
Simpson said it was unlikely anything could have been done to avoid Kennedy's latest injury.
"I'm assuming that because it's happened twice, it may be a little bit more vulnerable around that area," Simpson said.
"But I don't think it's a long-term problem for us."
Ryan was handed a club-imposed two-match AFL ban after crashing his car into a tree early on July 2.
But Ryan will make his AFL return against the Dockers after a solid display for WAFL side East Perth last week.
Police are yet to release a report on Ryan's car crash, but Simpson felt the time was right to recall the goalsneak.
"We've got a fair indication of where things are at. When we get the full report, we'll announce it," Simpson said.
"He had his indiscretion that we dealt with. We're comfortable with his penalty."
Simpson will consider throwing defender Tom Barrass up forward against the Dockers to help plug the gap left by Kennedy.
All-Australian defender Jeremy McGovern is another option Simpson will consider in attack.
Luke Shuey and Lewis Jetta join Ryan in the side.
Dom Sheed, Jake Waterman, and Jack Petrucelle were all dropped.
Fremantle made five changes to the team that copped a 59-point hammering from Hawthorn.
Matt Taberner, Hayden Ballantyne, Mitch Crowden, Brady Grey and Cam McCarthy return.
Cam Sutcliffe goes out with a hamstring injury, while Taylin Duman, Tommy Sheridan, Stefan Giro and Scott Jones were axed.
The Eagles sit in second spot on the table, but could drop to fourth if they suffer a shock loss to Fremantle.
