Finals time always sends the rumour mill into overdrive, but did you hear the one about Luke Shuey and his dog?
Shuey is a certain starter for Saturday's grand final against Collingwood despite injuring his left ankle in last week's win over Melbourne.
After injuring his ankle in that game, whispers emerged that Shuey may have actually tweaked it in the lead-up - and that his dog played a part in the saga.
As it turns out, the rumour is half true.
"I had to chase my dog in the backyard and I tripped over, and my missus thought I might have hurt my ankle," Shuey said with a chuckle.
"But it was fine. It wasn't as bad as what people thought.
"I don't know how the rumour got out. And the dog's fine."
Another rumour doing the rounds is that Jeremy McGovern has broken ribs.
West Coast have flatly denied that is true, saying the star defender is merely nursing a corked hip.
September has already been a big month for Shuey after welcoming his first child into the world - a boy named Oliver.
Shuey wants to cap off the month with premiership success.
"The new bub's good. I'm very lucky to have him out happy and healthy," Shuey said.
"My partner (Dani Orlando) has taken a fair share of the load and taken him into the spare room and let me have my seven or eight hours sleep every night.
"Hopefully I can bring something back to show off to him.
"It would be pretty special to win the grand final. It's really the only reason you play football."
Shuey tallied 26 disposals, six clearance, and a goal in the 46-point loss to Hawthorn in the 2015 grand final.
The 28-year-old is confident the Eagles are far better prepared this time around to deal with the big occasion.
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