Will Schofield may have beaten his striking charge at the AFL tribunal, but the Eagle could not overcome a hip injury in time to face the Western Bulldogs this Sunday.
His absence is one of four big omissions for West Coast, who also have lost captain Shannon Hurn to concussion, Brownlow Medallist Matt Priddis to soreness and forward Josh Hill to illness.
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Experienced defensive duo Sam Butler and Sharrod Wellingham have been named as replacements, along with midfielders Chris Masten and Jack Redden.
The Bulldogs, meanwhile,have regained their skipper Robert Murphy, while losing tough midfielder Tom Liberatore to a cork injury – just two weeks after he returned after his VFL exile.
Melbourne have lost exciting forwards Christian Salem and Jeff Garlett to hamstring strains, with Josh Wagner and upgraded rookie Mitch White replacing them for Friday night's crunch game with the Sydney Swans.
Sydney meanwhile, regain Jarrad McVeigh and Zak Jones to bolster their midfield, replacing Will Hayward and Callum Sinclair.
Carlton have made six changes for their team to face Adelaide, with Ed Curnow (larynx) and Jed Lamb (concussion) missing through injury, while Blaine Boekhorst, Billie Smedts and Jarrod Pickett have been dropped.
The Crows regain exciting forward Mitch McGovern, along with Riley Knight and David Mackay, but have lost fellow forwards Tom Lynch (illness) and Charlie Cameron (wrist), while Andy Otten was omitted.
Elsewhere, Gary Ablett has been named to play his 300th game against North Melbourne on Saturday, after missing last week with injury, while the Roos have lost Ben Cunnington to suspension.
The Giants have found some respite from their horrendous injury run, regaining Josh Kelly, Devon Smith and Rory Lobb.
Their opponents Geelong regain Lachie Henderson, but have lost Scott Selwood (hamstring), Tom Stewart (facial fracture), George Horlin-Smith (ankle) and Darcy Lang (leg), all to injury.
Nat Fyfe and Aaron Sandilands headline some big stars named in Sunday's 25-man squads.
Jamie Elliott, Ben Stratton, Cale Hooker and Darcy Parish are all set to return, while Brisbane will have to cope without their captain Dayne Beams, who strained his AC joint last Saturday against GWS.