West Coast’s tall shares have taken one other hit with utility Josh Rotham to be sidelined for at the least the following month with a damaged arm.
A supply confirmed to The West Australian that Rotham, 25, sustained the harm through the Eagles’ 59-point pre-season defeat by the hands of Adelaide, having been used as a back-up ruckman and ahead.
It leaves the Eagles bereft of choices for ruckmen forward of spherical one towards North Melbourne, with Bailey Williams (hamstring) and Nic Naitanui (Achilles) racing to be match for the conflict in lower than a fortnight.
Callum Jamieson was deployed because the No.1 ruckman towards the Crows and battled manfully towards the much-larger Reilly O’Brien, ending with 18 hit-outs and 15 disposals.
Draftee Harry Barnett is the one different match ruckman on the checklist however is not prone to play in spherical one after solely just lately returning to coaching after an ankle harm this pre-season.
Ahead Jake Waterman was known as upon to again up Jamieson after Rotham went down towards the Crows, however is required up ahead alongside Oscar Allen, with Jack Darling battling an ankle harm.
“It is one thing we have to proceed to take a look at however hopefully with Bailey, we’ll hopefully get him up for spherical one, so we’d not should take care of that,” assistant coach Luke Webster stated.
“With Nic we’re nonetheless working from everyday with him so hopefully these guys can get themselves proper for spherical one or early within the season.
“We’ll simply hold working round what we now have at the moment.”
The 193cm Rotham performed as a ruckman within the AFL towards St Kilda final season, partnering Williams and recording 14 disposals, two objectives and eight hit-outs.
The defender additionally performed as a ruckman on the WAFL season final 12 months, with 74 hit-outs in 9 video games.
