The Eagles have sprung a selection shock ahead of their elimination final against the Bulldogs on Thursday night, picking out-of-sorts defender Mitch Brown.
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Brown comes into the side to replace Lewis Jetta who strained a calf at training during the week.
The Eagles' injury concerns over the fitness of big man Scott Lycett could have paved the way for Brown to be included as a backup.
Lycett has been under an injury cloud during the week after re-injuring his knee in the Eagles win over Adelaide in round 23.
West Coast's attempt to use Brown as a pinch-hitting ruckman in the absence of superstar Nic Naitanui earlier in the season was an abject failure.
Jetta will be gutted by his latest injury setback after finally finding some touch in the Eagles last two games.
Lycett's inclusion is a boost for the Eagles' big man stocks with Naitanui out for the rest of the season after undergoing knee surgery and fellow tall Fraser McInnes unlikely to take any part in the finals after re-injuring his hamstring in the Royals' loss to Peel in the WAFL elimination final last week.
Midfielders Jack Redden and Liam Duggan and defender Jackson Nelson have been named as emergencies. The game will also be Eagles' captain Shannon Hurn's 200th match for the club.
The Bulldogs will be buoyed by the return of a number of stars with Tom Liberatore (ankle) and Jack Macrae (hamstring) being named for their first game since round 19, while defender Easton Wood returns after missing the last game of the season with a rolled ankle.
The Dogs have also recalled ruckman Jordan Roughhead and out-of-favour forwards Jake Stringer for the clash against the Eagles at Domain Stadium.
Koby Stevens, Fletcher Roberts, Bailey Williams, Nathan Hrovat and Will Minson have all been dropped.
Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge said earlier in the week he was confident Wood, Liberatore and Macrae would get up.
"(Easton) is good, he's come up, we've picked him and we expect him to play," Beveridge told the AFL website on Tuesday.
"It's a credit to everyone to get 'Libba' and Jack Macrae to a point where they're available.
"(All three) are close to 100 per cent."
The last time the two teams met in September was in the 2006 semi final in Perth, when the Eagles thrashed the Dogs by 74 points.
The winner of the game will take on the loser of the Hawthorn and Cats clash.
The Eagles have a formidable finals record at Domain Stadium, having won nine of its 12 final matches there.
FULL TEAMS
WEST COAST
B Brad Sheppard, Will Schofield, Thomas Barrass
HB Shannon Hurn, Jeremy McGovern, Sharrod Wellingham
C Elliot Yeo, Matt Priddis, Jamie Cripps
HF Mark LeCras, Jack Darling, Chris Masten
F Jonathan Giles, Josh J. Kennedy, Josh Hill
FOLL Scott Lycett, Andrew Gaff, Luke Shuey
I/C Mitchell Brown, Dom Sheed, Sam Butler, Mark Hutchings
EMG Jack Redden, Liam Duggan, Jackson Nelson
IN Mitchell Brown
OUT Lewis Jetta (Calf)
WESTERN BULLDOGS
B Shane Biggs, Joel Hamling, Matthew Boyd
HB Jason Johannisen, Dale Morris, Easton Wood
C Lachie Hunter, Marcus Bontempelli, Liam Picken
HF Lin Jong, Zaine Cordy, Jake Stringer
F Tory Dickson, Tom Boyd, Caleb Daniel
FOLL Jordan Roughead, Luke Dahlhaus, Josh Dunkley
I/C Matthew Suckling, Jack Macrae, Clay Smith, Tom Liberatore
EMG Tom Campbell, Toby McLean, Fletcher Roberts
IN Easton Wood, Jake Stringer, Jordan Roughead, Jack Macrae, Tom Liberatore
OUT Koby Stevens (Omitted), Fletcher Roberts (Omitted), Bailey Williams (Omitted), Nathan Hrovat (Omitted), Will Minson (Omitted)
