Midfielders Daniel Kerr (calf), Michael Braun (knee) and Chad Fletcher (back) appear to have shaken the ailments that sidelined them for the round 12 loss to Essendon, while utility Beau Waters has served a two-match suspension and centre half-forward Ashley Hansen got through his WAFL hit-out unscathed.
However, senior coach John Worsfold has made clear that 2006 glory does not guarantee a game with the side of 2008.
"That title (premiership player) was related to the 2006 West Coast squad," he said. "The 2008 squad is moving forward very strongly and building a team that will be capable of winning a premiership.
"[Selection involves] rewarding form in the WAFL and also understanding what senior players can give us coming straight back from injury."
Worsfold also wiped his hands of the high-profile tanking issue after speculation his side was under-performing with a focus on the 2008 NAB AFL draft.
The club confirmed that Kerr, Braun and Fletcher were unfit for the clash with the Bombers, yet their omission sparked accusations.
Worsfold said West Coast would always select its best available 22 players and tanking would never be an option.
"I'm not interested in where it's come from, why it's around, it has absolutely nothing to do with our football club," he said.
"I'm not surprised that people want to talk about topical issues or issues that they can get some media coverage on.
"It certainly shouldn't be directed at our football club, because we're here to win games, that's our only aim, ever.
"It just doesn't happen to our club, so it's really no issue to me. If it happens at other clubs I wouldn't know and I don't think they're going to come and tell me if they're doing it."
The coach would not be drawn on solutions to the tanking issue, such as amending the draft, saying it was too far away to worry about and out of the club's control.
"If they (the AFL) want to change everything they do according to people's perceptions they're going to be pretty busy," he said.
"The AFL, from my experience, have made decisions on changing things that are going to be better for the game.
"It's been working for 20-odd years. I've got bigger issues about picking a winning team to worry about than something that'll take place in whatever number of weeks."
