WEST Coast's injury concerns have eased ahead of the upcoming JLT Community Series, with recruit Nathan Vardy and utility Elliot Yeo back in full training.

Meanwhile, young key defender Tom Barrass appears to have escaped injury after sending a scare through the camp when he landed heavily on his back from a marking contest during intraclub practice on Monday.

Barrass laid on the ground without moving for about a minute but eventually walked off the field unassisted and was assessed by Eagles medical staff, before giving the thumbs-up to teammates as he left training early.

Vardy (medial ligament) and Yeo (calf) both took part in 20-minute match practice at the end of the session on a drizzly Perth morning.

Both had been held out of contact training last week after minor injury worries.

Vardy, whose left knee was still strapped, competed in the ruck against Jonathan Giles and the former Geelong big man moved laterally without any apparent issues.

Meanwhile, third-year midfielder Liam Duggan (hamstring) and tough nut Mark Hutchings, who is believed not to be under an injury cloud, ran laps and completed stationary handball exercises.

"Liam had a setback with a hamstring tweak about a week or so ago, but that's tracking nicely now," general manager of football Craig Vozzo told the club's website.

"We won't be taking any risks, so it's probably another two or three weeks before we see him immersed in the main group at training."

Top draftee Daniel Venables continued his progress from a foot issue, taking part in the bulk of training and impressing with his pace and clean hands in slippery conditions.

Venables was held out of the intraclub match and instead did extra running alongside ruckman Scott Lycett, who continues to take significant strides forward following his PCL reconstruction.

Lycett moved freely during skills drills and looked comfortable kicking and jumping to take marks.

The 203cm big man is on track for an early-season return, with West Coast's round one clash against North Melbourne still eight weeks away.

But in the meantime the Eagles will use the JLT Community Series to experiment in the ruck, with Vardy, Giles and former Roos veteran Drew Petrie competing for spots in Nic Naitanui (ACL) and Lycett's absences.

Naitanui and Simon Tunbridge, who had a hybrid LARS operation in December in a bid to keep his career alive, will soon be at similar stages of their recoveries from knee reconstructions.

"So with Simon, the hybrid LARS is the first operation that we've had any of our players undertake of that type – and so far so good," Vozzo said.

"The swelling has subsided, he's starting to become more mobile, and we're confident that the period of around about six, possibly seven, months is what we're looking it, which is a lot quicker than a traditional ACL repair and recovery.

"So we're sticking to that plan at the moment and confident we'll get there.

"Nic is slowly but surely doing more and more things on legs, doing a bit more running both indoor and out.

"It's a long haul, it's going to take a bit of time but we're happy with his progress to date."

West Coast's opening pre-season match is against Greater Western Sydney in Narrandera on February 18.