PEEL Thunder has received no indication from Fremantle when Colin Sylvia might be reintegrated into the Dockers' training squad.
The Dockers made the decision to send Sylvia away to train with WAFL club on February 5, stating the 29-year-old was "not meeting the physical requirements for AFL football".
Sylvia has been training with Peel since February 9 and has played in their opening two WAFL pre-season matches.
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The veteran suffered a minor leg injury in the first practice match against Swan Districts and had a relatively quiet game in the second, as Peel copped a 115-point hiding at the hands of Claremont.
Speaking at the WAFL's season launch on Wednesday, Peel coach Cam Shepherd said the club had received no indication of when Sylvia would return to the Fremantle fold, but he was pleased with the way the ex-Demon had approached training.
"He's been really good," Shepherd said.
"He's been training really strongly. We expect him to have an impact and work his way through.
"Our thoughts are simple. We would like to help and work with Colin and the other development coaches at Fremantle to get him back up at senior level.
"In relation to what he has brought to the table, we're a very young squad.
"So we recognise any development is helped with some senior players around.
"In that regard his knowledge has been good."
Sylvia played eight matches with Peel last season and just six with Fremantle in the AFL.
He averaged 17.5 disposals in the WAFL and kicked nine goals. But he did miss two matches for Peel after being suspended for striking. That incident raised the ire of Fremantle coach Ross Lyon who chastised him publicly for "a lack of discipline".
The WAFL season begins on Friday night with South Fremantle hosting West Perth. Peel Thunder has a bye in round one, meaning Sylvia will have to wait until March 28 to play his first home and away match when they face West Perth at HBF Arena (Joondalup).
The AFL's Anti-Doping Tribunal hearing regarding 34 past and present Essendon players will also impact the start of the WAFL season.
East Perth's co-captain Brendan Lee, South Fremantle's Cory Dell'Olio and Peel's Leroy Jetta were all on Essendon's list in 2012.
None of the three players have participated in the WAFL's pre-season matches so far and all are expected to sit out the first two rounds before the Tribunal hands down its verdict on March 31.
East Perth coach Brian Dawson said everyone simply had to sit and wait for the verdict before knowing whether the players would be available.
"We don't know," Dawson said. “We'll wait and see. We'll find out on March 31 I guess, like everyone else will."
