West Coast coach Adam Simpson expects Josh Kennedy to declare himself ready to go for round one.
However, the call on whether the veteran goal-scorer lines up against Brisbane will be determined by his recovery from the Eaglesโ intra-club game this Friday.
Simpson told AFL.com.au that the club was conscious of the 31-year-oldโs injury history and were averse to rushing the dual Coleman Medallist back.
โHeโs ready to play, itโs just will he get through today and then medically heโll be fine,โ Simpson said prior to the intra-club.
โThen it will be a decision if heโs done enough to get through a season.
โLast year we played him (in round four) and he got through, but then he broke his leg and missed seven weeks.
โHeโs pretty resilient, weโve just got to keep an eye on how he pulls up and make a decision next week.
โI canโt say (if) weโre going to play him or not.โ
Simpson confirmed defender Brad Sheppard (corked knee) and forward Jamie Cripps (toe) would also take part in the intra-club match.
Sheppard injured his knee in West Coastโs JLT2 victory over Fremantle, while Cripps did not feature at all in the Eaglesโ JLT Series.
The Eagles face the Lions at the Gabba on Saturday night on 23rd March.
