West Coast coach Andrew McQualter says the club is doing everything in its power to retain co-captain Oscar Allen despite remaining in limbo with his future.
Allen is exploring his free agency rights and has been heavily linked with a move to Brisbane.
The Eagles skipper has had a wretched run with injury in the past two seasons, adding further intrigue to his decision-making process given he's largely sidelined.
"We speak to Oscar regularly. We're in contact, we're working with Oscar's management," McQualter said.
"We're still not clear where it'll be, but we're working really hard to try and make Oscar a player here for a long time.
"The job of a coach is [to have] two eyes on the present and one eye in the future.
"So I don't know how many eyes you've got, but somehow you've got to be able to do that as a coach and list manager. That's the job. You have to be able to forecast, but you have to live in the present as well."
Harley Reid is another player of interest at West Coast as rival clubs have reportedly come hard for his signature, despite being contracted until the end of 2026.
It is understood that Reid has explored offers of around 11 years in length, and ranging up to $25 million in financial worth.
But McQualter is "confident" that the former Pick 1 would remain put.
"I'm really confident Harley will be here. I've spoken about this all along. Every day Harley turns up to work, he's incredibly invested in this team and this club," McQualter said on Thursday.
"So I'm really optimistic that Harley will be here. I love working with him and hopefully will work with him for a long time to come.
"All I can judge on is behaviour … and I've spoken about this a lot, the young man is really invested.
"He's working hard to make us become better, to get himself better. He cares about the group, cares about the club. So they're signs that point to me that he's really invested."
The Eagles coach touched on the mind-blowing figures thrown around in Reid's contract negotiations, but remained balanced, suggesting that these are the times.
"It's all relative. I think the understanding of the TPP and where it's at, money's different to what it used to be," McQualter said.
"When I played, I've spoken about this, I got paid $48,000. So if you're asking me, would I have taken $2 million, the answer is yes, I would have.
"Was I worth it? No. I think that's pretty obvious. But I think that's just where the game's trending. It'll happen eventually. Someone will be that player.
"There was a time where no one was a million-dollar player, and that broke a record. So that'll just be what happens, and it'll keep moving like that in the future."
The Eagles are preparing for the final fortnight of a disastrous 2025 campaign that has seen them record only one victory.
They face the Western Bulldogs at Marvel Stadium on Sunday, before they host Sydney the following week to round out the year.
