Nic Naitanui has added to West Coast's horror run with injury and COVID-19 dramas with the AFL star sidelined for several weeks because of a knee injury.
The Eagles revealed on Monday that the three-time All Australian ruckman hurt his knee late in Saturday's upset win over Collingwood at Marvel Stadium.
In a major blow for West Coast they are not expecting him back until the second half of the season.
"Unfortunately yesterday after scans it's revealed that Nic has injured the medial ligament in his knee," football manager Gavin Bell said.
"Everything else around the knee seems fine, so we'll take a really conservative approach with Nic.
"But we're expecting to see him in the second half of the season."
West Coast beat Collingwood despite having five of their top midfielders unavailable.
Coach Adam Simpson said post-match that they hope to regain Elliott Yeo, Luke Shuey and Tim Kelly for Friday night's home match against Sydney.
