"Yeah, he's on the radar. We're working through that at the moment," Simpson said before taking the club's first-to-fourth year players through their first pre-season session on Wednesday. "We've got to meet him and have a chat and see how he is and how he stands, but he's on the radar." West Coast played no part in the AFL's trade period this season, choosing to head into this year's draft to bolster its squad. Blayne Wilson, Ash Smith and Jacob Brennan have been delisted, while Darren Glass and Dean Cox have retired. Cox has joined the club as a full-time ruck coach, while Glass is a member of Adelaide's new look coaching panel. Alex Waterman has been added to the squad under the father-son rule, being the son of former Eagles defender Chris Waterman, while ruckman/forward Callum Sinclair has been elevated from the rookie list.

"We'll look for the (best available)," Simpson said, referring to the draft being held in the Gold Coast later this month. "We're going through all that now; I think it's pretty clear we decided to go to the draft this year and we think the draft bats pretty deep. "We'll have a look what's available." Simpson added he was very happy with the first impressions his squad's youngest members gave him on Wednesday morning. The Eagles coach said there is mounting pressure on the players to return in top shape because of the longer breaks they are getting from the club during seasons. But his first impressions were the group had stuck to their individual programs, which concentrated heavily on adding size and strength.

Dom Sheed and Murray Newman were noticeably bigger than the last time they were seen on a football field. Sheed played 10 games in his debut season of 2014, while Newman spent a large chunk of last season in jail. Simpson said Newman would start this season on a level playing field to the rest of his teammates after additional training at the club with former professional baseballer Corey Adamson since the team broke up at the end of last season. "I'm not going to single any one out, but this group in particular we want to put a bit of size on and strength over the break and then work on conditioning when we got back, so we've seen a bit of size on some players," Simpson said. "We have to be careful with that too; it's not all about bulking up. But it's a part of our program.

"First day in it feels as though there is some improvement there. "There is always a balance isn't there? But like I said, if it is going to continue like this then they are going to do a lot of work on their own and monitor their development. "What is difficult to do, is the kids who don't know what to improve and develop, they have to find a way."