Matt de Boer will play his first game for 2016 against the West Coast Eagles at Domain Stadium on Saturday.

De Boer comes into the side for Clancee Pearce, who will miss the Eagles clash due to hamstring soreness.

Match preview v West Coast

Young Freo duo Alex Pearce and Ed Langdon retained their spots in the team after positive performances in round two.

Tendai Mzungu, Jonathon Griffin and Matt Taberner were named as the emergencies for Saturday's game.